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NN
NN 
 

Number of games in database: 1,383
Years covered: 1497 to 2023
Overall record: +33 -720 =23 (5.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database. 607 exhibition games, blitz/rapid, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 Sicilian (40) 
    B20 B30 B21 B23 B44
 Giuoco Piano (36) 
    C50 C53 C54
 King's Gambit Accepted (33) 
    C37 C33 C39 C35 C38
 King's Pawn Game (32) 
    C40 C20 C44
 Ruy Lopez (22) 
    C65 C78 C67 C64 C77
 Queen's Pawn Game (20) 
    A46 A45 D00 D02 A40
With the Black pieces:
 King's Gambit Accepted (145) 
    C37 C33 C39 C38 C34
 Sicilian (76) 
    B20 B21 B23 B32 B22
 Giuoco Piano (55) 
    C53 C50 C54
 Evans Gambit (46) 
    C51 C52
 King's Pawn Game (46) 
    C44 C40 C20
 Queen's Pawn Game (45) 
    D00 A40 D05 D02 A45
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   NN vs E Fossan, 1991 1-0
   NN vs Shearer, 1978 1-0
   NN vs Cornelissen, 1974 1-0
   Lasker vs NN, 1908 0-1
   Philidor vs NN, 1749 0-1
   Philidor vs NN, 1749 0-1
   NN vs C Jaenisch, 1842 1-0
   NN vs A Karsayev, 1973 1-0
   J Wilson vs NN, 1795 0-1
   NN vs J Gustafsson, 2020 1-0

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Cambridge International Open (2023)

GAMES ANNOTATED BY NN: [what is this?]
   Lindemann vs Echtermeyer, 1893
   Khalifman vs Seirawan, 1991
   Blackburne vs Blanchard, 1891
   A Turing vs A Glennie, 1952
   Morphy vs J Schulten, 1857
   >> 52 GAMES ANNOTATED BY NN

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Correspondence
   NN vs F Rhine (Apr-06-23) 1/2-1/2, correspondence
   NN vs F Rhine (Apr-01-23) 1/2-1/2, correspondence
   NN vs F Rhine (Apr-01-23) 1/2-1/2, correspondence
   H Adams vs NN (Feb-19-23) 1/2-1/2
   N Hutchinson vs NN (Feb-18-23) 0-1

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NN

[what is this?]

The abbreviation "NN" is used to signify an unknown player, usually an amateur. Although NN is sometimes believed to stand for "no name", that is a misconception: it is in fact an abbreviation of the Latin nomen nescio which means 'I do not know the name.'

Chessgames.com uses "NN" to fill in spots in the database where a player's identity is completely unknown, and also for games on internet chess servers, where people often play anonymously.

Some of the first examples of NN's play were published by seminal chess authors such as Gioachino Greco and Pedro Damiano. In these cases, it is unclear if NN represents an actual adversary or if the games were composed for illustrative purposes.

References: (1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_d... (see the unknown comic in action while he's not playing chess).


 page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,383  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. P Damiano vs NN 1-0141497CasualC42 Petrov Defense
2. NN vs Lucena 0-1261497SalamancaA00 Uncommon Opening
3. P Damiano vs NN 1-0131512analyseC40 King's Knight Opening
4. Busnardo vs NN 1-0161570?C53 Giuoco Piano
5. Polerio vs NN 1-0131581RomeC54 Giuoco Piano
6. Busnardo vs NN 1-0141590RomeC53 Giuoco Piano
7. Polerio vs NN 1-0201606RomeC54 Giuoco Piano
8. NN vs Greco 0-181620UnknownC37 King's Gambit Accepted
9. NN vs Greco 0-1131620Miscellaneous gameC50 Giuoco Piano
10. Greco vs NN 1-0151620Miscellaneous gameC42 Petrov Defense
11. NN vs Greco 0-1141620Miscellaneous gameC50 Giuoco Piano
12. Greco vs NN 1-091620UnknownC33 King's Gambit Accepted
13. Greco vs NN 1-0101620UnknownC33 King's Gambit Accepted
14. Greco vs NN 1-0121620UnknownC30 King's Gambit Declined
15. Greco vs NN 1-0101620UnknownC31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
16. Greco vs NN 1-0201620Miscellaneous gameC54 Giuoco Piano
17. Greco vs NN 1-0181620Miscellaneous gameC54 Giuoco Piano
18. Greco vs NN 1-091620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
19. Greco vs NN 1-0141620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
20. Greco vs NN 1-0171620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
21. Greco vs NN 1-0111620UnknownC33 King's Gambit Accepted
22. Greco vs NN 1-0191620Miscellaneous gameC54 Giuoco Piano
23. Greco vs NN 1-0201620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
24. Greco vs NN 1-0171620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
25. Greco vs NN 1-0141620Miscellaneous gameC53 Giuoco Piano
 page 1 of 56; games 1-25 of 1,383  PGN Download
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Kibitzer's Corner
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May-04-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  SteinitzLives: <alexmagnus: NN may have a bad record, but he has more wins than draws.>

