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Nigel Short vs Judit Polgar
"Baby you can drive my car" (game of the day Apr-20-2025)
Melody Amber Rapid 2nd (1993) (rapid), Monte Carlo MNC, rd 6, Apr-01
Sicilian Defense: Scheveningen Variation. Keres Attack (B81)  ·  0-1

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Jul-23-10
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Judit beat Nigel Short 8-3, with 5 draws. Here's an exciting attacking game.
Apr-22-15  optimal play: "Baby you can drive my car"

<Women aren't smart enough to play chess because the game requires logical thinking, says British grandmaster>

<Female chess players reacted angrily to Mr Short’s statements last night>

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...

<Nigel Short, 49, said women were not suited to playing chess because it required logical thinking.>

<”I don’t have the slightest problem in acknowledging that my wife [Rea] possesses a much higher degree of emotional intelligence than I do. Likewise, she doesn’t feel embarrassed in asking me to manoeuvre the car out of our narrow garage.”>

lol

<Amanda Ross, the leader of the Casual Chess club in London, told The Daily Telegraph the comments were ‘incredibly damaging when someone so respected basically endorses sexism’.

She added: ‘Judit Polgar, the former women’s world champion, beat Nigel Short eight classical games to three in total, with five draws.

‘She must have brought her man brain.'

‘Let’s just hope Nigel didn’t crash his car on those days, trying to park it.'>

heh heh

Apr-23-15
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  offramp: <optimal play>, I don't see how it is endorsing sexism to say that his wife asked him to get the car out of the garage. What is Ross going on about?
Apr-20-25
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  HeMateMe: looks like Nigel was driven to distraction...
Apr-20-25  areknames: Yes, exciting game and very good pun. Too bad <optimal play> isn't around anymore, I hope he's ok.
Apr-20-25
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  scormus: Looks to me like W stalled his car at move 20 and failed his driving test.
Apr-20-25
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  offramp: Beep beep!! Happy Easter to everyone🐰🐇🐣🌷🐣🌿🌸🕊️💗💐🌷🌈🐰🐇!
Apr-20-25
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  Honza Cervenka: I have no idea why Nigel left the Rook to hang on h1. After 24...Ba3+ 25.Kb1 cxb3 26.Nge4 bxc2+ 27.Kxc2 Rac8 the game would be practically over.
Apr-20-25  Shamot: <Honza Cervenka> Isn't 27.Kxc2 an illegal move in the line you mentioned?!
Apr-20-25
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  Honza Cervenka: <Shamot: <Honza Cervenka> Isn't 27.Kxc2 an illegal move in the line you mentioned?!>

I don't think so.


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