Nigel Short – DVD / book signing and simul, 15th February 2011
Nigel David Short is generally regarded as the strongest British grandmaster of the 20th century …
Born on June 1st 1965, he started out as a chess prodigy, first attracting media attention by beating Viktor Korchnoi and Tigran Petrosian in simultaneous exhibitions at the ages of ten and twelve years old respectively. At the age of 14 he became the youngest IM in history, breaking Bobby Fischer’ s previous record, and at 16 he came second( to Garry Kasparov) at the Under 20 World Junior Championship in Dortmund. In 1985 Nigel became Britian’ s first ever candidate for the World Championship, and in 1993 he made it all the way to the final by beating Anatoly Karpov and Jan Timman. He only lost to World Champion Garry Kasparov in the title match in London. Since then he has remained active at the highest levels of competitive chess, but has also become a chess columnist, commentator and a coach for promising young talents. He is considered one of the most entertaining and outspoken personalities in the chess world.
In his DVDs“ Greatest Hits” Nigel takes us on an electrifying journey through a very rich chess career, which saw him beat no less than twelve world champions. His experience in tournaments and matches all over the world – Short has visited a total of 89 countries – can be seen in the narratives that precede the games, which he annotates with humour and instructive insights. Video running time: 5 hours 14 min. Normally £ 60 – buy it at the event and get it signed for just £ 45!
PRICES £ 40 per person admission to the event and a seat at the Mixed Simul to play Nigel Short £ 25.00 for juniors under-16( parents free entry) £ 5.00 for all other spectators to the simuls, talks and the book and DVD signings( entry must be booked in advance) £ 45.00 for Nigel’ s 2-set DVD plus £ 3 postage and packing. Cheques should be payable to‘ Adam Raoof’ and posted to 328 Watford Way, Hendon, London NW4 4UY. You can also pay using PayPal to – adamraoof @ gmail. com
ORGANISER Adam Raoof( ECF Director of Home Chess), for Nigel Short and CJ de Mooi.
VENUE Middlesex University Real Tennis Club( http:// www. murtc. co. uk /), 2 Campus Way, Hendon, London NW4 4BT
PROGRAMME 4.30pm to 6.30pm – Junior Simultaneous Display over 30 Boards 6.30pm – 6.45pm – Nigel Short( Grandmaster) Q & A 6.45pm – 7.30pm – CJ de Mooi( Eggheads, ECF President) Q & A DVD and book signing, including the opportunity to take photos with Nigel and CJ, purchase Nigel Short’ s Greatest Hits 2-Vol DVD for £ 40( normally £ 60). – BREAK – 7.45pm to a finish – Mixed Simultaneous Display over 30 boards
PRESS & PHOTOGRAPHERS Please contact Adam Raoof for an invitation
Crusaders Chess Club simul, Blackburn
23 players braved the snow and ice on Sunday 5th December to take on British chess legend GM Nigel Short MBE. The event was held at Blackburn Northern Sports Club, Blackburn, Lancashire, and was organised by Crusaders Chess Club.
Players came from Cumbria, Merseyside and Lancashire to play in the simul and after a short(!) welcome speech by Blackburn Northern chairman Nick Marsden, Nigel informed everyone that there would be no passes allowed. 23 crestfallen faces looked at him in horror. It turned out to be a wise decision as after nearly 4-and-a-half hours of non-stop chess Nigel claimed victory on all the boards.
Despite two or three early losses due to blunders, most of the games lasted between 40-70 moves. Eight of the area’ s top juniors fought long and hard, only losing near the end, and the best game prize, chosen by IM Jeff Horner, was won by Crusaders player Martyn Hamer.
A big thank you to Nigel for the simul and for talking to everyone and signing autographs afterwards.
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