The Canterbury Chess Club in association with Vero Insurance and Benson Insurance Brokers presents former World Championship Challenger, International Grandmaster Nigel Short.

The tour is done and the results are below. Many thanks to our Sponsors, Vero Insurance, Benson Insurance Brokers, Daniel Schuster Wines Ltd, Scenic Circle Hotels and Qantas, without whom the tour would not have been possible.

Results

The scores given below are those of GM Nigel Short, with the names of the players who achieved draws and wins given in brackets.

November 22 – Wellington
25 wins, 4 draws (Nijman, van der Hoorn, Ker and Thomas) and 1 loss (Wastney).

November 24 – Hamilton
28 wins and 2 draws (Bennett and Wagner).

November 25 – Auckland
26 wins, 3 draws (Cowan, Morten and Davies) and 1 loss (Watson).

November 28 – Christchurch
29 wins and 1 draw (Cummings).

November 30 – Dunedin
24 wins and 2 draws (Johnson and Watts).

Final Total
Overall, GM Nigel Short collected 132 wins, 12 draws and 2 losses for a total score of 138/146 (94.5%).

Further enquiries may be emailed to canterbury@chess.org.nz.