[Retros] Question on SPG conventions

[Nicolas DUPONT]

>Suppose in a sound SPG, a composer might equally well choose to place a

>certain pawn on the 3rd or the 4th rank. In the latter case, a smidgeon of

>extra logic is required to deduce that the pawn must have made a double-hop,

>so this one is essentially identical to the former case.

>

>Is there any stylistic convention which would guide the composer in this

>tiny choice?



It's customary to focus on the presented thema, hence to avoid
extra-complications out of the subject. So  between a3 and a4, with choice,
a3 is clearly my favorite move.

Nicolas.