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> [I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-know-that-with-perfect-play-god-versus-god-fritz-versus-fritz-chess/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

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## More by Nigel Short

> [Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/modern-chess-is-too-much-concerned-with-things-like-pawn-structure/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/if-your-opponent-offers-you-a-draw-try-to-work-out-why-he-thinks-he-s/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo <2000, as fly-swatting makes poor spectator sport. (on simultaneous exhibitions)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/unlike-my-esteemed-colleague-garry-kasparov-i-don-t-restrict-the/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [I am acutely conscious, from vast experience in opens, that guys around, say 2100 or more can definitely play chess and that one often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-am-acutely-conscious-from-vast-experience-in-opens-that-guys-around/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-know-that-with-perfect-play-god-versus-god-fritz-versus-fritz-chess/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/a-good-sacrifice-is-one-that-is-not-necessarily-sound-but-leaves-your/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/chess-is-in-essence-a-game-for-children-computers-have-exacerbated/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/chess-is-ruthless-you-ve-got-to-be-prepared-to-kill-people/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [I play way too much blitz chess. It rots the brain just as surely as alcohol.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-play-way-too-much-blitz-chess-it-rots-the-brain-just-as-surely-as/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [If chess is a vast jungle, computers are the chainsaws in a giant environmentally insensitive logging company.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/if-chess-is-a-vast-jungle-computers-are-the-chainsaws-in-a-giant/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/we-have-a-large-underclass-in-britain-and-a-fairly-low-standard-of/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [Of course I'm not a racist, but I'm certainly right wing, there's no question about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/of-course-i-m-not-a-racist-but-i-m-certainly-right-wing-there-s-no/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does provide a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/i-cannot-claim-to-thoroughly-enjoy-coaching-because-it-is-very-hard/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

> [Surely, serious problems can't be solved just by talking about them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nigel-short/surely-serious-problems-can-t-be-solved-just-by-talking-about-them/)

[Nigel Short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nigel-short/)

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