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Stockfish at the start of the endgame

Nigel Short in the endgame.

1,362 endgames of Nigel Short, each evaluated by Stockfish at its start. 657 began equal – they brought 52.7 % of the points and 114 wins.

All endgames of Nigel Short →

How it began – and how it ended

Every endgame of Nigel Short by the value Stockfish gives its start – from the side of Nigel Short –, and what became of it.

  1. Clearly worse (−1.5 and less) 205 · 8.8 %
  2. Slightly worse 21 · 26.2 %
  3. Equal (±0.5) 657 · 52.7 %
  4. Slightly better 71 · 78.2 %
  5. Clearly better (+1.5 and more) 408 · 92.9 %

won drawn lost

By endgame family
Rook and minor piece69860.4 %64
Queen and piece43656.8 %30
Rook endgames12060 %13
Minor pieces10858.8 %7

Nigel Short against Players who reached 2700

Points per endgame family – the family the endgame began in. Only families with at least ten endgames.

All endgames1,362 games · 100 positions in the trainer 59.1% 59.7%
Rook endgames120 games · 33 positions in the trainer 60% 58%
Minor pieces108 games · 15 positions in the trainer 58.8% 58.8%
Rook and minor piece698 games · 12 positions in the trainer 60.4% 60.1%
Queen and piece436 games · 1 position in the trainer 56.8% 59.8%

Nigel ShortPlayers who reached 2700

A click on a row shows only the positions of Nigel Short from these endgames in the trainer.

14 turning points the tablebase found in these endgames

By time control

The same endgames, split into classical, rapid and blitz games – each beside the own group.

Classical1,216 games 60% 60.5%
Rapid96 games 54.2% 59.2%
Blitz50 games 46% 55.8%

Nigel ShortPlayers who reached 2700

chessophia recognizes the time control by the name of the event (“Blitz”, “Rapid” …); all other games count as classical.

Won from equality 114

114 endgames Nigel Short began without an advantage – Stockfish saw at most half a pawn for either side – and won them all the same. Here the 24 with the lowest starting value.

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.4 – White: Kg1, Qd2, Rd1, b2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kg8, Qc5, Rb4, a4, e6, h6, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.4 → won

P. Martinez Reyes – Nigel Short
II Neoclassical Open 2016 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.14 – White: Kg1, Re5, Bc4, c2, f2, g2, b3, h3, a4; Black: Kf8, Re7, Bc8, a6, e6, h6, b7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.14 → won

Johannes A. J. Van Mil – Nigel Short
Amsterdam 1982 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 31 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.14 – White: Kc1, Rg5, Ne2, a2, b2, c2, g2, h2; Black: Kg8, Ra8, Bd7, b4, a5, e6, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.14 → won

P. Darini – Nigel Short
1st Stars Cup 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 28 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.1 – White: Kc1, Rd4, Nf3, b2, f2, h2, b4, d5; Black: Kh8, Rd8, Bb7, f4, f6, a7, f7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.1 → won

Loek Van Wely – Nigel Short
Hoogovens 1997 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.05 – White: Kh3, Qe3, Rf1, b2, a3, h4, f6; Black: Kg7, Qd7, Rf2, d5, e6, g6, a7, b78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−0.05 → won

Nigel Short – S. Bhambure
Vergani Cup Jan 2022 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 33 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.02 – White: Ke1, Ra1, Rh1, a2, b2, h2, c3, e3, g3; Black: Ke8, Ra8, Rh8, c6, f6, g6, a7, b7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.02 → won

L. Shytaj – Nigel Short
Gibraltar Masters 2016 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 21 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −0.02 – White: Kg2, Rf1, Bb2, a2, f2, h2, b3, g3, c4; Black: Kg8, Rf5, Nc6, a5, d6, h6, b7, c7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−0.02 → won

J. Stachanczyk – Nigel Short
42nd Olympiad 2016 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 23 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Ra2, Rd4, b2, c3, g3, f4, h4, a5, d5; Black: Kg7, Rc5, Rc8, g4, d6, g6, a7, b7, e7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Sergey Kudrin
Manchester Benedictine op 1982 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qc4, Ne3, b2, f2, g2, h3; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Bb8, c5, h5, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Herman Grooten – Nigel Short
Lugano op 1983 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Ke2, Bc3, Nh6, b2, a4, d4, e5; Black: Kf7, Be7, Nc6, a5, d5, b6, e61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

