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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chess player
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human ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1965-06-01 ⓘ |
| era |
20th-century chess
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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
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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
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Short vs Timman, Tilburg 1991 ⓘ |
| occupation |
chess coach
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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
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Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playsForNationalTeam | England national chess team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence |
Athens
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Greece NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | FIDE Vice President NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| title |
Grandmaster
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International Master ⓘ |
| worldChampionshipMatchLocation |
London
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfWorldChampionshipMatch | 1993 ⓘ |
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