The chess games of Nigel Short

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Nigel Short
Number of games in database: 2,149
Years covered: 1974 to 2010
Current FIDE rating: 2696
Highest rating achieved in database: 2712
Overall record: +707 -414 =892 (57.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.
      136 exhibition games, odds games, etc. are excluded from this statistic.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS

With the White pieces:

Sicilian (486)
    B90 B23 B33 B40 B32
Ruy Lopez (181)
    C92 C78 C84 C86 C80
French Defense (122)
    C11 C18 C10 C19 C02
Caro-Kann (93)
    B12 B10 B17 B11 B18
Ruy Lopez, Closed (90)
    C92 C84 C86 C93 C95
Sicilian Najdorf (88)
    B90 B92 B93 B91 B97

With the Black pieces:

French Defense (161)
    C05 C18 C11 C02 C07
Ruy Lopez (118)
    C92 C69 C89 C95 C77
Queen's Gambit Declined (84)
    D37 D35 D36 D31 D38
Queen's Pawn Game (79)
    E00 A46 A40 D02 A45
Orthodox Defense (76)
    D58 D55 D59 D54 D63
Ruy Lopez, Closed (71)
    C92 C89 C95 C91 C84

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NIGEL SHORT
(born Jun-01-1965) United Kingdom

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Nigel David Short was a bona fide chess prodigy. He defeated Korchnoi in a simul at the age of 10. In 1977 at the age of 12 he became by far the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship. When Nigel was 14, he tied for 1st place in the British Championship.

He rose to dominate English chess in the late 80's, following in the wake of Anthony Miles. He defeated Anatoli Karpov and Jan Timman in Candidates' matches to earn the right to play Garry Kasparov in the Kasparov-Short World Championship Match (1993). The match was played under the auspices of the PCA (Professional Chess Association), outside of FIDE's jurisdiction. He lost to Kasparov 7.5 to 12.5.

In recent years, Short has taken first place in several major chess events, including the Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament (2003), the Gibraltar Masters (2004), the Politiken Cup (2006), the European Union Individual Championships (2006), and the Bazna King's Tournament (2008).

He is currently residing in Greece.

page 1 of 86; games 1-25 of 2,149

Game	Result	Moves	Year	Event/Locale	Opening
1. Short vs H Wright	1-0	30	1974	Atherton	C30 King's Gambit Declined
2. Short vs P Fenton	1-0	40	1975	SCCU Junior Championships U-14	C78 Ruy Lopez
3. Short vs J Cox	1-0	21	1975	London	B07 Pirc
4. S J Hooker vs Short	0-1	25	1975	Enfield Open	C18 French, Winawer
5. Portisch vs Short	½-½	37	1975	Simultaneous exhibition	B30 Sicilian
6. Short vs B Kimber	1-0	17	1975	ENG	C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
7. Short vs I D Wells	1-0	32	1975	Morecambe jr	D78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
8. Short vs Hartston	0-1	19	1976	BBC TV Master Game	A32 English, Symmetrical Variation
9. Short vs Ferrand	1-0	22	1976	Manchester	D07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
10. Short vs G Knapton	1-0	15	1976	Lancashire vs Durham County Match	C77 Ruy Lopez
11. Short vs J Benjamin	1-0	44	1976	London tx	B41 Sicilian, Kan
12. Korchnoi vs Short	0-1	47	1976	London sm	C05 French, Tarrasch
13. Short vs R Miles	1-0	25	1976	London	B07 Pirc
14. Short vs M Macdonald Ross	1-0	27	1976	Charlton Open	C12 French, McCutcheon
15. Hambrook vs Short	0-1	21	1976	ENG	C17 French, Winawer, Advance
16. Miles vs Short	1-0	38	1976	Charlton Open	A44 Old Benoni Defense
17. Short vs Karpov	0-1	59	1977	London sm	B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
18. Cafferty vs Short	1-0	31	1977	Brighton	A30 English, Symmetrical
19. Short vs M Fuller	1-0	20	1977	London, England	B30 Sicilian
20. Short vs N Littlewood	1-0	22	1977	Manchester	B06 Robatsch
21. Compx Chess 46 vs Short	0-1	11	1977	London m/7	C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
22. Short vs J Penrose	1-0	41	1977	ENG	B40 Sicilian
23. Short vs A Sendur	1-0	32	1977	World Cadet Championship	B22 Sicilian, Alapin
24. Short vs Flear	1-0	20	1977	Brighton	C77 Ruy Lopez
25. D E Rumens vs Short	0-1	39	1978	Ayr British ch	C02 French, Advance


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Feb-05-10		HeMateMe: I didn't know Blackburne played the Caro....?

Feb-06-10		parmetd: I dunno Nigel... I think your score at Corus does not represent how well you played! Sometimes things just work out like that. you were very close to finishing several nice wins off.

Feb-08-10		HeMateMe: Is the Superbowl widely simulcast in England, in the pubs? Just curious. World Cub soccer, the other 'football superbowl' is in a lot of the bars here, but not everywhere. It's the one time a lot of USA fans will watch soccer, the casual fan.

Feb-08-10		Kasparock: Hello GM Short!Please answer me, did you really believe back then, that you played Bobby over the net? I cannot believe that a GM like you was so much "cheated" and made all those statements. Today, do you think that there is a slight possibility that this encounter really happened?

Feb-08-10		wordfunph: <Kasparock: Hello GM Short!Please answer me, did you really believe back then, that you played Bobby over the net?> GM Short, i'm also curious to know..

Feb-08-10		CruyffTurn: <Kasparock: Today, do you think that there is a slight possibility that this encounter really happened?> Well, Fischer himself (violently) denied it.

Feb-08-10		DaveyL: I think Nigel has long since gone on record to retract that claim.

Feb-08-10		Tomlinsky: <Is the Superbowl widely simulcast in England, in the pubs?> Superwhat??

Feb-08-10		vlado23: <Is the Superbowl widely simulcast in England, in the pubs?> it is <broadcast> on the TV. Not shown in many pubs though.

Feb-08-10		protean: <<Is the Superbowl widely simulcast in England, in the pubs?> Superwhat??> Superb owl. I assume it's some kind of zoo attraction.

Feb-08-10		SamAtoms1980: <protean: Superb owl. I assume it's some kind of zoo attraction.> Hooooo dat?

Feb-08-10		HeMateMe: you've forced us to watch Simon Cowell once a week. Turnabout is fair play.

Feb-09-10		Paint My Dragon: <HeMateMe> Almost inevitably, Cheryl Cole will be our next export to the U.S. and I'm wondering who you can offer up as a trade ... no more Hiltons or Kardashians please. We promise to revoke Russell Brand's visa if it helps to up the quality of these swap deals.

Feb-09-10		Riverbeast: <Today, do you think that there is a slight possibility that this encounter really happened?> That was obviously some hoaxster armed with a computer Similar to the writer of 'My 61 Memorable Games'

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