Nigel Short
Modern era · England · b. 1965
Britain's first World Championship challenger, against Kasparov in 1993.
Career In The Collection
1000Games
296Wins
405Draws
299Losses
50%Score
1980–2026Active
Head-to-Head Records
1000 Games · Page 5 of 5
- 1992 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Linares D35 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Candidats sf1 B63 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Candidats sf1 D20 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Candidats sf1 C86 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Candidats sf1 C86 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Candidats sf1 D20 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Linares A91 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Candidats sf1 D20 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Candidats sf1 D58 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Candidats sf1 B12 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Candidats sf1 A52 1-0
- 1992 vs Anatoly Karpov White Candidats sf1 B12 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Garry Kasparov Black Linares C45 1-0
- 1992 vs Garry Kasparov White EU-chT (Men) B82 0-1
- 1992 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Paris Immopar rapid D58 1-0
- 1992 vs Lev Polugaevsky White Paris Immopar rapid B40 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Lajos Portisch White Manila ol (Men) B80 1-0
- 1992 vs Jan Timman Black Amsterdam D36 1/2-1/2
- 1992 vs Jan Timman White Amsterdam C86 1-0
- 1992 vs Jan Timman White Linares C48 0-1
- 1991 vs Michael Adams Black ENG-ch m rapid15 A45 0-1
- 1991 vs Michael Adams Black ENG-ch m C08 1-0
- 1991 vs Michael Adams White ENG-ch m rapid15 C48 1-0
- 1991 vs Michael Adams White ENG-ch m C48 1-0
- 1991 vs Michael Adams White ENG-ch m B12 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Michael Adams Black ENG-ch m C85 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Tilburg C85 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viswanathan Anand White Tilburg B47 0-1
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand White Candidats qf1 B23 1-0
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand White Candidats qf1 C67 1-0
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand Black Candidats qf1 D63 0-1
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand Black Candidats qf1 D63 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand Black Candidats qf1 E14 1-0
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand Black Candidats qf1 D37 0-1
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand White Candidats qf1 C42 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Boris Gelfand White Candidats qf1 B93 0-1
- 1991 vs Gata Kamsky Black Tilburg D37 0-1
- 1991 vs Gata Kamsky White Tilburg B42 1-0
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Euwe mem D58 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg C28 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg C89 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov White Tilburg B40 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov White Euwe mem B85 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Garry Kasparov Black Tilburg C01 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Tilburg D54 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Tilburg C10 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Euwe mem D55 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg B04 1-0
- 1991 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg C89 1/2-1/2
- 1991 vs Jan Timman White Euwe mem C17 1-0
- 1990 vs Viswanathan Anand Black Hoogovens C15 0-1
- 1990 vs Boris Gelfand White Tilburg B93 0-1
- 1990 vs Boris Gelfand Black Linares E20 0-1
- 1990 vs Boris Gelfand Black Tilburg A84 0-1
- 1990 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Tilburg B32 1-0
- 1990 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Linares B52 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Vassily Ivanchuk Black Novi Sad ol (Men) C02 1-0
- 1990 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Tilburg C18 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Gata Kamsky White Tilburg B12 1-0
- 1990 vs Gata Kamsky Black Tilburg C10 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Garry Kasparov Black Linares A26 1-0
- 1990 vs Garry Kasparov Black Paris Immopar A10 1-0
- 1990 vs Garry Kasparov White Paris Immopar B21 1-0
- 1990 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Manila Interzonal C10 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Rotterdam C11 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Hoogovens D59 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Rotterdam A25 1-0
- 1990 vs Lajos Portisch White Hoogovens C95 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Lajos Portisch White Linares C75 0-1
- 1990 vs Boris Spassky Black Linares C77 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Jan Timman Black Rotterdam B32 1-0
- 1990 vs Jan Timman White Prague B12 1/2-1/2
- 1990 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg C01 1-0
- 1990 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg A93 1-0
- 1990 vs Jan Timman White Rotterdam B63 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Vassily Ivanchuk White Linares C61 0-1
- 1989 vs Anatoly Karpov White World Cup C54 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Anatoly Karpov White Linares C90 1-0
- 1989 vs Anatoly Karpov Black WchT D36 1-0
- 1989 vs Anatoly Karpov Black World Cup D58 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Garry Kasparov White Belgrade B82 0-1
- 1989 vs Garry Kasparov White World Cup A46 0-1
- 1989 vs Garry Kasparov Black World Cup A21 1-0
- 1989 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black WchT E06 0-1
- 1989 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black World Cup E32 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black World Cup A13 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Lajos Portisch Black Linares A95 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Lajos Portisch White World Cup C66 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Lajos Portisch Black World Cup D58 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Boris Spassky Black World Cup C84 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Mikhail Tal White World Cup B46 1-0
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black WchT D58 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman White Euwe mem C11 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m B31 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m E05 1-0
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black Belgrade B32 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black World Cup C18 1-0
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black KRO m B32 0-1
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black Linares C08 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman White KRO m B12 0-1
