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Nigel David Short is a British chess player, writer, university teacher, and Grandmaster. Born in Leigh in 1965, he represents England in international competition. He holds the titles of Grandmaster and International Master and has participated in the 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th Chess Olympiads. His Elo rating is listed as 2712.
Short has authored eight works, including *Chess Basics*, *Carlsen V Caruana*, *Winning*, and *Learn Chess with Nigel Short*. He is also a Member of the Order of the British Empire. In addition to chess, his fields of work include nursing, mental health, and cognitive behavioral therapy. He speaks English.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1 Jun 1965
- Works
- 8
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Key facts
- Born
- Nigel David Short , ( 1965-06-01 ) 1 June 1965 (age 61) , Leigh , Lancashire, England
- Country
- England
- Title
- Grandmaster (1984)
- Fide rating
- 2594 (June 2026)
- Peak rating
- 2712 (April 2004)
- Peak ranking
- No. 3 (July 1988)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Nigel
- Family name
- Short
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Leigh
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Participant in
- 42nd Chess Olympiad
- Field of work
- cognitive behavioral therapy
- Sport
- chess
- Country for sport
- England
- Image
- Nigel Short 2013.jpg
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- Commons category
- Nigel Short
- date of birth
- 1965-06-01
- Commons gallery
- Nigel Short
- title of chess person
- International Master
- name in native language
- Nigel David Short
- social media followers
- 45588
- Elo rating
- 2587
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Encyclopedic overview
Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965) is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach and commentator who has been the FIDE Director for Chess Development since September 2022. Short earned the title of grandmaster at the age of 19 and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from July 1988 to July 1989. In 1993, he became the first English player to play a World Chess Championship match, when he qualified to play Garry Kasparov in the PCA world championship in London, where Kasparov won 12½ to 7½.
He was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1999 Birthday Honours for services to chess.
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