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Subject: Re: Need for Improvement in the Set of Nunn Test Positions?

Author: Moritz Berger

Date: 09:43:38 08/29/98

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On August 29, 1998 at 11:46:12, Robert Henry Durrett wrote:

>On August 29, 1998 at 07:32:47, Moritz Berger wrote:
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>QUESTION:  How good is the currently available set of Nunn positions?  Does the
>above concern that "the Nunn tests usually requires that the winner takes the
>initiative and therefore might favour some programs above others"  represent a
>significant problem, or is this relatively unimportant?  Is there any ongoing
>activity somewhere to continuously improve the set of Nunn positions?

The Nunn positions are a good starting point for testing. If you feel that
certain relevant aspects of a program's strength are not emphasized as much as
you would like to in the set of 10 positions, you can of course add your own
positions to remedy this bias. But so far, I have not seen many alternative
proposals (at least none that are not only recommended but created by a strong
Grandmaster like GM Nunn).

Moritz



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