Nigel Short

Quick Facts

Full Name	Nigel Short
Occupation	Chess Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 1, 1965(1965-06-01)
Age	59
Birthplace	Leigh Creek
Country	Australia
Birth City	South Australia
Horoscope	Gemini

Nigel Short Biography

Nigel Short is one of the most popular and richest Chess Player who was born on June 1, 1965 in Leigh Creek, South Australia, Australia. English Grandmaster of Chess who is highly ranked in International tournaments.

He is a relative with Australian Grandmaster He is a contemporary of Australian Grandmaster Ian Rogers..

Nigel David Short MBE (born 1 June 1965) is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach, commentator and, since October 2018, Vice-President of FIDE. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 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 World Chess Championship 1993 in London, where Kasparov won 12½ to 7½.

Short learned chess at age five from his father. A chess prodigy, Short first attracted significant media attention as a 10-year-old, by defeating Viktor Korchnoi, then ranked No. 2 in the world, in a simultaneous exhibition in London over 31 boards, where Short was the only victor. He was virtually self- taught. In 1977 he became the youngest ever participant in the British Chess Championship by qualifying through the North West Zonal three days before his 12th birthday. In the event itself, he defeated ten-time British champion Jonathan Penrose, and finished with 5/11, an excellent showing for a debutant. Short dominated British youth chess during this period, and earned a Master rating with his showing in the 1977 British finals. Two years later, in the British Championship at Chester, Short tied for first place with John Nunn and Robert Bellin, earning his first International Master norm; Bellin won the title on tiebreak. Later in 1979, Short tied for first place in the World Championship for players under age 16, the World Cadet Championship, at Belfort, France, but lost to Argentinian Marcello Tempone on tiebreak. He became (at the time) the youngest International Master in chess history by scoring 8/15 in the Hastings Premier in 1979/80, breaking Bobby Fischer’s record from 1958. Participating in four World Junior Championships (1980–83), Short achieved his best result during his first attempt, when he placed second to Garry Kasparov in 1980 at Dortmund. Short represented England in international team play for the first time at the 1983 European Team finals in Plovdiv. He was awarded the grandmaster title in 1984, aged 19—becoming the youngest grandmaster in the world at the time.

His father founded an chess club after existing clubs wouldn’t allow him to join due to his age.

Nigel Short Net Worth

Nigel Short is one of the richest Chess Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Nigel Short 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was disqualified at his club Bolton Chess Club when he was seven because he was too young.

His 2712 rating is among the highest ratings of all time.

Short was born 1 June 1965 in Leigh, Lancashire. He is the second of three children (all boys) of David and Jean Short. His father was a journalist and his mother was a school secretary. He grew up in Atherton, going to the St Philip’s Primary School on Bolton Old Road. He studied at the independent Bolton School and Leigh College. He was a member both of Atherton Chess Club, which was founded by his father, David, and later of Bolton Chess Club, which had initially rejected him, aged seven, for being too young. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old. Short left school at age 17, having completed four O-levels, to focus on chess full-time.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Nigel Short Dating?

According to our records, Nigel Short married to Rhea Argyro Karageorgiou. As of December 1, 2023, Nigel Short’s is not dating anyone.

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Short resides in Greece, and married drama therapist Rhea Argyro Karageorgiou in 1987. The couple have two children. He is an atheist.

Facts & Trivia

Nigel Ranked on the list of most popular Chess Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Nigel Short celebrates birthday on June 1 of every year.

Short was made an honorary Fellow of the then Bolton Institute of Higher Education in 1993, and was admitted to the honorary degree of Doctor of Science by the University of Bolton in 2010. In 1999 he was appointed MBE, in recognition of his chess accomplishments. In August 2005, he was unanimously elected secretary general of the Commonwealth Chess Association. He became its president in June 2006, stepping down in January 2008. He was the FIDE delegate for the ECF between 2009 and 2014.

What is Nigel Short for?

Word/name. Niall -> Njáll -> Neel, Niel, Nihel -> Nigellus -> Nigel. Meaning. ultimately from the Gaelic Niall.

What happened to Nigel Short?

Short was appointed to serve as one of several Vice Presidents of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) in October 2018.

Did Bobby Fischer play Nigel Short?

In 2001, Nigel Short went public with the opinion that he had in fact played Bobby Fischer on the Internet Chess Club. This was denied by Fischer himself, and the consensus seems to be that it was not in fact Fischer that he was playing.

How good was Nigel Short?

Nigel Short is one of the best English players in chess history. Three- time British champion, he is best known for qualifying to challenge Garry Kasparov for the world championship in 1993. After Short qualified through FIDE, both players split from the organization to play their match, which Kasparov won.

Does Nigel mean black?

The name Nigel is primarily a male name of English origin that means Champion Or Black.