Editing Nigel Short (section)

== Early life, family, and education ==
Short was born 1 June 1965 in [[Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh]], Lancashire. He is the second of three children (all boys) of David and Jean Short. His father was a journalist and his mother was a school secretary.<ref>Forbes, 1993, p. 3</ref> He grew up in [[Atherton, Greater Manchester|Atherton]], going to St Philip's Primary School on Bolton Old Road. He studied at the independent [[Bolton School]] and [[Wigan and Leigh College|Leigh College]].<ref name=":0" />

Short began playing chess at the age of five after watching his father teach his older brother Martin.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/07/11/short-isnt-a-long-shot-nigel-short-is-nearing-the-top-of-the-chess-world |title=SHORT ISN'T A LONG SHOT |last=Lidz |first=Franz |date=11 July 1988 |website=Sports Illustrated Vault |access-date=22 October 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211022101818/https://vault.si.com/vault/1988/07/11/short-isnt-a-long-shot-nigel-short-is-nearing-the-top-of-the-chess-world |archive-date=22 October 2021}}</ref> He was a member both of Atherton Chess Club, which was founded by his father, and later of Bolton Chess Club,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.boltonymca.co.uk/8.html |title=Bolton Chess Club |publisher=Bolton YMCA |access-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724103728/http://www.boltonymca.co.uk/8.html |archive-date=24 July 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> which had initially rejected him (aged seven) for being too young. His parents divorced when he was 13 years old.<ref>Forbes, 1993, pp.10-11</ref> Short left school at age 17, having completed four [[O-levels]], to focus on chess full-time.<ref>Forbes, 1993, p.14</ref>