Editing Nigel Short (section)

== World title match, London 1993 ==
According to Short and Kasparov, the head of the chess world's governing body FIDE, [[Florencio Campomanes]], in breach of FIDE rules, decided the location of the match (Manchester) and the prize fund without consulting them. In her book ''Nigel Short: Quest for the Crown'' (Cadogan 1993), the British WIM and author [[Cathy Warwick|Cathy Forbes]] wrote that at no time in the 1993 bidding process did FIDE actually receive a conforming world championship match bid. In response, Short and Kasparov promptly formed a rival organisation, the [[Professional Chess Association]]. The resulting [[World Chess Championship 1993|match]]—sponsored by ''[[The Times]]'' newspaper—was held under the new body's auspices in London from September to October 1993.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ichess.net/blog/classic-footage-nigel-short-vs-garry-kasparov/ | title=Classic Footage of Nigel Short vs Garry Kasparov &#124; iChess.NET }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1993/09/04/slick-moves-for-chess/458d13bb-2973-4c24-9b64-f7c5404ec139/ |title=SLICK MOVES FOR CHESS |date=1993-09-04 |author1=Joseph McLellan |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref> Kasparov won convincingly (+6−1=13) – the largest margin of victory in a world title contest since [[Mikhail Botvinnik|Botvinnik]] defeated [[Mikhail Tal|Tal]] in 1961.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

=== Controversy ===
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The unprecedented rebellion organized by Kasparov and Short resulted in a parallel World Championship cycle organized by FIDE, featuring [[Anatoly Karpov]] and [[Jan Timman]] playing a title match later in 1993, which was won by Karpov.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1993 Karpov - Timman : 1991-93 cycle : FIDE World Chess Championship |url=https://www.mark-weeks.com/chess/9193fwix.htm |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=www.mark-weeks.com}}</ref> Short and Kasparov were both sanctioned by FIDE, and the situation led to enormous controversy and upheaval in the chess world for the next several years.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}