23 Quotes by Nigel Short

I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a degree of satisfaction - not to mention a steady income, which is why I do it occasionally.

I am acutely conscious, from vast experience in opens, that guys around, say 2100 or more can definitely play chess and that one often has to work very hard to beat them.

Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo

I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw ...

If chess is a vast jungle, computers are the chainsaws in a giant environmentally insensitive logging company.

Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at their disposal and can absorb vast amounts of information extremely quickly.

Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game

Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game.

Chess is ruthless: you’ve got to be prepared to kill people.