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NN's worst defeats
Compiled by Sibahi
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This collection is for NN's worst defeats; this is to say, his opponents' best wins.

Games of the day .. Games featured in 'Notable Games' of players .. Queen traps .. Queen sacrifices .. Smothered mates out of the corner .. Games ending with castling .. First Class NN-Defeaters (except for Graco, probably) .. Games I found, er, neat ..

With Rook Odds
Morphy vs NN, 1850 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Not really NN, but still !!
Wiede vs A Goetz, 1880 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 7 moves, 0-1

F Burden vs NN, 1860 
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0

NN vs Tarrasch, 1915  
(C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 26 moves, 0-1

With Queen Odds
W Potter vs NN, 1870 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

Tal vs R Forbis, 1988 
(B77) Sicilian, Dragon, Yugoslav Attack, 30 moves, 1-0

Alekhine vs NN, 1915 
(C12) French, McCutcheon, 29 moves, 1-0

F Perrin vs NN, 1883 
(C11) French, 11 moves, 1-0

Staunton vs NN, 1840 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 29 moves, 1-0

The Fool's Mate Accepted
NN vs Du Mont, 1802 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 6 moves, 0-1

The Fool's Mate Accepted, Reversed
J Krejcik vs NN, 1908 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 6 moves, 1-0

Philidor vs NN, 1749 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 40 moves, 1-0

Gunsberg vs NN, 1879 
(C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 20 moves, 1-0

Busnardo vs NN, 1590 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

Blindfold Pleasures
Koltanowski vs NN, 1946 
(B20) Sicilian, 14 moves, 1-0

With Rook Odds
Rubinstein vs NN, 1903 
(000) Chess variants, 22 moves, 1-0

I A Horowitz vs NN, 1940 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

Queen-King exchange
Muller vs NN, 1928 
(A27) English, Three Knights System, 10 moves, 1-0

NN vs Allgaier, 1809 
(C23) Bishop's Opening, 18 moves, 0-1

Teichmann vs NN, 1914 
(000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0

H Bogart vs NN, 1933 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0

R Steel vs R Macdonald Ross, 1884 
(C25) Vienna, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2

J Smith vs G Derrickson, 1860 
(C55) Two Knights Defense, 17 moves, 0-1

J E Slade vs NN, 1960 
(B58) Sicilian, 22 moves, 1-0

Najdorf vs NN, 1942 
(C26) Vienna, 20 moves, 1-0

Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Mephisto vs NN, 1879 
(C45) Scotch Game, 28 moves, 1-0

NN vs Zukertort, 1872 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 20 moves, 0-1

Alekhine vs NN, 1936 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 17 moves, 1-0

J Mieses vs NN, 1900 
(C27) Vienna Game, 11 moves, 1-0

Pillsbury vs NN, 1900 
(D05) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

With Knight's Odds
C Smith vs NN, 1849 
(000) Chess variants, 11 moves, 1-0

NN vs Zukertort, 1868 
(C21) Center Game, 18 moves, 0-1

NN vs Lasker / Maroczy, 1900 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 12 moves, 0-1

"oh-oh-oh" mate
A Kvicala vs NN, 1869 
(B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0

Anderssen vs B Suhle, 1860 
(C51) Evans Gambit, 23 moves, 1-0

NN vs Greco, 1625 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 0-1

Steinitz vs NN, 1890 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 1-0

Bogoljubov vs NN, 1952 
(C13) French, 12 moves, 1-0

With Rook Odds
Steinitz vs NN, 1874 
(000) Chess variants, 15 moves, 1-0

NN vs E Canal, 1935 
(C20) King's Pawn Game, 9 moves, 0-1

With Knight Odds
Zukertort vs Count Epoureano, 1872 
(000) Chess variants, 23 moves, 1-0

NN vs Bird, 1888 
(C45) Scotch Game, 15 moves, 0-1

NN vs H Hage, 1989 
(D08) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 7 moves, 0-1

A Nimzowitsch vs Ryckhoff, 1910 
(C66) Ruy Lopez, 12 moves, 1-0

Capablanca vs NN, 1918 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 1-0

NN vs G Abrahams, 1929 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 11 moves, 0-1

NN vs Keres, 1940 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 20 moves, 0-1

Tartakower vs NN, 1932 
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 14 moves, 1-0

NN vs Blackburne, 1884  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 14 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs NN, 1885  
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 13 moves, 1-0

W Napier vs NN, 1904 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

Zukertort vs NN, 1877 
(C28) Vienna Game, 16 moves, 1-0

Bird vs NN, 1888 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

H Delaire vs NN, 1901 
(C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0

NN vs J Sarratt, 1810 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 30 moves, 0-1

With Rook Odds
McDonnell vs NN, 1830 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs NN, 1863  
(C21) Center Game, 24 moves, 1-0

NN vs Blackburne, 1871  
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 21 moves, 0-1

Blackburne vs A Muller, 1894  
(C13) French, 17 moves, 1-0

Falkbeer vs NN, 1847 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 10 moves, 1-0

Znosko-Borovsky vs NN, 1932 
(C57) Two Knights, 19 moves, 1-0

Blackburne vs W Hamilton, 1862 
(C38) King's Gambit Accepted, 16 moves, 1-0

NN vs R Crepeaux, 1923 
(A03) Bird's Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

NN vs Torre, 1928 
(B15) Caro-Kann, 11 moves, 0-1

H Buckle vs NN, 1840 
(B50) Sicilian, 10 moves, 1-0

O Bernstein vs NN, 1927 
(B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 11 moves, 1-0

NN vs M Monge, 2005 
(C22) Center Game, 16 moves, 0-1

NN vs B Winkelman, 1945 
(C29) Vienna Gambit, 14 moves, 0-1

Lasker vs NN, 1903 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1-0

B Blumenfeld vs NN, 1903 
(C45) Scotch Game, 10 moves, 1-0

NN vs E Diemer, 1978 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 15 moves, 0-1

NN vs E Diemer, 1984 
(A04) Reti Opening, 16 moves, 0-1

NN vs Bronstein, 1954 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 12 moves, 0-1

J Taylor vs NN, 1862 
(C27) Vienna Game, 13 moves, 1-0

Bird vs NN, 1869 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 14 moves, 1-0

Mason vs NN, 1900 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 23 moves, 1-0

Kramnik vs NN, 1999 
(A35) English, Symmetrical, 16 moves, 1-0

J Taylor vs NN, 1874 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 13 moves, 1-0

H Reinle vs NN, 1936 
(C28) Vienna Game, 15 moves, 1-0

Tal vs NN, 1963 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 19 moves, 1-0

P Leonhardt vs NN, 1912 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

NN vs P Leonhardt, 1903 
(C22) Center Game, 8 moves, 0-1

I A Horowitz vs NN, 1939 
(C24) Bishop's Opening, 14 moves, 1-0

M Lange vs M C Schmucker, 1848 
(C40) King's Knight Opening, 11 moves, 1-0

M Harmonist vs NN, 1897 
(000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0

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