Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British chess player of the 20th century. He became a Grandmaster at age 19, and challenged for the World Chess Championship against Garry Kasparov at London 1993. Still active, Short continues to enjoy international success. He is also a chess columnist, coach and commentator.
He grew up in Atherton, going to the St Philips primary school on Bolton O...
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Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is often regarded as the strongest British chess player of the 20th century. He became a Grandmaster at age 19, and challenged for the World Chess Championship against Garry Kasparov at London 1993. Still active, Short continues to enjoy international success. He is also a chess columnist, coach and commentator.
He grew up in Atherton, going to the St Philips primary school on Bolton Old Road. He studied at the independent Bolton School and Leigh College. He was a member both of Atherton Chess Club, which was founded by his father, David, and later of Bolton Chess Club, which had initially rejected him, aged seven, for being too young.
A chess prodigy, Short first attracted significant media attention, as a 10-year-old, by defeating Viktor Korchnoi in a simultaneous exhibition. In 1977 he became the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship by qualifying three days before his twelfth birthday. Two years...
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