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Birthday of GM Nigel Short (01-vi-1965)
Birthday of GM Nigel Short (01-vi-1965)
June 1, 2022
![GM Nigel David Short](https://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/jb6_7547_lv.jpg)
BCN wishes Nigel Short a happy birthday on this day (June 1st) in 1965.
In the 1999 Queen’s Birthday Honours List Nigel was awarded the MBE. The citation read simply : “For services to Chess”.
Here is his extensive Wikipedia entry.
For the 1979 Spassky vs the BCF Junior Squad simultaneous display this was written : “Rating 213. World No.1, 13 year old. First Evening Standard under-10s, 1975. First under-14s, 1976. First under-21s, 1978.
British Men’s Lightning (10 seconds per move) champion 1978 – the youngest National Men’s Champion in chess history. Bronze medallist world under-17 championship 1979.
In simuls Nigel has beaten Korchnoi and Petrosian. World Nos. 2 and 4. Now he plays Spassky, World No.3.”
![Nigel Short plays Joel Benjamin at Lloyd's Bank, 1976. 1-0, Maroczy Bind](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_0489_lv-1.jpg)
![Anatoly Karpov plays Nigel Short, London, Philips & Drew, French Winawer, 1/2-1/2, Stewart Reuben looking on](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_2674_lv.jpg)
![Nigel Short](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_2656_lv-225x300.jpg)
![Nigel analyses with Viktor Korchnoi, unknown date and venue](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/img_2667_lv.jpg)
![Nigel Short](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/img_2661_lv-219x300.jpg)
![Nigel Short Simultaneous display at the 2012 London Chess Classic, courtesy of John Upham Photography](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/JEU7414-scaled.jpg)
![Nigel Short : Chess Prodigy (1981)](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/51c2MOmc5wL.jpg)
![Nigel Short's Chess Skills (1989)](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/51UjBLaq92L.jpg)
![New Ideas in the French Defence (1991)](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/51RLglD2QCL.jpg)
![Nigel Short](http://britishchessnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/jb4_7954_lv-scaled.jpg)