Short's Run

Short's Run
Compiled by suenteus po 147

This collection chronicles Nigel Short's run for the World Championship. Short was automatically seeded into the 1990 Manila Interzonal where he qualified along with ten other grandmasters for the candidates matches by defeating Mikhail Gurevich in a must-win final round game with the black pieces. Following this promising start, Short competed in several international tournaments during the 1990-1993 championship cycle. He placed first in a few significant events, including Amsterdam in 1991 and again in 1992 and 1993. Short made his presence felt through the candidates cycle as he dispatched fellow countryman Jon Speelman at London in February of 1991, and later Boris Gelfand at Brussels in August of that same year. Short's best result came in his semi-final match with former world champion Anatoli Karpov, when he defeated the world #2 at Linares in April of 1992. Karpov had been the favorite to complete the cycle and face Kasparov yet again. After Short defeated Jan Timman in the candidates final at San Lorenzo del Escorial in January of 1993, and while FIDE dictated the terms of the world championship match, Short resigned as GMA president. He and Kasparov eventually split with FIDE to form a new chess organization to conduct their world championship match outside FIDE jurisdiction. In March of 1993 the two grandmasters invited bids for sponsorship of the match, which would be held under the auspices of the newly formed PCA. The two met and played at London's Savoy Theater, and though Short fought tenaciously against Kasparov, he eventually lost the match 12.5-7.5. In spite of the final score, Short had managed to play several games to winning and advantageous positions, and even beat the mighty Kasparov in the sixteenth game of their encounter. This collection is to commemorate the run of a great challenger who inspired a whole new generation of Western chess players, fans, and enthusiasts. Thanks go to <nescio> for providing historical details and background.

Interzonal Tournament Game #1
Short vs Hjartarson, 1990
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 62 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #2
DeFirmian vs Short, 1990
(C11) French, 41 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #3
Short vs Damljanovic, 1990
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 43 moves, 0-1
Interzonal Tournament Game #4
Rachels vs Short, 1990
(C05) French, Tarrasch, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Interzonal Tournament Game #5
Short vs E Torre, 1990
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 28 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #6
I Stohl vs Short, 1990
(A84) Dutch, 60 moves, 0-1
Interzonal Tournament Game #7
Short vs Huebner, 1990
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #8
P Nikolic vs Short, 1990
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 40 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #9
Short vs Lputian, 1990
(C18) French, Winawer, 38 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #10
Short vs Seirawan, 1990
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 33 moves, 1-0
Interzonal Tournament Game #11
Dreev vs Short, 1990
(A84) Dutch, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
Interzonal Tournament Game #12
Short vs Korchnoi, 1990
(C10) French, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Interzonal Tournament Game #13
M Gurevich vs Short, 1990
(C01) French, Exchange, 42 moves, 0-1
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #1
Speelman vs Short, 1991
(D97) Grunfeld, Russian, 46 moves, 0-1
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #2
Short vs Speelman, 1991
(C26) Vienna, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #3
Speelman vs Short, 1991
(D85) Grunfeld, 44 moves, 1-0
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #4
Short vs Speelman, 1991
(C26) Vienna, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #5
Speelman vs Short, 1991
(A92) Dutch, 35 moves, 1-0
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #6
Short vs Speelman, 1991
(C49) Four Knights, 47 moves, 1-0
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #7
Speelman vs Short, 1991
(D85) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #8
Short vs Speelman, 1991
(C48) Four Knights, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #9
Short vs Speelman, 1991
(C48) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Preliminary Match Game #10
Speelman vs Short, 1991
(D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 59 moves, 0-1
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #1
Short vs Gelfand, 1991
(B93) Sicilian, Najdorf, 6.f4, 24 moves, 0-1
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #2
Gelfand vs Short, 1991
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 66 moves, 0-1
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #3
Short vs Gelfand, 1991
(B23) Sicilian, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #4
Gelfand vs Short, 1991
(D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #5
Short vs Gelfand, 1991
(C67) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #6
Gelfand vs Short, 1991
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 35 moves, 1-0
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #7
Short vs Gelfand, 1991
(C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Quarterfinal Match Game #8
Gelfand vs Short, 1991
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 51 moves, 0-1
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #1
Karpov vs Short, 1992
(A52) Budapest Gambit, 43 moves, 1-0
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #2
Short vs Karpov, 1992
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #3
Karpov vs Short, 1992
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 94 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #4
Short vs Karpov, 1992
(B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 76 moves, 1-0
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #5
Karpov vs Short, 1992
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #6
Short vs Karpov, 1992
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 28 moves, 1-0
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #7
Karpov vs Short, 1992
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 45 moves, 1-0
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #8
Short vs Karpov, 1992
(C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 36 moves, 1-0
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #9
Karpov vs Short, 1992
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Semi-Finals Match Game #10
Short vs Karpov, 1992
(B63) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 41 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #1
Timman vs Short, 1993
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Finals Match Game #2
Short vs Timman, 1993
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 32 moves, 0-1
Candidates Finals Match Game #3
Timman vs Short, 1993
(D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 44 moves, 0-1
Candidates Finals Match Game #4
Short vs Timman, 1993
(B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 59 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #5
Timman vs Short, 1993
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Finals Match Game #6
Short vs Timman, 1993
(C81) Ruy Lopez, Open, Howell Attack, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Finals Match Game #7
Timman vs Short, 1993
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 32 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #8
Short vs Timman, 1993
(C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2
Candidates Finals Match Game #9
Timman vs Short, 1993
(C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4, 39 moves, 0-1
Candidates Finals Match Game #10
Short vs Timman, 1993
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #11
Timman vs Short, 1993
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 85 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #12
Short vs Timman, 1993
(C82) Ruy Lopez, Open, 46 moves, 1-0
Candidates Finals Match Game #13
Timman vs Short, 1993
(D36) Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange, Positional line, 6.Qc2, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #1
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #2
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #3
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 59 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #4
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1
World Championship Match Game #5
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #6
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #7
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 36 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #8
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #9
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 52 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #10
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #11
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C45) Scotch Game, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #12
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #13
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #14
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #15
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 39 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #16
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 38 moves, 1-0
World Championship Match Game #17
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C45) Scotch Game, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #18
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #19
Kasparov vs Short, 1993
(C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2
World Championship Match Game #20
Short vs Kasparov, 1993
(B87) Sicilian, Fischer-Sozin with ...a6 and ...b5, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

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