Scouting report: Nigel D Short (GM, ENG)

3,930 over-the-board games in the Chess Stalker database (3,557 classical, 233 rapid, 140 blitz): 43% wins, 38% draws, 19% losses. FIDE rating 2594 standard, 2551 rapid, 2516 blitz. 542 games analyzed with Stockfish: 93% accuracy, 0.1 blunders per game.

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Nigel D Short

TitleGrandmasterFederationUnited KingdomBorn1965FIDE ID400025

Classical2594

Rapid2551

Blitz2516

Games3,930

W · D · LWon · Drawn · Lost43 / 38 / 19

Peak2712Apr 2004

Rating history

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Classical2594Rapid2551Blitz2516no games played

Accuracy by phase

96.4%Opening93.7%Middlegame95.0%Endgame

Clutch factor

Insufficient data

Play style

Elite accuracy: 92.8% average

Very consistent (84%)

Very precise: only 0.1 blunders/game

Dominates 1.d4 as

(74% in 142 games)

Recent games

Batsuren, Dambasuren(2504)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool D · 20 Jun 2026

0–1

Jiang, Haochen(2456)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool D · 20 Jun 2026

0–1

Liu, Zhaoqi(2338)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool D · 20 Jun 2026

1–0

O`Gorman, Tom(2385)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool D · 20 Jun 2026

½–½

Artemiev, Vladislav(2641)

FIDE World Blitz Team Pool D · 20 Jun 2026

½–½

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Openings

2,077 games as White · scores 68.3%

Weaknesses

where they slip as ♔ White

No significant weaknesses detected as white

Strengths

what holds up for them as ♔ White

Italian: Fried Liver1.e4 e5 2.♞f3 ♞c6 3.♝c4 ♞f6 4.♞g519 games, last played 5 months ago78.9%wins

Pirc Defense1.e4 d6 2.d4 ♞f620 games, last played last year75.0%wins

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3,930 games in scope

LineECOGamesLast playedWins · draws · lossesScorevs 68.3%

B20–B507714m

47%36%17

64.9%−3.4 pts

C60–C702824m

48%40%12

67.4%—

C002134m

51%37%12

69.7%—

B10–B151554m

50%38%12

68.7%—

C23–C461344m

43%46%11

65.3%—

B00–B06891y

64%28%8

78.1%+9.8 pts

A10–A30875y

60%30%10

74.7%+6.4 pts

C50–C55694m

52%33%15

68.8%—

Mistakes

Problematic pieces

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Critical moment

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Critical blunders

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Endgame statistics

344 endgames (53.7%) · force Opposite-Color Bishops (0%)

Strongest

79.4%

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

Weakest

60.6%

Pure Pawn

Reaches Endgame

53.7%

344 / 641

B vs N Pref

52.4%·47.8%

prefers the bishop

PiecesTypeWin %games

Rook + Equal Minors

56%44%

77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight

59%41%

79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)

49%50%

73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook

48%50%

72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors

56%44%

78.1%160g

Pure Pawn

36%50%14

60.6%109g

Rook + Equal Minors77.9%353g

R+Bishop vs R+Knight79.4%306g

Rook vs Minor (Exchange)73.7%281g

Rook vs Rook72.6%252g

Rook vs Two Minors78.1%160g

Pure Pawn60.6%109g

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Repertoire

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Explore the repertoireevery move played, ranked by frequency

2,077 games51%W35%D14%L

2,077games in this linewon 51%, drew 35%, lost 14%

Move

1. e4

17974m

49%36%15

68%

1. d4

1427m

63%20%17

74%

1. c4

875y

60%30%10

75%

1. ♞f3

303y

63%27%10

77%

1. b3

106y

30%50%20%

55%

1. g3

88y

50%50%

75%

1. a3

1Aug 1978

100%

50%

1. b4

113y

100%

0%

1. ♞c3

19y

100%

100%

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