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Nunn 
 
John Nunn
Number of games in database: 1,575
Years covered: 1963 to 2006
Current FIDE rating: 2602
Highest rating achieved in database: 2630
Overall record: +604 -243 =682 (61.8%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      46 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (299) 
    B90 B33 B81 B89 B32
 French Defense (124) 
    C11 C19 C10 C16 C07
 Ruy Lopez (100) 
    C84 C92 C80 C73 C93
 Caro-Kann (78) 
    B12 B10 B17 B14 B15
 Sicilian Najdorf (62) 
    B90 B93 B97 B99 B96
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (53) 
    C84 C92 C93 C95 C91
With the Black pieces:
 King's Indian (246) 
    E97 E60 E92 E81 E83
 Sicilian (129) 
    B33 B40 B97 B92 B90
 Ruy Lopez (81) 
    C89 C84 C68 C85 C86
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (61) 
    C89 C84 C85 C86 C88
 Pirc (46) 
    B08 B07 B09
 Modern Benoni (45) 
    A65 A77 A61 A67 A62
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Beliavsky vs Nunn, 1985 0-1
   J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974 0-1
   Nunn vs Kiril Georgiev, 1988 1-0
   Hsu Li Yang vs Nunn, 1992 0-1
   Nunn vs Fedorowicz, 1991 1-0
   Nunn vs E Bhend, 1978 1-0
   J Augustin vs Nunn, 1977 0-1
   Nunn vs C W Pritchett, 1986 1-0
   Pinter vs Nunn, 1988 0-1
   Nunn vs Portisch, 1988 1-0

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Nunn & Griffiths: Secrets of Grandmaster Play by pawn to QB4
   Rotterdam World Cup 1989 by suenteus po 147
   Skelleftea World Cup 1989 by suenteus po 147
   Hastings 1992/93 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1985 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1990 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee 1983 by EmperorAtahualpa
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1982 by suenteus po 147
   Secrets of Practical Chess (Nunn) by AdrianP

GAMES ANNOTATED BY NUNN: [what is this?]
   Musaiev vs Karmov, 1979
   Najdorf vs Mecking, 1978
   Nunn vs Sadler, 1993

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JOHN NUNN
(born Apr-25-1955) United Kingdom

[what is this?]
Dr John Denis Martin Nunn was born on the 25th of April 1955 in London, England. Awarded the IM title in 1975 and the GM title in 1978 he has the distinction along with Ram Soffer and Andrew Jonathan Mestel of also holding both over the board and problem solving GM titles. He won the European Junior Championship in 1974-75, was British Champion in 1980 and was a triple gold medalist in the Thessaloniki Olympiad in 1984. In 2004 he won the World Problem Solving Championship. He is also a well respected chess author with a number of best selling works on endgames and the openings to his credit. His doctorate awarded from Oxford University is in Mathematics.

 page 1 of 63; games 1-25 of 1,575  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Keene vs Nunn 1-022 1963 Surrey Junior ChampsA04 Reti Opening
2. Keene vs Nunn  1-028 1969 HammersmithA09 Reti Opening
3. Jansa vs Nunn 0-128 1969 CZEC72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O
4. Miles vs Nunn 0-149 1970 Islington Junior AC21 Center Game
5. R O'Kelly vs Nunn 1-024 1970 Islington Junior AD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
6. Keene vs Nunn  1-047 1970 HammersmithA08 King's Indian Attack
7. Nunn vs R W Moberly  ½-½52 1970 Islington Junior AC73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense
8. Nunn vs M Stean  0-123 1970 Islington Junior AB99 Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line
9. S Mariotti vs Nunn 1-020 1970 Islington Junior AC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
10. Nunn vs R Johannes  1-032 1970 Islington Junior AB47 Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation
11. R Bellin vs Nunn  ½-½23 1970 Islington Junior AC64 Ruy Lopez, Classical
12. Nunn vs R R Smith 1-016 1970 Islington Junior AB10 Caro-Kann
13. Nunn vs Keene 0-122 1971 HammersmithB06 Robatsch
14. Kurajica vs Nunn  0-121 1971 IslingtonC88 Ruy Lopez
15. B Kernan vs Nunn  1-027 1972 Glorney CupB00 Uncommon King's Pawn Opening
16. S Bailloux vs Nunn  0-133 1972 Norwich U18C56 Two Knights
17. Nunn vs Tarjan 1-021 1972 NorwichB94 Sicilian, Najdorf
18. P Mack vs Nunn  0-146 1972 Norwich U18A28 English
19. Nunn vs T Rosenlund  ½-½31 1972 NorwichB09 Pirc, Austrian Attack
20. Sax vs Nunn  1-025 1972 Norwich U18C57 Two Knights
21. S Velickovic vs Nunn  0-137 1972 England 13/300C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed
22. Nunn vs Arthur Pope  0-128 1972 Islington opB71 Sicilian, Dragon, Levenfish Variation
23. B Dejonghe vs Nunn  0-125 1972 Norwich U18C48 Four Knights
24. Nunn vs D Cox  0-119 1972 Norwich JuniorB45 Sicilian, Taimanov
25. O C Moen vs Nunn  0-125 1972 Norwich U18A75 Benoni, Classical with ...a6 and 10...Bg4
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Oct-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: Quote of the Day

