Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 10:34:50 12/29/05
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On December 29, 2005 at 11:44:35, Pierre Bourget wrote: >On December 29, 2005 at 10:34:18, Sune Larsson wrote: > >>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 > >Do you know where to get the NunnE positions ? > >Pierre N:o 3 is this 2q5/8/6Q1/8/1P3k2/8/1K6/8 w - - 0 1 The other 9 you'll find in the post below - the 9 at the top. http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?475071 /S
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