John T. H. Van der Wiel – Nigel Short
OHRA 1983 · Bishop and knight vs. bishop and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 34 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Rh1, Bg4, b4, c5; Black: Kf6, Rf7, Ne7, g3, f4, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Oleg M. Romanishin – Nigel Short
Lvov 1984 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Re1, Ne4, h3, b4, g4, d5; Black: Kg8, Rb8, Bd7, c4, g6, f7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Heikki M. J. Westerinen
Solingen 1986 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Re1, Bg6, a2, b2, c2, h2, f4; Black: Kc7, Rf8, Bf3, b4, h4, c5, a68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Ralf Axel Simon
FRG op-ch 1986 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 29 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kd4, Rd1, Be4, a2, b3, d5, g5; Black: Kf8, Rc8, Ne7, b5, a6, d6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Bent Larsen
Brussels blitz 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg2, Rd3, Bg3, e2, b3, h3, c4, g4; Black: Kd7, Ra1, Nf7, b4, c5, d6, e6, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Lev Gutman – Nigel Short
Hoogovens 1987 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kb2, Qc3, Rc1, g2, b3, g3; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Re7, h6, f7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Jonathan S. Speelman
Hastings 8788 1987 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kb2, Bd4, c3, g4, a5, b5, e5; Black: Kg7, Ra1, Bd5, Nh6, e6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Ljubomir Ljubojevic
World Cup 1988 · Rook, bishop and knight vs. bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Qa2, Nc4, f2, f3, h3, b4, e4; Black: Kg8, Qd8, Bg7, e5, h5, c6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

John T. H. Van der Wiel – Nigel Short
Tilburg 1988 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 30 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kh2, Qg2, Bc5, c2, b3, g3, h4; Black: Kg8, Qf5, Nf7, b5, e5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Petar Popovic – Nigel Short
Belgrade Investbank 1989 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Ka1, Qd2, Ne2, a2, b2, e3, f3, h3, g4; Black: Kb7, Qh2, Nf6, c5, d5, h6, a7, f7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Rafael A. Vaganian – Nigel Short
World Cup 1989 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kf1, Ra1, Bg3, b2, c2, g2, a3, f3, h3, d4; Black: Ke6, Ra8, Ng6, b5, d5, c6, f6, b7, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Mikhail Gurevich – Nigel Short
Manila Interzonal 1990 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 25 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kg1, Rd2, Bc6, h2, a3, g3; Black: Kh8, Rb7, Be6, d4, a5, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Yuri S. Razuvaev – Nigel Short
Bundesliga 9091 1991 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Ke1, Rg5, Bg4, c2, f5, h5; Black: Kf7, Rh7, Bc8, d5, e5, b6, a71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

0.0 → won

Matthias Steinbacher – Nigel Short
Bundesliga 9091 1991 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 35 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: 0.0 – White: Kf2, Qe3, Nc6, a2, b3, f3, g3, e4, h4, d5; Black: Kf8, Qc7, Nf4, b5, e5, f5, a6, d6, h6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

0.0 → won

Nigel Short – Margeir Petursson
Tilburg rapid15 1992 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Saved 34

34 endgames Nigel Short held or won although Stockfish saw a disadvantage of at least one and a half pawns at the start. The 12 with the worst value.

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −mate – White: Kg1, Qh6, Rc8, f2, g2, g7; Black: Ka5, Qb2, Ra3, d51h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−mate → won

Joel Benjamin – Nigel Short
London m2 1983 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 48 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −8.33 – White: Kh1, Qe1, Rb1, g2, h3; Black: Ka6, Qc4, Ne7, f4, a5, e5, g6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−8.33 → drawn

Lev Gutman – Nigel Short
Biel Interzonal 1985 · Queen and rook vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −7.07 – White: Kg3, Qd7, Bd2, c3, e4, g4, h4, a5; Black: Kh7, Qg1, Bg7, c4, h5, a6, f6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−7.07 → drawn

Nigel Short – Jan H. Timman
OHRA 1983 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 45 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −7.06 – White: Kb1, Rg1, Rh5, a2, f2, b3, h3, d5, d7; Black: Kf7, Rh8, Bd6, b4, e4, a5, f5, h6, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−7.06 → drawn

A. Muzychuk – Nigel Short
Beautiful Minds 2016 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.74 – White: Kg1, Qe3, Rc3, b2, f2, h2, a3, g3, d4; Black: Kg7, Qf5, Rf6, f3, h4, b5, d5, a6, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.74 → drawn

Nigel Short – Miguel Illescas Cordoba
Madrid Magistral 6th 1997 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.72 – White: Kg1, Qc6, Re5, a2, b3, f3, h3, g4; Black: Kg8, Qd3, Rd8, b4, d4, g5, h61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.72 → drawn

Eric Hansen – Nigel Short
42nd Olympiad 2016 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 53 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.67 – White: Kg1, Qd3, Rd1, g2, c3, f3, h4, d5; Black: Kg8, Qb3, Rd6, h5, b6, g6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.67 → drawn

P. Lombaers – Nigel Short
Gibraltar Masters 2017 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.64 – White: Kg1, Rd1, Nc5, f2, g2, h2, a3, d4, e5; Black: Kg8, Rf3, Rf8, b3, c4, g4, h4, b5, e6, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

−6.64 → drawn

Nigel Short – Michael Adams
FIDE-Wch k.o. 1997 · Two rooks vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 38 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.52 – White: Kh1, Qf6, Rf1, a2, b2, g2, h2, c3, e5; Black: Ke8, Qg8, Rh8, g4, c5, d5, a6, b7, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.52 → drawn