" Chess is to a considerable extent about pattern recognition. The more patterns you have firmly fixed in your memory, the more effective you are likely to be at the chessboard. "

-- Nunn

Oct-12-08   Flicflac: does anyone agree that the photo of john nunn ought to be replaced with a better one?
Oct-12-08   Red October: he looks like Jimmy Page in this one
Oct-12-08   Augalv: <Flicflac: does anyone agree that the photo of john nunn ought to be replaced with a better one?>

Flicflac, in order for Cg.com to do so, a picture change campaign should be initiated.

:)

Oct-12-08
Premium Chessgames Member
  drkodos: Flicflac: no doubt.

Horrible image choice.

Oct-13-08   Woody Wood Pusher: No I think the picture is fine, he hasn't exactly aged gracefully.
Oct-18-08   Flicflac: Woody wood pusher,

Even if that were true, surely there is a better picture out there than of him with his face in a weird contortion.

Nov-10-08   SufferingBruin: Good Lord! That is a lousy picture. Google Images people--there's gotta be a better photo.
Nov-14-08   M.D. Wilson: Jimmy Page or John Nunn?
Nov-25-08   Dionyseus: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

I like his proposal, it seems very simple and efficient.

Feb-17-09   eternaloptimist: chessgames can add to his profile that he also won the World Chess Problem Solving Championship in 2007 (in addition to 2004). It's apparent that he still has a lucid & ingenious mind.
Feb-18-09   Petrosian63: How well would a top GM compete in a problem solving competition?
Aug-29-09   Dredge Rivers: Nunn needs to kick the habit!
Aug-29-09   Dredge Rivers: Oddly, he never played William Lombardy!
Sep-23-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: QotD is to a considerable extent about http://keepbreathing.files.wordpres...
Oct-26-09   dannygjk: Which Oxford? Am I not correct in thinking that there are two?
Oct-26-09   dannygjk: Oriel College, Oxford
Apr-13-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  waustad: If Nunn played Lombardy they'd have to play a Ruy Lopez.
Apr-13-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  rapidcitychess: 1 e4

This was before g4 and the later improved h3.
- John Nunn

Apr-21-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  vonKrolock: chessbase: <"Great Britain A were sweeping all before them. Their team of Nunn, Andrew Jonathan Mestel, Colin Anderson McNab and David Friedgood led the overall standings, by a healthy 12.5 points from Poland, whilst John Nunn led the individual race, three points clear of the reigning world champion, Piotr Murdzia of Poland.">

online article with diagrams from the program http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail...

Apr-21-10   HeMateMe: I bet these fellows were pretty tuff competition on their high school math teams, too.
Apr-25-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  wordfunph: GM John Nunn...the author of quality chess books, happy 55th birthday! more chess books to write..
Apr-25-10   HeMateMe: Has he published anything in mathmatics or other sciences, besides his doctoral work?
May-10-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  whiteshark: <How to Build a Boat!>

-- John Nunn (on what book he'd want to have with him if stranded on a desert island)

May-10-10   HeMateMe: Its good 2b practical.
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