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Submitted by DrDave on Sun, 10/10/2010 - 21:08

Occasionally, two unconnected bits of the world collide in the space between my ears, which can make me laugh.

I don't know if Nigel Short still refers to Judit Polgar as 'Lassie'.

Anyhow, I was doodling online while listening to a repeat of Cabin Pressure on the radio, when I came across this interesting statistic:

Player: Judit Polgar
Player profile: Nigel Short

Overall record: Judit Polgar beat Nigel Short 12 to 3, with 5 draws.*
* Based on games present in our database; may not be complete.
(from chessgames.com)

So, if there is anything at all to add, it is probably: [woof.mp3 (66.25 KB)]

P.S.

"Women will never be great chess players -- They just don't have the killer instinct." -- Nigel SHORT

Chess Quotes

"A discussion between the top management of the firm Audi and grandmasters Darga, Schmid and Pfleger dealt with the similarities and differences between chess-oriented thinking and the thinking processes required in business, and in particular whether one can benefit from the other. The question arose as to how a chess master actually discovers his moves. Dr. Pfleger was of the opinion that in the last analysis nobody fully knows the reasoning by which he arrives at a certain move.
— PFLEGER and TREPPNER, Chess: the mechanics of the mind