Editing Nigel Short (section)

== Match results ==
In addition to World Championship cycle results already mentioned above, Short has enjoyed other success as a match player, beating US Champion [[Lev Alburt]] in [[Foxborough, Massachusetts]] in 1985 by the score of 7–1 (+6=2). He has also defeated [[Utut Adianto]] (+3=3) in [[Jakarta]] 1995, [[Étienne Bacrot]] in Albert 2000 (+3−1=2), [[Hannes Stefánsson]] in Reykjavík 2002 (+4−1=1), [[Ehsan Ghaem Maghami]] in [[Tehran]] 2003 (+2=4) [[Zahar Efimenko]] in Mukachevo 2009 (+2−1=3) and [[Hou Yifan]] in Hoogeveen 2016 (+2-1=3). Short lost to [[Joel Benjamin]] by 2½–1½ at London 1983, drew with Eugenio Torre (+1−1=4) in Manila 1988, drew with Timman (3–3) in an exhibition match at [[Hilversum]] in 1989, defeated [[Boris Gulko]] in extra games in the PCA Candidates' quarterfinals at New York 1994, lost to [[Gata Kamsky]] by (5½–1½) in the PCA semi-finals at Linares 1995, and drew with [[Anish Giri]] in Amsterdam 2010 (+1-1=2).{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}

In a return to Tehran in March 2013, Short played a second match against the Iranian player [[Ehsan Ghaem Maghami]]. Billed as ''Talking Chess'', the contest comprised four games with a classic [[time control]], four games of [[rapid chess]] and eight games of [[Blitz chess|blitz]]. As the classic games progressed, the players gave an intermittent live commentary, aimed at increasing the understanding of the live and television audiences, who could contrast and compare the player's own thoughts and assessments. Short won the classic games (+2=2), the rapid games (+3−1) and the blitz games (+3−2=3).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theweekinchess.com/html/twic958.html#4 |title=The Week In Chess 958 |first=Mark |last=Crowther |work=TheWeekInChess |access-date=2015-03-05}}</ref>