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Short, Nigel

modern era

Nigel Short became the first Englishman to challenge for the World Chess Championship since Howard Staunton in the 1840s when he faced Garry Kasparov in London in 1993. A child prodigy who defeated Viktor Korchnoi at age 10, Short reached the world's top five and was instrumental in the creation of the Professional Chess Association alongside Kasparov.

Total Games

3265

Wins

1338

Draws

1297

Losses

630

41.0% wins39.7% draws19.3% losses

Most Played Openings

A40 - Zaire Defense83C11 - French Defense: Steinitz Variation76D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack74B12 - Caro-Kann Defense63C42 - Petrov's Defense49D58 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Tartakower Defense49C18 - French Defense: Winawer Variation, Warsaw Variation48B23 - Sicilian Defense: Closed45B40 - Sicilian Defense: Pin Variation44B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation41

Most Faced Opponents

Kasparov, Gary65 gamesTimman, Jan H62 gamesKortschnoj, Viktor39 gamesSpeelman, Jonathan S36 gamesKarpov, Anatoly33 gamesKasparov,G26 gamesLjubojevic, Ljubomir25 gamesIvanchuk, Vassily24 gamesGulko, Boris F24 gamesGhaem Maghami,E23 games

Featured Games

FCGFCG
0-1

Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Short, Nigel D

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1997

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FCGFCG
0-1

Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Short, Nigel D

FIDE-Wch k.o.

1999

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Short, Nigel D

Amber-rapid 2nd

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Anand, Viswanathan

Amber-rapid 2nd

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D

Dortmund

1997

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FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Beliavsky, Alexander G

Dortmund

1995

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FCGFCG
1-0

Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir

Linares

1995

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FCGFCG
1-0

Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D

Amber-rapid 2nd

1993

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FCGFCG
1-0

Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D

PCA-Wch Candidats sf1

1994

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FCGFCG
0-1

Short, Nigel D vs Ivanchuk, Vassily

Linares

1989

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Games (3265)

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Kasparov, Gary vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Munich Express 1994 C18
Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
PCA/Intel-GP 1994 C11
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Novgorod 1994 D17
Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 C66
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Moscow ol (Men) 1994 B52
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Candidats final 1993 D35
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
0-1
Candidats final 1993 C95
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Candidats final 1993 D58
Short, Nigel D vs Kasparov, Gary
1-0
London rapid m theme 1993 C33
Kasparov, Gary vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
London rapid m 1993 C08
Short, Nigel D vs Anand, Viswanathan
1-0
Amsterdam VSB 1993 C42
Piket, Jeroen vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 A80
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Candidats final 1993 D36
Kasparov, Gary vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
London rapid m 1993 D23
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Candidats final 1993 C68
Short, Nigel D vs Kasparov, Gary
1/2-1/2
London rapid m theme 1993 C35
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Candidats final 1993 B64
Seirawan, Yasser vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 E12
Short, Nigel D vs Piket, Jeroen
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 C28
Short, Nigel D vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
London rapid m 1993 B22
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Candidats final 1993 C82
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
0-1
Candidats final 1993 D36
Kasparov, Gary vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
London rapid m theme 1993 C51
Short, Nigel D vs Kortschnoj, Viktor
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 B12
Short, Nigel D vs Kramnik, Vladimir
1-0
Amsterdam VSB 1993 B66
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Candidats final 1993 C80
Kramnik, Vladimir vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Amsterdam VSB 1993 A34
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Candidats final 1993 D58
Short, Nigel D vs Christiansen, Larry Mark
0-1
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B34
Anand, Viswanathan vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Amsterdam VSB 1993 C89
Timman, Jan H vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Candidats final 1993 C68
Short, Nigel D vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
London rapid m 1993 B87
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 D37
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
1-0
Candidats final 1993 C92
Short, Nigel D vs Timman, Jan H
1/2-1/2
Candidats final 1993 C81
Short, Nigel D vs Seirawan, Yasser
0-1
Amber-rapid 2nd 1993 B16
Christiansen, Larry Mark vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Amber-blind 2nd 1993 D07
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 A53
Short, Nigel D vs Kasparov, Gary
0-1
EU-chT (Men) 1992 B82
Smirin, Ilia vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Tilburg 1992 C18
Short, Nigel D vs Smirin, Ilia
0-1
Tilburg 1992 B80
Short, Nigel D vs Adams, Michael
1/2-1/2
Brussels SWIFT rapid 1992 B01
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Paris Immopar rapid 1992 D58
Salov, Valery vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Linares 1992 D36
Short, Nigel D vs Karpov, Anatoly
1/2-1/2
Candidats sf1 1992 B12
Short, Nigel D vs Petursson, Margeir
1-0
Tilburg rapid 1992 B51
Karpov, Anatoly vs Short, Nigel D
1-0
Candidats sf1 1992 A52
Short, Nigel D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2
Manila ol (Men) 1992 C10
Rogers, Ian vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid 1992 C55
Petursson, Margeir vs Short, Nigel D
1/2-1/2
Tilburg rapid15 1992 E06
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