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Subject: Re: Only 20 according to Nunn

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 13:34:21 11/07/05

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On November 07, 2005 at 16:27:15, Albert Silver wrote:

>On November 07, 2005 at 16:24:30, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On November 07, 2005 at 16:21:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Christian
>>>I am wondering for years which is the
>>>correct Nunn2 Test. It is well known
>>>that John Nunn created at first a test
>>>of only 10 positions and later on made
>>>a new collection of 20 games. With the
>>>exception of ChessBase nobody gives a
>>>Nunn2 Test with 25 positions. Very
>>>strange indeed.
>>>Regards
>>>Kurt
>>
>>No, there is no doubt on this. There are only 20 positions. I asked Nunn himself
>>in the CSS for4um and he said he had no idea what the 25 positions in CB were,
>>but that the set he designed had only 20 positions.
>>
>>                                        Albert
>
>http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/105075.htm


      Hi Albert
      Many thanks for this clarification.
      Regards
      Kurt



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