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John Nunn vs Thanh Trang Hoang
2nd Principe de Asturias rapid (1992) (rapid), Oviedo ESP, rd 2, Dec-??
French Defense: Steinitz. Boleslavsky Variation (C11)  ·  0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Aug-21-04  Knezh: what does this game have to do with Short?
Aug-21-04  patzer2: White blunders with 20. Bd3?? (better was the simple but solid 20. Rc1 = or perhaps the more difficult 20 Qd2 ). After this mistake, Black has a winning "double attack" via 20. Bd3?? Bxd3! 21. Nxd3 (21. Rac1 Nc5! 22. Nxd3 Qxa2+ 23. Kf3 Qxb3 ) 21...Rc4! White resigns in this position, since 22. Qb2 Qxb2 23. Rc7+ follows with a decisive Black material advantage.
Aug-21-04  patzer2: Knezh, in my initial post I had mistaken Short for Nunn. In the only game after this in the Opening Explorer, Short had a decisive result in Short vs Timman, 1994.
May-28-06
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  Richard Taylor: This Trang plays some interesting chess was referred to him by a member of my Chess Club
Apr-10-08  Jim Bartle: How many times did Nunn lose to young girls in 21 moves?
Dec-11-12  whiteshark: Better than Nunn.
Jul-04-23
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  FSR: Ouch. Thanh Trang Hoang was Master of Nunn in this game.
Dec-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: <Jim: How many times did Nunn lose to young girls in 21 moves?>

While I do not recall any other instances of this happening, Nunn did not even name his opponent in his collection of best games.

Dec-17-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: Have you forgotten the greatest women's player the world has ever known? She's 20 years younger than Nunn.

Say, did COVID-19 get Jim Bartle?

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