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mathematician with a Ph.D. in 1978 at the age of 23 on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algebraic_topology algebraic topology] <ref>[[John Nunn]] ('''1978'''). ''[http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.467333 Some Problems in Algebraic Topology]''. Ph.D. thesis, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Oxford University of Oxford], supervisor [[Mathematician#JRHubbuck|John R. Hubbuck]]</ref>, and polymath.
He has been involved in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_extraction information extraction] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Data_mining data mining] from [[Endgame Tablebases|endgame tablebases]], as lectured at the [[Advances in Computer Chess 7]] conference <ref>[[John Nunn]] ('''1994'''). ''Extracting Information from Endgame Databases''. [[Advances in Computer Chess 7]]</ref> and published in the [[ICGA Journal#16_4|ICCA Journal]] <ref>[[John Nunn]] ('''1993'''). ''Extracting Information from Endgame Databases''. [[ICGA Journal#16_4|ICCA Journal, Vol. 16, No. 4]]</ref>.
Concerning computer chess, John Nunn served as [[:Category:Tournament Director|tournament director]] at the [[European MCC 1983|4th European MCC 1983]],and played against chess programs at four [[Aegon Tournaments]], [[Aegon 1992|1992]], [[Aegon 1993|1993]] (tied with winner [[David Bronstein]]), [[Aegon 1994|1994]] (tied with winner [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_Christiansen Larry Christiansen]), and [[Aegon 1995|1995]]. His 10 and later 20 opening proposals as published by [[Computerschach und Spiele]] were used in [[Engine Testing|engine testing]] and matches <ref>[https://www.stmintz.com/ccc/index.php?id=460363 Nunn openings] by [[Jouni Uski]], [[CCC]], November 07, 2005</ref>.
In 2013 <ref>[[John Nunn]] ('''2013'''). ''Discoveries in R+2P vs. R+P Endings''. [[ICGA Journal#36_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3]]</ref>, Nunn applied the 7-piece [[Lomonosov Tablebases]] to R+2P vs. R+P positions from the famous book ''Rook Endings'', 2nd edition, by [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Levenfish Levenfish] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Smyslov Smyslov] <ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grigory_Levenfish Grigory Levenfish] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Smyslov Vasily Smyslov] ('''1971, 1989'''). ''[http://books.google.com/books/about/Rook_endings.html?id=IlgYAQAAMAAJ&redir_esc=y Rook Endings]''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavilion_Books Batsford]</ref>, which was assumed to contain the truth and, owing to Nunn, this is no longer so.
* [[John Nunn]] ('''2010'''). ''Nunn's Chess Endings, volume 2''. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambit_Publications Gambit]
* [[John Nunn]] ('''2013'''). ''Discoveries in R+2P vs. R+P Endings''. [[ICGA Journal#36_3|ICGA Journal, Vol. 36, No. 3]] » [[Lomonosov Tablebases]] <ref>[http://forum.computerschach.de/cgi-bin/mwf/topic_show.pl?tid=6626 Artikel von John Nunn] by [[Ingo Althöfer]], [[Computer Chess Forums|CSS Forum]], January 08, 2014 (German)</ref>
* [[John Nunn]] ('''20132014'''). ''[https://content.iospress.com/articles/icga-journal/icg37404 Maths and Chess]''. [[ICGA Journal#37_4|ICGA Journal, Vol. 37, No. 4]]<ref>A ''print version'' extension of a short conversation on the topics of the title between [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Harford Tim Harford] and the author. The original was broadcast in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Radio_4 BBC] series [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/More_or_Less_(radio_programme) More or Less] hosted by Tim. The extension analyses two positions where [[Mathematician#EmanuelLasker|Lasker]] made combative move-choices</ref> <ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mvyjb BBC World Service - More or Less, Maths and Chess], April 06, 2015</ref>
=Forum Posts=
* [http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessplayer?pid=15864 The chess games of John Nunn] from [http://www.chessgames.com/index.html chessgames.com]
* [http://www.gambitbooks.com/books/John_Nunn%27s_Chess_Course.html Gambit Publications Limited - John Nunn’s Chess Course]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mvyjb BBC World Service - More or Less, Maths and Chess], April 06, 2015
==ChessBase==
* [https://en.chessbase.com/author/john-nunn John Nunn] | [[ChessBase]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/john-nunn-fifty-years-of-chess John Nunn: Fifty years of chess] by [[John Nunn]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], April 03, 2018
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/championship-problem-solutions Championship problem solutions] by [[John Nunn]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 20, 2018
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/garry-kasparov-did-he-actually-exist Garry Kasparov – did he actually exist?] by [[John Nunn]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], October 20, 2018» [[Garry Kasparov]]
* [https://en.chessbase.com/post/43rd-world-chess-solving-championship-vilnius-2019 Solving with Nunn] by [[John Nunn]], [[ChessBase|ChessBase News]], September 20, 2019
==Chess24==
* [https://chess24.com/en/read/news/john-nunn-on-maths-chess-computers-and-lasker John Nunn on maths, chess, computers and Lasker] by [https://chess24.com/en/profile/colin Colin McGourty], [[Chess24]], April 06, 2015<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p02mvyjb BBC World Service - More or Less, Maths and Chess], April 06, 2015</ref>
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