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Nigel Short (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh) is an English chess player. In 1993 he played Garry Kasparov for the Professional Chess Association World Chess Championship, losing 12.5 - 7.5. He had won matches against former world champion Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman on his way to meeting Kasparov.One of Short's best tournament results came at the Amsterdam VSB tournament in 1991 when he tied for first place with Valery Salov ahead of both Kasparov and Karpov. In April 2003 he won the Hunguest Hotels Super Chess Tournament held in Budapest ahead of Boris Gelfand , Judit Polgar and Péter Lékó among others (Polgar and Lékó were in the world's top ten at the time). In 2004 he won both the Commonwealth Chess Championship and the GibraltarGibraltar is an overseas territory of the United Kingdom. It is located in southwestern Europe adjoining the southern coast of Spain, a strategic location on the Strait of Gibraltar that links the North Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. History Main a Chess Congress.
As well as his playing activities, Short writes the chess column in the British newspaper, The Daily TelegraphThis article deals with The Daily Telegraph in Britain, see The Daily Telegraph (Australia) for the Australian publication The Daily Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper founded in 1855. Its sister paper, The Sunday Telegraph was founded in 1961..
In recognition of his chess accomplishments, he was created an honorary OBEThe Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Knight or Dame Grand Cross (G. Knight or Dame Commander (Officer of the Order of the British Empire).
In the October 2004 FIDEThe Federation Internationale des Echecs or the World Chess Federation was founded in Paris, France on July 24, 1924. It is an international organization that exists to connect the various national chess federations around the world. It is usually referre rating list, Short was ranked number 21 in the world with an Elo rating of 2687, making him England's number two (behind Michael AdamsMichael Adams (born November 17, 1971) is a British chess player. On the October 2004 FIDE rating list he is number seven in the world with an Elo rating of 2740, making him the English number one. Adams won the British Championship in 1989 at the age of).
Short, Nigel
Short, Nigel
