Nigel Short

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Nigel Short is an English chess grandmaster renowned for challenging Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship in 1993 and for his long-standing contributions as a top-level player and chess commentator.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chess player
human
sports commentator
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1965-06-01
era 20th-century chess
21st-century chess
familyName Short NERFINISHED
FIDEID 400025
fideTitleIMYear 1980
fideTitleYear 1984
fullName Nigel David Short NERFINISHED
givenName Nigel NERFINISHED
hasEloCategory super grandmaster
knownFor attacking playing style
chess commentary
languageSpoken English
memberOf FIDE Presidential Board NERFINISHED
nationality English
notableAchievement youngest International Master in the world at the time in 1980
notableFor challenging Garry Kasparov for the World Chess Championship 1993
notableGame Short vs Kasparov, PCA World Championship 1993 NERFINISHED
Short vs Timman, Tilburg 1991
occupation chess coach
chess commentator
chess player
chess writer
opponentInWorldChampionshipMatch Garry Kasparov NERFINISHED
participatedIn Chess Olympiad NERFINISHED
peakRating 2712
peakRatingDate 2004-07
peakWorldRanking 3
peakWorldRankingDate 1989-01
placeOfBirth England
Lancashire NERFINISHED
Leigh NERFINISHED
playsForNationalTeam England national chess team NERFINISHED
residence Athens NERFINISHED
Greece NERFINISHED
role FIDE Vice President NERFINISHED
sexOrGender male
title Grandmaster
International Master
worldChampionshipMatchLocation London NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
yearOfWorldChampionshipMatch 1993

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Bolton School hasNotableAlumni Nigel Short