He's not called "NN" for nothing
Anand vs NN, 1993  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 7 moves, 1-0
Who said the Petrov is drawish?
A Zapata vs Anand, 1988  (C42) Petrov Defense, 6 moves, 1-0
Qc5!! squeezes out the great Petrosian
Kasparov vs Petrosian, 1982  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 24 moves, 1-0
The title "NN" is well earned by Black
W Lewis vs NN, 1820  (C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0
Morphy gives Knight odds, sacs 2 pieces, and wins in 20 moves
Morphy vs Worrall, 1857  (000) Chess variants, 20 moves, 1-0
Another reason why "NN" never made a name for himself
W Rudolf vs NN, 1912  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 12 moves, 1-0
How to hang a queen in 10 easy lessons
Bronstein vs NN, 1950  (C22) Center Game, 10 moves, 1-0
Zukertort sacs the Queen for mate in 12 moves
Zukertort vs Anderssen, 1865  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0
Spassky promotes a pawn on move 17 for the win!
Larsen vs Spassky, 1970  (A01) Nimzovich-Larsen Attack, 17 moves, 0-1
GOTD 1/22/07, Queen and Rook mate in three without moving
J J Hastings vs A P Law, 1994  (C23) Bishop's Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
It's not always about material
NN vs E Diemer, 1978  (C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1
13.0-0-0+ wins rook and game.
O Feuer vs O'Kelly, 1934  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 13 moves, 1-0
Black takes a bite from the poisoned pawn
Dunbar vs Chawkin, 1925  (C45) Scotch Game, 11 moves, 1-0
A Trap for the Queen
Trattner vs P C Gibbs, 1955  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 10 moves, 0-1
Fischer Founders Fine!
Fischer vs Fine, 1963  (C52) Evans Gambit, 17 moves, 1-0
The Joke's on Joffe
Lusgin vs M Joffe, 1968  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 5 moves, 1-0
Beware the offered Queen
G Minchev vs D Miraschiev, 1986  (C46) Three Knights, 11 moves, 1-0
Smothered mate in the center of the board
Muehlock vs Kostic, 1911  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 7 moves, 0-1
Giving the Bride away wins the day
Casas vs L Piazzini, 1952  (D62) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 14 moves, 1-0
Toth-ed aside by Diemer
E Diemer vs Toth, 1948  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 11 moves, 1-0
Double Rook Sac plus Queen still wins
I Abraham vs G Janny, 1923  (C44) King's Pawn Game, 18 moves, 0-1
A Glazed Danish
J Schwarz vs Tarrasch, 1883  (C21) Center Game, 17 moves, 0-1
18.Bg5! and the Black Queen is Toast
Cipev vs Ftacnik, 1973  (C27) Vienna Game, 18 moves, 1-0
Staunton gambit trumps the Dutch
A Choukri vs K Kuenitz, 2012  (A82) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 16 moves, 1-0
Against the (rook) odds
Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0
Danish Pastry
W Potter vs Matthews, 1868  (C21) Center Game, 13 moves, 1-0
Bird smothers NN
Bird vs NN, 1869  (C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0
The Dutch of Doom
C F Johansson vs M Hernback, 1997  (A80) Dutch, 6 moves, 1-0
Danish Pastry Redux
M Bier vs S Ricardo-Rocamora, 1876  (C21) Center Game, 21 moves, 1-0
Can't Dodge Mate
S S Dodge vs J Houghteling, 1905  (D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 16 moves, 0-1
A Bad Knight for the Queen
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939  (B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0
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