GMNigel D Short
ENG · FIDE ID 400025 · 145 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2594
#6 in ENG (active)
Rapid
2551
#7 in ENG (active)
Blitz
2516
#8 in ENG (active)
Score
58%
64 W · 41 D · 40 L
Opp. avg
2459
Last 50 games
Last game
2026-06-20
FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 89% of games (scores 66%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 13 of 24 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 35%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 27 of 34 games (Indian Defense), scoring 56%.
- Comfort zone: Sicilian Defense: Closed as White, 92% in 6 games.
- By opponent strength: 26% against higher-rated players, 74% against lower-rated.
Based on 145 over-the-board games (44 rapid · 34 classical · 28 blitz). 75 with White (65%), 70 with Black (51%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 67 | 66% |
| 1.d4 | 6 | 58% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 25% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sicilian Defense: Closed | 6 | 92% |
| Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation, Zagreb Variation | 4 | 38% |
| Sicilian Defense: Taimanov Variation, Bastrikov Variation | 4 | 50% |
| Caro-Kann Defense: Advance Variation | 3 | 67% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Wormald Attack | 3 | 67% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (24 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 13 | 35% |
| 1...e6 French Defense | 10 | 70% |
| 1...Nc6 Nimzowitsch Defense | 1 | 100% |
Against 1.d4 (34 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 27 | 56% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 4 | 75% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 3 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| French Defense: Tarrasch Variation, Modern System | 3 | 100% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Three Knights Variation | 3 | 17% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Troger Defense | 2 | 0% |
| Scotch Game: Mieses Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Modern Steinitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-20 | Michael Jr. Concio (2422) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | MarcAndria Maurizzi (2540) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Jun Zhao (2547) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Tom O`Gorman (2352) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-06-20 | Vasyl Ivanchuk (2589) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-06-20 | Zhaoqi Liu (2212) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | W |
| 2026-06-20 | Dambasuren Batsuren (2438) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | W |
| 2026-06-20 | Haochen Jiang (2473) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | L |
| 2026-06-20 | Rauf Mamedov (2646) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | ½ |
| 2026-06-20 | Vladislav Artemiev (2732) FIDE World Team Rapid & Blitz Chess Championships 2026 | Blitz | Pool D · blitz | ½ |
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