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Short, Nigel D
GM🇬🇧FIDE 400025· Male· England· Born in 1965
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Nigel D Short, a 61-year-old English Grandmaster, is rated 2594 and ranked 6th among English players, and 173rd worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Feb 2024 and May 2025. Recent appearance: 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 5 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Knockout) recently. His peak of 2712 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2004, World #15 at the time); he spent 122 months in the world top 100, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2001 (age 36).
Current rating
2594
Standard
Rpd2535·Blz2528
All-time high
2712
−118 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 39
Apr 2004 · age 39
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · English players · of 2,546
122 months in World top 100 (2001–2018)
122 months in World top 100 (2001–2018)
Career timeline
28 entries2026
1st 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2594
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2594 → returned at 2587
Feb 2024
2021
1st 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2626
Aug 2021
2018
1,000 career games
at age 53
Nov 2018
122 months in world top 100
longest streak 76 months · since Jan 2001
Oct 2018
2017
1st 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2683
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2587 → 2594
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
7/ 977.8%
5W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/9 | #2 | 2622 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRaunak SadhwaniGM
🇮🇳IND·2638
+2 −11 =4
17 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsDavid W L HowellGM
🇬🇧ENG·2665
+4 −2 =11
17 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsLuke J McShaneGM
🇬🇧ENG·2597
+2 −4 =8
14 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsEhsan Ghaem MaghamiGM
🇮🇷IRI·2447
+7 −3 =4
14 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsThai Dai Van NguyenGM
🇨🇿CZE·2633
+1 −2 =8
11 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
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England
#6
out of 3,845 players
Europe
#92
in continent
World
#173
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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