Yes, no one can say NN is indecisive, and the market direction is clear!

Jun-02-17  Lossmaster: The "NN club" is the highly exclusive group of players having lost to NN. Prominent club members are Philidor, Staunton, Lasker and Kasparov.
Sep-15-17
Premium Chessgames Member
  keypusher: <Lossmaster: The "NN club" is the highly exclusive group of players having lost to NN. Prominent club members are Philidor, Staunton, Lasker and Kasparov.>

Nice! I wonder if we could calculate NN's rating...in addition to wins over those worthies, he's got a couple of draws with <FSR>, so he can't be too bad.

Jul-21-18  Nefarian: NN means no name
Jul-22-18
Premium Chessgames Member
  offramp: <Nefarian: NN means no name>

Nah. That sounds like a load of hooey.

Jul-22-18  WorstPlayerEver: Greco beat NN 79-0

NN studied for 170 years, then they drew Phili. The same year they scored their first win!

Apr-07-19  the.real.greco: Ah, NN. I knew him well.
Apr-28-19
Premium Chessgames Member
  Messiah: +23 -586 =15

Well, that is not impressive!

Jul-11-19  Chesgambit: funny NN elo
Apr-11-21  macer75: <moronovich: Or Nakamura after the WC match.>

lol ikr? Carlsen absolutely @#$%* demolished Naka in that WC match.

Apr-12-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  MissScarlett: He's got this face mask thing all wrong.
Dec-21-21
Premium Chessgames Member
  Messiah: What an idiot!
Feb-02-22  bismuth: I wonder what NN"s secret to living over 500 years is?
Feb-02-22  whiteshark: I've heard NN means <Nebulous Nonsense>
Feb-14-23  ndg2: NN := 'Nomen nominandum' a.k.a 'the name to be named'
Feb-15-23  stone free or die: <ndg2> and here I've always thought it meant <No Name> - ha!
Feb-15-23  stone free or die: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=na4...
Feb-16-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  fredthebear: <Feb-15-23 stone free or die: <ndg2> and here I've always thought it meant <No Name> - ha!>

There is much about chess that you have failed to take in over the years, a golden opportunity to learn chess has been lost. Maybe you should stop with the stupid videos and take in the chess information provided.

Feb-17-23  stone free or die: This is what a drip does...

Too dimwitted to see the obvious humor, and with nothing else to contribute, they take their own miscue as an invitation to spread vitriol and juvenile personal attacks.

Just more boring scat, the drip, drip, drip is continuous:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KN...

.

Feb-17-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: 'Boring scat' would be an improvement from the <filth merchant>.
Feb-17-23  whiteshark: NN This slang acronym is most frequently used in online chatting and text messaging to represent the phrase <night, night.> It is used to say goodnight or end a conversation at the end of an evening.

That's it then!

Feb-18-23  stone free or die: "Night, night, Gracie!"

I like it.

Feb-18-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  perfidious: Where is Harry von Zell to play straight man to George Burns?
May-23-23  Sularus: "here we are...
born to be kings...
we're the princes of the
uni-ve-e-erse"
Aug-11-23
Premium Chessgames Member
  Messiah: nn is the type of player to hang a piece on move 6
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