Exclusive! FIDE Presidential Candidate Nigel Short speaks on his strategies for FIDE elections 2018!

1,816 views · Published 15 May 2018 · 11:08 · Indexed 27 October 2026

Channel: ChessBase India · 2018 · Gaming

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Nigel Short is the top seed at the Kolkata GM Open 2018. He is also going to run for the job of the President of FIDE. In this interview with ChessBase India he speaks about his strategies in this upcoming election, not revealing his team, and what would he choose if he had an option between becoming a top ten player in the world again or a FIDE President!

When Nigel was asked what would be the first thing he would do on becoming the FIDE President, he is in typical humour said, "Open a bank account! I am good at opening bank accounts and keeping them open!"

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