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Subject: Re: What is "nunn" (or "Nunn") ?

Author: Chessfun

Date: 15:21:31 12/29/05

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On December 29, 2005 at 17:13:19, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On December 29, 2005 at 15:53:48, Chessfun 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
>>
>>There is also a Nunn middlegame set of positions.
>>
>>Sarah.
>
>
> Oh my dear...which are those? BTW - after some work - and thanks to 80 games
> by Joseph, finally the 20 E-testpositions are ready and look good.
>
> /S

I believe these are them:

r2qk2r/5pbp/p1np4/1p1Npb2/8/N1P5/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w KQkq - eco "B33";id "Nunn.01";
r1b2rk1/1pq1bppp/p1nppn2/8/3NP3/1BN1B3/PPP1QPPP/2KR3R w - - eco "B89";id
"Nunn.02";
r3k2r/p1qbnppp/1pn1p3/2ppP3/P2P4/2PB1N2/2P2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b kq - eco "C19";id
"Nunn.03";
r1b2rk1/2q1bppp/p2p1n2/npp1p3/3PP3/2P2N1P/PPBN1PP1/R1BQR1K1 b - - eco "C97";id
"Nunn.04";
r1bqrnk1/pp2bppp/2p2n2/3p2B1/3P4/2NBPN2/PPQ2PPP/R4RK1 w - - eco "D36";id
"Nunn.05";
rnbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/6p1/8/3PP3/5N2/P3BPPP/1RBQK2R b K - eco "D85";id "Nunn.06";
2rq1rk1/p2nbppp/bpp1p3/3p4/2PPP3/1PB3P1/P2N1PBP/R2Q1RK1 b - e3 eco "E15";id
"Nunn.07";
r1bqnrk1/ppp1npbp/3p2p1/3Pp3/2P1P3/2N1B3/PP2BPPP/R2QNRK1 b - - eco "E98";id
"Nunn.08";
r1bq1rk1/ppp1npbp/2np2p1/4p3/2P5/2NPP1P1/PP2NPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b - - eco "A25";id
"Nunn.09";
rnb1kb1r/1p3ppp/p2ppn2/6B1/3NPP2/q1N5/P1PQ2PP/1R2KB1R w Kkq - eco "B97";id
"Nunn.10";

[d]r2qk2r/5pbp/p1np4/1p1Npb2/8/N1P5/PP3PPP/R2QKB1R w

[d]r1b2rk1/1pq1bppp/p1nppn2/8/3NP3/1BN1B3/PPP1QPPP/2KR3R w

[d]r3k2r/p1qbnppp/1pn1p3/2ppP3/P2P4/2PB1N2/2P2PPP/R1BQ1RK1 b

[d]r1b2rk1/2q1bppp/p2p1n2/npp1p3/3PP3/2P2N1P/PPBN1PP1/R1BQR1K1 b

[d]r1bqrnk1/pp2bppp/2p2n2/3p2B1/3P4/2NBPN2/PPQ2PPP/R4RK1 w

[d]rnbq1rk1/pp2ppbp/6p1/8/3PP3/5N2/P3BPPP/1RBQK2R b

[d]2rq1rk1/p2nbppp/bpp1p3/3p4/2PPP3/1PB3P1/P2N1PBP/R2Q1RK1 b

[d]r1bqnrk1/ppp1npbp/3p2p1/3Pp3/2P1P3/2N1B3/PP2BPPP/R2QNRK1 b

[d]r1bq1rk1/ppp1npbp/2np2p1/4p3/2P5/2NPP1P1/PP2NPBP/R1BQ1RK1 b

[d]rnb1kb1r/1p3ppp/p2ppn2/6B1/3NPP2/q1N5/P1PQ2PP/1R2KB1R w


Sarah






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