One of world's leading chess players arrives in Bishkek
Grandmaster, contender for the world championship Nigel Short (
Nigel Short is 52 years old. He became the youngest international master in history and the youngest grandmaster in the world. He performed at three world championships among cadets (best result — first place) and four — among youth (second place). He won the Great Britain Championship.
He participated in 17 World Chess Olympiads. He is a member of the Order of the
Short will stay in Bishkek five days and he plans to visit schools, meet with students, hold a master class, participate in a simultaneous game, etc. The initiator of the visit is MiniChess Central Asia program with the assistance of the British Embassy in the
According to Nigel Short, to succeed in chess, one must learn, improve oneself and, as often as possible, play at well-organized tournaments.
Answering the question if he knows one of the Kyrgyz chess players, Nigel Short found it difficult to answer. «I do not know them. If we compare with
