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A friend of mine recently joked that his mobile phone will beat Magnus Carlsen. I said, 'What are you talking about? My microwave could beat Magnus Carlsen.'

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

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It is curious that it is far easier to maintain a high "manners" rating if, like Kasparov, you simply don't speak to anyone. I still have much to learn from the great man...

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They could start by removing some personnel: the head-butting, move-retracting, tournament-rigging, Zurab Azmaiparashvili for instance. He is a disgrace to the organisation. But never let it be said that he is a dunderhead.
He is warned by FIDE


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Nigel Short

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Born: June 1, 1965 (age 60)
Bio: Nigel David Short is an English chess grandmaster, chess columnist, chess coach and chess commentator. Short earned the Grandmaster title at the age of 19, and was ranked third in the world by FIDE from January 1988 to July 1989.
Known for:
  1. Chess Basics (1994)
  2. Greatest Hits (2010)
  3. Greatest Hits Vol. 2: Video-Schachtraining (2010)
  4. Nigel Short's Chess Skills (1989)

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