Here is an excellent chess trivia by chessbase.
He was a boy prodigy, who at the sensational age of nineteen became the youngest grandmaster in the world. He has beaten twelve world champions. He lives in Europe and unlike his compatriots speaks flawless English.
More clues here: http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6166
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
Nigel Short.
Nigel Short.
Nigel Short.
Too easy ,Nigel Short.
Nigel Short!
Nigel Short maybe
Nigel Short
Maybe is GM Nigel Short
I’ll guess Nigel Short.
Nigel Short
Nigel Short (?)…
I was going to say Nigel Short because of the resemblance. But then the info suggests he is not English. So this can only be one person:
Grandmaster SIMEN AGDESTEIN of Norway (Magnus Carlsen’s former trainer)
Nigel Short?
Vladimir Kramnik.
Kramnik could not have beaten Korchnoi in 1976. I have no idea who it is.
nigel short,very obvious.
It looks like Nigel Short
look at the lips…a dead give away…Nigel!
Looks to be Nigel Short. That would
certainly explain the ‘flawless’
English. And, he was known as a
child prodigy.
–Vic.
Nigel Short??
probably nigel short
Nigel Short
–br
Nigel Short. Every fact equals with him.
Looks like little Nigel Short
Just look at the face, it’s Nigel Short.
Brad H.
Nigel Short
Jan Timman?
Gotta be Nigel Short! Phil
It’s Nigel Short.
You don’t really need any “clues”, you just have to look at the picture.
Probably Nigel Short
nigel short
Quite easy… the photo says it all!
Nigel Short, obviously! 🙂
VERY easy. Look at the eyes. It is none other than Nigel Short.
This is Nigel Short, of course.
This may be Nigel Short. He won against Korchnoi in a simul in 1976, and became a GM at 19
Nigel Short!
amar
Cant you see??? its Nigel Short! Look at his lips.
He looks like Nigel Short.
Nigel Short
Spassky
Nigel Short, who lives in Greece nowadays, I think. Speaks perfect English, very funny ;).
–gb
whew, what seems to be not true is this champion’s being a European. however, he really has German roots and he is no other than the legendary Robert James “Bobby” Fischer (1972-1975). His birth certificate listed his father as Hans-Gerhardt Fischer, a German biophysicist, while his mother, Regina Wender Fischer, was an American citizen of Polish Jewish descent, born in Switzerland but raised in St. Louis, Missouri (Wikipedia).
I say this is Nigel Short, of course.
Nigel Short
I wont give the answer, but add the following clues:
He is currently rated #2 in his federation
He finished last in a recent supertournament
He has 2 children – a son and a daughter
His command over the English language is truly excellent
Topalov is certainly not his friend:)
He was once officially sanctioned by FIDE for the use of a single word. Not the F-word, not the S-word, not any B-word, nor their equivalents in foreign languages, but an English D-word: “dunderhead”.
He has also played in every Olympiad since 1984.
Nigel Short
well..lip looks like of Short!!!
It’s a computer. Probably Fritz if the puzzle derives from Chessbase. I’ll look foolish if I’m barking up the wrong tree!
Nigel Short
It’s a chess computer. Probably Fritz if the puzzle derives from Chessbase. I’ll look foolish if I’m barking up the wrong tree!
With those lips? It has to be Nigel Short.
Nigel Short
Timman
Oh, dear! Of course it is Nigel Short and my earlier post is shown to be nonsense. Once again I was too clever for my own good in suggesting it was a kid in front of an old computer advert. Mea Culpa!
Chessbase on Short:
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2426
Well, I didn’t get it, but bravo Nigel. He’s a truly original and brilliant player.
I always felt he got “short” shrift for his performance against Kasparov. He really put the heat on Garry in several games.
Ulf Andersson
Ulf Andersson.