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63S-63, either H or R is fine

Posted By: Nack Ballard
Date: Monday, 8 August 2011, at 4:26 a.m.

In Response To: 63S-63, either H or R is fine (Stick)

I rather doubt that situation costs you a whole second. :)

As to your point, I use (and typically expect others to use) D for 13/10 13/7* and X for 24/21 13/7*. With H, my eye is not drawn to the bar point -- H would be naturally used for a hit on the far side. Perhaps that is just from having used Nactation (and in particular the hit-on-highest point convention) so often, I'm not sure.

That said, consider the position below:

64S-64X-43H-63

Here, too, you can use either H or R for bar/16*. Again, I personally find H to be more descriptive, dynamic, and/or natural (take your pick), but either letter is fine. Granted, your eye is already drawn to the entering checker here, but the situations are otherwise similar in nature.

Likewise, note that in the diagram caption I used H rather than U for White's last play of Bar/18*.

Different strokes...

Nack

Messages In This Thread

• 63S-63H-41
  svilo -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 11:28 a.m.
  • 63S-63R-41
    Stick -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 11:32 a.m.
    • 63S-63, either H or R is fine
      Nack Ballard -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 6:25 p.m.
      • 63S-63, either H or R is fine
        Stick -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 8:28 p.m.
        • 63S-63, either H or R is fine
          Nack Ballard -- Monday, 8 August 2011, at 4:26 a.m.
  • XGR++
    neilkaz -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 3:03 p.m.
    • XGR++
      Higonefive -- Friday, 5 August 2011, at 6:36 p.m.