Nigel Short

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Gender	Male
Age	58
Date of birth	June 1,1965
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Born	Leigh
	United Kingdom
Spouse	Rhea Argyro Karageorgiou
Peak rating	2712 (April 2004)
Titles	Grandmaster
Job	Writer
Books	Aprenda Ajedrez Con Nigel Short
	Nigel Short's Chess Skills
	Chess Basics
	The French Defence
	Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in Mental Health Care
	Sobre El Ajedrez
	New Ideas in the French Defence
Listen artist	www.youtube.com
Songs	SongsMiserereAllegri Miserere · 2006 Hush Little Baby, Don't Say a WordNew Day · 1987 Spem in alium, P. 299Spem in alium · 1985 View 25+ more
List	MiserereAllegri Miserere · 2006
Nationality	British
Education	Wigan & Leigh College
	Bolton School
Fide rate	2592
Peak rank	No. 3
Groups	The King's Singers
	The Tallis Scholars
Nominations	Grammy Award for Best Choral Performance
Date of Reg.	2019-03-10 18:30:49
Date of Upd.	2023-08-13 05:11:34
ID	571202

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Nigel Short Life story

Nigel David Short MBE 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.

Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann: Chess champion accuses opponent of cheating

Sep 30,2022 8:20 pm

... " Grandmaster Nigel Short, the only British player to compete in the final of the world championships, told the BBC last week he was sceptical about the claims of foul play, saying there was no evidence Niemann cheated in his victory over Carlsen...

Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann: The cheating row that's blowing up the chess world

Sep 29,2022 11:00 pm

... Grandmaster Nigel Short, the only British player to compete in the final of the world championships, is also sceptical, saying there was no evidence Niemann cheated in his victory over Carlsen...