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

Author: Chessfun

Date: 15:24:17 12/29/05

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On December 29, 2005 at 18:21:31, Chessfun wrote:

>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:


Sorry they are Nunn 1

Sarah.



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