Luke McShane – Nigel Short
ch-GBR KO 2017 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.52 – White: Kg1, Qf3, Bf2, g2, d4, h4; Black: Kc8, Qe8, Nd5, a3, c71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.52 → drawn

E. Ghaem Maghami – Nigel Short
Talking Chess Match Blitz 2013 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.49 – White: Kf2, Qb6, Nd2, h2, f3, g3, b7; Black: Kh7, Qb8, Nf6, h3, g5, e6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.49 → drawn

Robert Markus – Nigel Short
BIH-chT 2004 · Queen and knight vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: −6.46 – White: Kg2, Ra7, Nh6, f2, h2, e3, b4, g4; Black: Kh8, Rd2, Ne4, e5, b6, f6, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

−6.46 → drawn

Dirk Paulsen – Nigel Short
Bundesliga 8384 1983 · Rook and knight vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Let slip 50

50 endgames Nigel Short began at least one and a half pawns up – and did not win. That belongs to it too: the 12 with the highest value.

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +7.19 – White: Kh2, Qf3, Bg2, b3, a4, f4, h4, d5; Black: Kg7, Qd7, Rg4, a5, c5, h5, b6, f71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+7.19 → lost

Evgeny Bareev – Nigel Short
Geneve PCA-GP Credit Suisse 1996 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 47 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.92 – White: Kh1, Qd4, Bb3, c2, h2, a4; Black: Kh8, Qg5, Ne5, f4, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.92 → drawn

Nigel Short – John T. H. Van der Wiel
Brussels 1987 · Queen and bishop vs. queen and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 48 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.75 – White: Kh2, Qe4, Bg3, g2, c3, f3, b4; Black: Kd7, Qa2, Rg5, b5, e5, h5, a6, d6, f61h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.75 → drawn

Alexei Shirov – Nigel Short
FIDE GP 2002 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 43 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.49 – White: Kb1, Qd3, Rd4, c2, b3, f4, e5, g5; Black: Kc8, Qb5, Rh8, a6, e6, g6, b7, f78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.49 → drawn

Nigel Short – Xu Jun
WchT 1st 1985 · Queen and rook vs. queen and rook

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 36 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.45 – White: Kc1, Rf1, Nd2, b2, a3, c3, d7; Black: Kh6, Qg5, Bf7, a4, b5, g6, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.45 → drawn

Nigel Short – Garry Kasparov
PCA-World Championship 1993 · Queen and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 39 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.43 – White: Kg6, Rb7, Bd3, c2, g3, a4, h4, c5; Black: Kg8, Rf2, Rd5, g5, c6, e6, a7, g78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.43 → drawn

Nigel Short – John D. M. Nunn
World Cup 1989 · Two rooks vs. rook and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.34 – White: Kh3, Bg6, Nf3, g5, h5; Black: Kd6, Nh6, Nd7, b6, e6, a78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.34 → drawn

Nigel Short – Alexander Onischuk
Tan Chin Nam Cup 6th 2000 · Bishop and knight vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 42 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.16 – White: Kh2, Rd6, Re7, a2, f2, b3, c3, h3, e4; Black: Kf7, Nh5, Nb7, b5, c5, e5, a6, g68a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+6.16 → drawn

Nigel Short – Margeir Petursson
Hoogovens 1990 · Two rooks vs. two knights

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 32 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +6.0 – White: Kg2, Bb6, g3, h3, f7; Black: Kh8, Bf8, Nd4, Nd5, g7, h71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+6.0 → drawn

Patryk Lagowski – Nigel Short
Warsaw AIG Life rapid 2004 · Bishop and two knights vs. bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 37 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +5.74 – White: Kc4, Rg4, Rd6, g2, h2, a3, b4, e5; Black: Ke7, Rc7, Rc8, c5, c6, e6, g6, a7, h78a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.74 → drawn

Nigel Short – Jonathan S. Speelman
Candidates m1 g/45 1991 · Two rooks vs. two rooks

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 40 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +5.65 – White: Kh2, Qg5, Rg8, g2, c4, f4, h4; Black: Kh8, Qh7, Bd4, c58a7b6c5d4e3f2g1h

+5.65 → drawn

Nigel Short – Utut Adianto
Keres mem 1998 · Queen and rook vs. queen and bishop

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 51 →

Start of the endgame, value for Nigel Short: +5.55 – White: Kg3, Re1, Bc1, b2, g2, c3, f4, g4; Black: Kf7, Ra8, Nc6, c5, d6, f6, h6, c7, g71h2g3f4e5d6c7b8a

+5.55 → drawn

Semyon Lomasov – Nigel Short
Nutcracker Rapid 2018 · Rook and bishop vs. rook and knight

Whole game on chesstoteles, from move 41 →

How it was measured

For each of the 1,362 endgames Stockfish 19 evaluated the position in which the game became an endgame – at depth 24, with a time limit; a measurement that missed the depth does not count. The values are pawns from the player's side: an evaluation, not a verdict like that of the tablebase. When a game counts as an endgame is told on the page Database.

Measurements as of 14 November 2026.