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

Nigel Short

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Nigel Short
Age: 59
Born: 1965
Born: June 1
Chess Player
Writer
Leigh
Lancashire
Nigel David Short
Ruthless
Chess
Prepared
Kill
People

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Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo <2000, as fly-swatting makes poor spectator sport. (on simultaneous exhibitions)
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Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.
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We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education.
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If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off
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If chess is a vast jungle, computers are the chainsaws in a giant environmentally insensitive logging company.
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Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game
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A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
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I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol.
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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.
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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.
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