Short, Nigel
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
Featured Games
0-1
Kortschnoj, Viktor vs Short, Nigel D
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997
View Print0-1
Beliavsky, Alexander G vs Short, Nigel D
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1999
View Print1-0
Polgar, Zsuzsa vs Short, Nigel D
Amber-rapid 2nd
1993
View Print1-0
Short, Nigel D vs Anand, Viswanathan
Amber-rapid 2nd
1993
View Print1-0
Polgar, Judit vs Short, Nigel D
Dortmund
1997
View Print1-0
Short, Nigel D vs Beliavsky, Alexander G
Dortmund
1995
View Print1-0
Short, Nigel D vs Ljubojevic, Ljubomir
Linares
1995
View Print1-0
Polugaevsky, Lev vs Short, Nigel D
Amber-rapid 2nd
1993
View Print1-0
Kamsky, Gata vs Short, Nigel D
PCA-Wch Candidats sf1
1994
View Print0-1
Short, Nigel D vs Ivanchuk, Vassily
Linares
1989
View PrintGames (3265)
Search & Filter All Games →Haznedaroglu,K vs Short,N
0-120th ECC 2004 C95
Short,N vs Aleksandrov,A
1-020th ECC 2004 C50
Short,N vs Balogh,C
1/2-1/220th ECC 2004 B63
Thorfinnsson,Bj vs Short,N
0-120th ECC 2004 E43
Xie Jun vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 C08
Short,N vs Ye Jiangchuan
1-0Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 B85
Zhang Zhong vs Short,N
0-1Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 C69
Short,N vs Lautier,J
1/2-1/2Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 B33
Ni Hua vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 C45
Short,N vs Bu Xiangzhi
1/2-1/2Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 B76
Dreev,A vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 E35
Short,N vs Lputian,S
1-0Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 C18
Short,N vs Xu Jun
1-0Sanjin Hotel Cup 2004 B92
Markus,R vs Short,N
1/2-1/2TCh-BIH 2004 A40
Short,N vs Ribli,Z
1/2-1/2TCh-BIH 2004 B85
Dizdarevic,E vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 D55
Short,N vs Sokolov,I
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 C51
Kozul,Z vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 D47
Short,N vs Kurajica,B
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 B45
Atalik,S vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 E35
Predojevic,B vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Bosnia GM 2004 C45
Short,N vs Movsesian,S
0-1Bosnia GM 2004 B48
Bologan,V vs Short,N
1-0Bosnia GM 2004 D58
Short,N vs Delchev,A
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Nat1 Final 2004 C80
Short,N vs Akopian,Vl
1/2-1/2TCh-FRA Nat1 GpB 2004 C18
Schmitt,An vs Short,N
0-1TCh-FRA Nat1 GpB 2004 C02
Dreev,A vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Rapid 2004 E34
Short,N vs Dreev,A
1-0Rapid 2004 B12
Kristjansson,S vs Short,N
0-1Rapid 2004 C45
Short,N vs Kristjansson,S
1/2-1/2Rapid 2004 C18
Hjartarson,J vs Short,N
1-0Blitz 2004 D55
Stefansson,H vs Short,N
0-1Blitz 2004 C95
Nielsen,PH vs Short,N
1-0Blitz 2004 A40
Short,N vs Inarkiev,E
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2004 B33
Epishin,V vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2004 D58
Short,N vs Harikrishna,P
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2004 C65
Dreev,A vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2004 D37
Short,N vs Ganguly,S
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2004 C78
Motwani,P vs Short,N
0-1Gibraltar Masters 2004 C54
Short,N vs Pogorelov,R
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2004 B48
Lalic,B vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2004 D37
Short,N vs Muir,A
1-0Gibraltar Masters 2004 B63
Emms,J vs Short,N
1/2-1/2Gibraltar Masters 2004 C90
Short,N vs Harikrishna,P
1-0ch-Commonwealth 2004 C10
Thipsay,P vs Short,N
1/2-1/2ch-Commonwealth 2004 C95
Short,N vs Fominyh,A
1-0ch-Commonwealth 2004 B42
Iskusnyh,S vs Short,N
0-1ch-Commonwealth 2004 E05
Short,N vs Prasad,D
1-0ch-Commonwealth 2004 B20
Prathamesh,S vs Short,N
0-1ch-Commonwealth 2004 C95
Short,N vs Koshy,V
1/2-1/2ch-Commonwealth 2004 B33