Nigel Short vs Andrew Muir

In 2004, Nigel Short faced Scottish International Master Andrew Muir during their game at Catalan Bay. White has a forced mate in four to conclude the game.

Roll over to see the solution: 1. Qxh7+ Nxh7 2. Rxh7+ Kxh7 3. Rh1+ Bh4 4. Rxh4#

FEN: 2r2n1k/2q3pp/p2p1b2/2nB1P2/1p1N4/8/PPP4Q/2K3RR w - - 1 0

About the players

Andrew Muir is a Scottish International Master born in 1958. He won the Scottish Chess Championship and played in the Chess Olympiad.

His highest rating is 2296 in rapid play.


Nigel-ShortNigel Short  (1965-) is an English chess grandmaster, columnist, coach, commentator and, since October 2018, vice president of FIDE. Short received the grandmaster title at the age of 19 years.

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