Author: Chessfun
Date: 12:53:48 12/29/05
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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 There is also a Nunn middlegame set of positions. Sarah.
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