The+Nolot+Suite

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A test-suite created by Pierre Nolot, in 1994 introduced by Marc-François Baudot in rec.games.chess.

=Discussion and Results= The suite was widely discussed in the news groups by Feng-hsiung Hsu, Steven Edwards  and others.

=Bruce's Analysis= Bruce Moreland made an analysis of those hard positions :


 * = Nolot #1 bm Nxh6 ||~  ||= Nolot #2 bm Rxc5 ||~   ||= Nolot #3 bm Nxg5 ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r3qb1k/1b4p1/p2pr2p/3n4/Pnp1N1N1/6RP/1B3PP1/1B1QR1K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r4rk1/pp1n1p1p/1nqP2p1/2b1P1B1/4NQ2/1B3P2/PP2K2P/2R5%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||
 * = Nolot #4 bm Nxe6 ||~  ||= Nolot #5 bm e5 ||~   ||= Nolot #6 bm ... axb ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b1kb1r/1p1n1ppp/p2ppn2/6BB/2qNP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r2qrb1k/1p1b2p1/p2ppn1p/8/3NP3/1BN5/PPP3QP/1K3RR1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=rnbqk2r/1p3ppp/p7/1NpPp3/QPP1P1n1/P4N2/4KbPP/R1B2B1R%20b%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||
 * = Nolot #7 bm Rxd8 ||~  ||= Nolot #8 bm Bxh7 ||~   ||= Nolot #9 bm Ng5 ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=1r1bk2r/2R2ppp/p3p3/1b2P2q/4QP2/4N3/1B4PP/3R2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r3rbk1/ppq2ppp/2b1pB2/8/6Q1/1P1B3P/P1P2PP1/R2R2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r4r1k/4bppb/2n1p2p/p1n1P3/1p1p1BNP/3P1NP1/qP2QPB1/2RR2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||
 * = Nolot #10 bm Rxf7 ||~  ||= Nolot #11 bm Rxh6 ||~   ||~   ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b2rk1/1p1nbppp/pq1p4/3B4/P2NP3/2N1p3/1PP3PP/R2Q1R1K%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||
 * = Nolot #7 bm Rxd8 ||~  ||= Nolot #8 bm Bxh7 ||~   ||= Nolot #9 bm Ng5 ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=1r1bk2r/2R2ppp/p3p3/1b2P2q/4QP2/4N3/1B4PP/3R2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r3rbk1/ppq2ppp/2b1pB2/8/6Q1/1P1B3P/P1P2PP1/R2R2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r4r1k/4bppb/2n1p2p/p1n1P3/1p1p1BNP/3P1NP1/qP2QPB1/2RR2K1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||
 * = Nolot #10 bm Rxf7 ||~  ||= Nolot #11 bm Rxh6 ||~   ||~   ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b2rk1/1p1nbppp/pq1p4/3B4/P2NP3/2N1p3/1PP3PP/R2Q1R1K%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||
 * = Nolot #10 bm Rxf7 ||~  ||= Nolot #11 bm Rxh6 ||~   ||~   ||
 * = [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b2rk1/1p1nbppp/pq1p4/3B4/P2NP3/2N1p3/1PP3PP/R2Q1R1K%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~  ||= [[image:http://webchess.freehostia.com/diag/chessdiag.php?fen=r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1%20w%20-%20-&size=medium&coord=no&cap=no&stm=no&fb=no&theme=classic&color1=E3CEAA&color2=635147&color3=000000]] ||~   ||

=EPD= The Nolot Suite as EPD records: code r3qb1k/1b4p1/p2pr2p/3n4/Pnp1N1N1/6RP/1B3PP1/1B1QR1K1 w - - bm Nxh6; id "Position 1"; r4rk1/pp1n1p1p/1nqP2p1/2b1P1B1/4NQ2/1B3P2/PP2K2P/2R5 w - - bm Rxc5; id "Position 2"; r2qk2r/ppp1b1pp/2n1p3/3pP1n1/3P2b1/2PB1NN1/PP4PP/R1BQK2R w KQkq - bm Nxg5; id "Position 3"; r1b1kb1r/1p1n1ppp/p2ppn2/6BB/2qNP3/2N5/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 w kq - bm Nxe6; id "Position 4"; r2qrb1k/1p1b2p1/p2ppn1p/8/3NP3/1BN5/PPP3QP/1K3RR1 w - - bm e5; id "Position 5"; rnbqk2r/1p3ppp/p7/1NpPp3/QPP1P1n1/P4N2/4KbPP/R1B2B1R b kq - bm axb5; id "Position 6"; 1r1bk2r/2R2ppp/p3p3/1b2P2q/4QP2/4N3/1B4PP/3R2K1 w k - bm Rxd8+; id "Position 7"; r3rbk1/ppq2ppp/2b1pB2/8/6Q1/1P1B3P/P1P2PP1/R2R2K1 w - - bm Bxh7+; id "Position 8"; r4r1k/4bppb/2n1p2p/p1n1P3/1p1p1BNP/3P1NP1/qP2QPB1/2RR2K1 w - - bm Ng5; id "Position 9"; r1b2rk1/1p1nbppp/pq1p4/3B4/P2NP3/2N1p3/1PP3PP/R2Q1R1K w - - bm Rxf7; id "Position 10"; r1b3k1/p2p1nP1/2pqr1Rp/1p2p2P/2B1PnQ1/1P6/P1PP4/1K4R1 w - - bm Rxh6; id "Position 11"; code

=External Links=
 * [|Nolot from Wikipedia]
 * [|Gambisco] from [|blitzchess.fr](French)
 * [|Chess Diagrams by webchess.freehostia.com]
 * [|search Nolot] from the Computer Chess Club Archives

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