Nigel Short

Nigel Short (born June 1, 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English chess player. In 1993 he played Garry Kasparov for the Professional Chess Association World Chess Championship, losing 12.5 - 7.5. He had won matches against former world champion Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman on his way to meeting Kasparov.

Further reading

• {{Book reference | Author=Short, David | Title=Nigel Short, Chess Prodigy: His Career and Best Games | Publisher=Faber & Faber | Year=1982 | ID=ISBN 0571117864}}