Aron Nimzovich

Why must I lose to this idiot?

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[Event "USCCC Preliminary"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1988.??.??"]
[Round "?"]
[White "Horwitz"]
[Black "Taylor"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackElo "unknown"]
[ECO "B01"]
[TimeControl "0"]
[WhiteElo "unknown"]

1. e4 { B01: Scandinavian Defence } 1... d5 2. exd5 Qxd5 3. Nc3 Qa5 4. d4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bf5 6. Bc4 e6 { Covers d5. } 7. Bd2 c6 { Controls b5 and gives black's queen an
exit. } 8. Qe2 Bb4 9. Ne5 Nbd7 10. O-O-O Nxe5 11. dxe5 Nd5 12. Bxd5 exd5 13. g4 d4 $1 { Fix bayonets. } 14. Nb1 { Not 14. gxf5 dxc3 15. Bxc3 Bxc3. } 14... Be6 15. a3 Bxd2+ { The knight capture was only good for a draw in Pedersen-Taylor 1987
after 16. Nxd2 0-0 17. Rhg1 d3 18. Qxd3 Qxe5 19. Rde1 Qa5 etc. } 16. Rxd2 O-O-O 17. f4 c5 18. Rdd1 Qa4 19. Nd2 d3 20. cxd3 Qxf4 0-1