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Nigel Short
Number of games in database: 2,117
Years covered: 1974 to 2009
Current FIDE rating: 2707
Highest rating achieved in database: 2712
Overall record: +705 -408 =868 (57.5%)*
   * 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 (477) 
    B90 B23 B33 B40 B81
 Ruy Lopez (181) 
    C92 C78 C84 C86 C80
 French Defense (120) 
    C11 C18 C10 C19 C02
 Caro-Kann (92) 
    B12 B10 B17 B11 B18
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (90) 
    C92 C84 C86 C93 C95
 Sicilian Najdorf (87) 
    B90 B92 B93 B91 B97
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (161) 
    C05 C18 C11 C02 C07
 Ruy Lopez (115) 
    C92 C69 C89 C95 C77
 Queen's Gambit Declined (81) 
    D37 D35 D36 D31 D30
 Queen's Pawn Game (78) 
    E00 A46 D02 A40 A45
 Orthodox Defense (76) 
    D58 D55 D59 D54 D63
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (69) 
    C92 C89 C95 C91 C84
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   Short vs Timman, 1991 1-0
   Short vs R Miles, 1976 1-0
   Short vs Kasparov, 1993 1-0
   Short vs Kasparov, 1993 1/2-1/2
   Short vs Karpov, 1992 1-0
   Short vs Kasparov, 1993 1-0
   Short vs Gelfand, 1991 1-0
   Short vs I Cheparinov, 2008 1-0
   Short vs Stefansson, 2002 1-0
   Short vs B Kimber, 1975 1-0

WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS: [what is this?]
   Kasparov-Short World Championship Match (1993)
   FIDE World Championship Knockout Tournament (2004)

GAME COLLECTIONS: [what is this?]
   Brussels Blitz 1987 by KingG
   Rotterdam World Cup 1989 by suenteus po 147
   Belfort World Cup 1988 by suenteus po 147
   Skelleftea World Cup 1989 by suenteus po 147
   Tilburg Interpolis 1991 by suenteus po 147
   Tilburg Interpolis 1990 by suenteus po 147
   Tilburg Interpolis 1988 by suenteus po 147
   deniznba's collection-2 by deniznba
   WCC Index [Timman-Short 1993] by suenteus po 147
   Wijk aan Zee Hoogovens 1987 by suenteus po 147

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

[what is this?]
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 85; games 1-25 of 2,117  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves Year Event/LocaleOpening
1. Short vs H Wright 1-030 1974 AthertonC30 King's Gambit Declined
2. Short vs B Kimber 1-017 1975 ENGC61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense
3. Short vs P Fenton 1-040 1975 SCCU Junior Championships U-14C78 Ruy Lopez
4. S J Hooker vs Short 0-125 1975 Enfield OpenC18 French, Winawer
5. Portisch vs Short  ½-½37 1975 Simultaneous exhibitionB30 Sicilian
6. Short vs J Cox 1-021 1975 LondonB07 Pirc
7. Short vs I D Wells 1-032 1975 Morecambe jrD78 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6
8. Short vs M Macdonald Ross 1-027 1976 Charlton OpenC12 French, McCutcheon
9. Short vs Ferrand 1-022 1976 ManchesterD07 Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense
10. Short vs J Benjamin 1-044 1976 London txB41 Sicilian, Kan
11. Miles vs Short 1-038 1976 Charlton OpenA44 Old Benoni Defense
12. Korchnoi vs Short 0-147 1976 London smC05 French, Tarrasch
13. Short vs R Miles 1-025 1976 LondonB07 Pirc
14. Hambrook vs Short 0-121 1976 ENGC17 French, Winawer, Advance
15. Short vs Hartston 0-119 1976 BBC TV Master GameA32 English, Symmetrical Variation
16. Short vs G Knapton 1-015 1976 Lancashire vs Durham County MatchC77 Ruy Lopez
17. Short vs A Sendur 1-032 1977 World Cadet ChampionshipB22 Sicilian, Alapin
18. Short vs N Littlewood 1-022 1977 ManchesterB06 Robatsch
19. Compx Chess 46 vs Short 0-111 1977 London m/7C32 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit
20. Short vs J Penrose 1-041 1977 ENGB40 Sicilian
21. Short vs Flear 1-020 1977 BrightonC77 Ruy Lopez
22. Short vs M Fuller 1-020 1977 London, EnglandB30 Sicilian
23. Short vs Karpov 0-159 1977 London smB21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4
24. Cafferty vs Short  1-031 1977 BrightonA30 English, Symmetrical
25. B Eley vs Short  ½-½55 1978 Ayr British chC18 French, Winawer
 page 1 of 85; games 1-25 of 2,117  PGN Download
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Nov-20-09   pugofcrydee: Carlson wins the world Blitz at 16-1 £340 return for me from £20 stake, thanks for the tip Nigel ;)
Nov-20-09
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  Nigel Short: There was nothing guaranteed about his victory, but 16-1 were ridiculous odds for the hottest player in the world at the moment.
Nov-20-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Carlsen paid off at 16-1? Thats impossible, gotta be an error. What book maker would make the world's highest ranked player such an underdog?
Nov-20-09   pugofcrydee: paddypower the same ones that paid out on Tiger Woods two days early when he lost!
Nov-20-09   pugofcrydee: check a few pages back
Nov-20-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: but MC had to be say, one of 5 people with a realistic chance of winning this. Wouldnt money pile on mc at 16-1?

BTW, why are the paddies running the gaming? Doesnt' London have its own book?

Nov-21-09   moronovich: The odds at CG were 6.4 which did reflect reality much more than the ridiculous 16:1 .
Nov-21-09   jacparov: Hello GM Short,

No doubt you can only speak for yourself but do you know of any reason why there are no English players at the world cup? Thanks, J.

Nov-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nigel Short: <jacparov> Because no English players qualified. In addition, unlike Ivan "No-handshake" Cheparinov or Vladislav "Drunk-as-a-skunk" Tkachiev, none of us qualify as personal favourites of the FIDE President - the most convenient route to bypass entry on merit.
Nov-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Eyal: Adams actually qualified by rating (according to the lists of 7/2008 & 1/2009), but he preferred to play in the London tournament - and maybe after the way FIDE handled the present WC cycle, he wants nothing to do with it anyway (he did retire from the Grand Prix). Besides rating, the other way to qualification for English players was through the European Championships of 2008 & 2009, which counted as "zonals" - I think the only English GMs who tried that were Gawain Jones and Peter Wells, both unsuccessfully.
Nov-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Nigel Short: Thanks for the correction <Eyal>.
Nov-21-09
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  Red October: <Ivan "No-handshake" Cheparinov > hmmm we used the term Ivan <Cheapshot> ... but both work :)
Nov-21-09   jacparov: Thanks for the info Nigel - and indeed Eyal.

Appreciated. J.

Nov-21-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  Appaz: <<Red October> we used the term Ivan <Cheapshot>>

How ironic.

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