Nigel Short

Also known as Nigel David Short

English chess player and writer

Person · Open Library

Born: 1 Jun 1965
Works: 8

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Country: GB

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 2,853
Total plays: 11,800

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5 total works indexed

<i>PHENIX</i>: a comprehensive Python-based system for macromolecular structure solution
· 2010 · cited 23,302x
Initial sequencing and analysis of the human genome
· 2001 · cited 18,517x
A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,222x
Global and regional diabetes prevalence estimates for 2019 and projections for 2030 and 2045: Results from the International Diabetes Federation Diabetes Atlas, 9th edition
· 2019 · cited 8,757x
Genome-wide association study of 14,000 cases of seven common diseases and 3,000 shared controls
· 2007 · cited 7,906x

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Quotes

“Rublevsky is not a sexy player.”
“They could start by removing some personnel: the head-butting, move-retracting, tournament-rigging, Zurab Azmaiparashvili for instance. He is a disgrace to the organisation. But never let it be said that he is a dunderhead.”
“It is curious that it is far easier to maintain a high "manners" rating if, like Kasparov, you simply don't speak to anyone. I still have much to learn from the great man...”
“A friend of mine recently joked that his mobile phone will beat Magnus Carlsen. I said, ‘What are you talking about? My microwave could beat Magnus Carlsen.'”

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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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Commons category: Nigel Short
date of birth: 1965-06-01
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name in native language: Nigel David Short
social media followers: 45588
Elo rating: 2587

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Article

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.