- 1989 vs Jan Timman Black Euwe mem E08 1-0
- 1989 vs Jan Timman White KRO m C42 1/2-1/2
- 1989 vs Jan Timman White KRO m C42 1-0
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov Black World Cup D58 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov White Tilburg C42 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Euwe mem E15 1-0
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Tilburg E05 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Anatoly Karpov White Euwe mem B17 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Garry Kasparov White World Cup B80 0-1
- 1988 vs Garry Kasparov Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) D31 1-0
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Hastings8899 E05 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi White EUCup f C11 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black EUCup f D54 1-0
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Hastings8899 C08 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Thessaloniki ol (Men) C14 1-0
- 1988 vs Bent Larsen White Hastings8899 B16 1-0
- 1988 vs Bent Larsen Black Hastings8899 A09 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Lajos Portisch White Tilburg C96 1-0
- 1988 vs Lajos Portisch Black Tilburg D36 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Lajos Portisch Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) D55 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Hastings8899 D53 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Vasily Smyslov White Hastings8899 C42 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Boris Spassky White World Cup C95 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Boris Spassky Black Thessaloniki ol (Men) C77 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jan Timman White World Cup C18 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jan Timman Black Euwe mem D36 0-1
- 1988 vs Jan Timman White Euwe mem C18 1-0
- 1988 vs Jan Timman White Tilburg C82 1/2-1/2
- 1988 vs Jan Timman Black Tilburg D59 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Michael Adams Black BCF-ch C92 0-1
- 1987 vs Svetozar Gligoric Black Belgrade C19 0-1
- 1987 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Brussels D55 1-0
- 1987 vs Anatoly Karpov White Brussels blitz B10 1-0
- 1987 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Brussels blitz E16 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black Brussels blitz E14 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White London m B80 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White London m B52 0-1
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black Brussels A92 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black London m D02 0-1
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black London m A41 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White London m B80 0-1
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov Black London m A90 1-0
- 1987 vs Garry Kasparov White Brussels blitz B50 1-0
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Hoogovens C18 1-0
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Brussels blitz A09 0-1
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Brussels C09 0-1
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Belgrade C54 1-0
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Reykjavik C10 0-1
- 1987 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Brussels blitz C11 1-0
- 1987 vs Bent Larsen White Hastings8788 B39 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Bent Larsen White Brussels blitz B14 1-0
- 1987 vs Bent Larsen Black Hastings8788 A13 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Bent Larsen Black Brussels blitz A04 1-0
- 1987 vs Bent Larsen White Brussels B39 0-1
- 1987 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Reykjavik A41 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Lajos Portisch Black Reykjavik A90 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Vasily Smyslov White Subotica Interzonal C73 1-0
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal Black Brussels blitz C09 1-0
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal White Brussels blitz B10 0-1
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal White Brussels B17 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal Black Subotica Interzonal C18 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Mikhail Tal White Reykjavik C91 1/2-1/2
- 1987 vs Jan Timman Black Belgrade D36 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman White Reykjavik C19 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman Black Brussels blitz E11 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman Black Brussels A90 1-0
- 1987 vs Jan Timman White Brussels blitz C19 0-1
- 1986 vs Garry Kasparov White OHRA-A B80 1-0
- 1986 vs Garry Kasparov Black OHRA-A D55 1-0
- 1986 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black OHRA-A D53 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Viktor Korchnoi White OHRA-A C19 0-1
- 1986 vs Bent Larsen White London B63 1-0
- 1986 vs Lev Polugaevsky White London B80 1-0
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch Black London D32 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch White OHRA-A C54 1-0
- 1986 vs Lajos Portisch Black OHRA-A D55 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Dortmund E52 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Boris Spassky White London C76 1/2-1/2
- 1986 vs Boris Spassky White Solingen C10 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Viktor Korchnoi Black Candidats Tournament A17 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Bent Larsen White Naestved B38 0-1
- 1985 vs Lev Polugaevsky Black Biel Interzonal E12 1-0
- 1985 vs Lajos Portisch White Candidats Tournament B90 1-0
- 1985 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Candidats Tournament A30 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Boris Spassky White Candidats Tournament C95 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Mikhail Tal Black Candidats Tournament E43 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Mikhail Tal Black Naestved A30 1/2-1/2
- 1985 vs Jan Timman Black Candidats Tournament E15 1-0
- 1984 vs Mikhail Tal White Lvov B61 1/2-1/2
- 1983 vs Jan Timman White OHRA C88 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Efim Geller White Phillips&Drew B22 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Anatoly Karpov Black Phillips&Drew C19 1/2-1/2
- 1982 vs Lajos Portisch White Phillips&Drew B40 0-1
- 1982 vs Boris Spassky Black Phillips&Drew C19 1-0
- 1982 vs Jan Timman Black Phillips&Drew E12 1-0
- 1981 vs Vasily Smyslov Black Hastings8182 A30 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Garry Kasparov White Wch U20 B22 1/2-1/2
- 1980 vs Viktor Korchnoi White Phillips&Drew C77 0-1
- 1980 vs Bent Larsen Black Phillips&Drew B14 1-0
- 1980 vs Jan Timman White Phillips&Drew B52 1/2-1/2
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