Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 07:34:18 12/29/05
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On December 29, 2005 at 10:16:21, Andrew Williams wrote: >On December 29, 2005 at 09:47:13, William Penn wrote: > >>"Nunn" or "nunn" is one of those abbreviations used frequently in the messages >>posted here but nobody explains & defines it, nor gives a reference that >>explains & defines it. It is apparenlty assumed that everyone knows what it >>means already, but I've been reading this forum a long time and I still don't >>know!? Is there a "nunn" website? Or is there a link that explains & defines it? >>Or will someone kindly do so? Thanks. I see it used regarding positions and >>openings, but the distinctions and limitations are not clear. >>WP > >John Nunn created a series of chess positions designed for testing engines >against one another. They are supposed to represent positions that can arise >from a wide range of openings. There are several Nunn sets - about 30 positions >in all, I believe. > >Andrew Nunn1 = 10 opening positions Nunn2 = 20 opening positions NunnE = 10 endgame positions all created by GM John Nunn ENG. /S
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