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Another Naccel Practice Position

Posted By: Ian Shaw
Date: Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 12:36 a.m.

In Response To: Another Naccel Practice Position (Petter Bengtsson)

For Petter's repost of Timothy's position, Blue's count is: Far side = 9 (rear men slide back to S3 and midpoint slides to S1)
Seven men around S0 cancel,
leaving almost a triplet in the outer baord for 1(1).
Total = 10(1)

For White I have:
Shift far side forward 1 point (7 pips) and n-1 to S0 for a net 1.
+5 for the back men and 5 for the S1 stack = 11,
+1 for the triplet on n2.
Total = 12

But again, I cluster-count this very simply:

Blue shifts one chequer from 6 and 20 right 3.
Five prime around 7 = 70, + 42 for the rear men = 112, + 39 for the midpoint (which I see as 40 - 1) = 151

For White I eyeball that she is 5 pips more advanced than the start position, so 162.

A lot of the difference in my speed is familiarity and practice. Blue's Naccel count is simple once you see it, but I had to stare at it for a while to see the offsetting shift on the far side. In contrast, I quickly see that my Cluster Count will be based on a 5 prime for 70, plus 40 for the 14-13-13 formation at the midpoint. Then it's just a question of shifting the odds and ends into place.

Messages In This Thread

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  Ian Shaw -- Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 5:07 p.m.
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    Lucky Jim -- Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 10:00 p.m.
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    Petter Bengtsson -- Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 10:08 p.m.
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    Petter Bengtsson -- Wednesday, 17 February 2010, at 10:23 p.m.
    • Another Naccel Practice Position
      Ian Shaw -- Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 12:36 a.m.
    • My count
      Petter Bengtsson -- Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 8:56 a.m.
    • Another Naccel Practice Position
      Lucky Jim -- Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 11:32 p.m.
  • Naccel Practice Position
    Ian Shaw -- Thursday, 18 February 2010, at 12:05 a.m.