: Readers and reviewers from Forward Chess and The Spectator highlight his "funny, quirky, and provocative" writing style.

The wind off the North Sea didn’t just howl; it seemed to mock. For Nigel, sitting in a small cafe in Wijk aan Zee, the view of the distant steel mill furnaces looked less like industry and more like a "vision of eternal damnation". He was halfway through one of the most prestigious tournaments in the world, and the "pea soup" was starting to lose its charm.

Winning (often subtitled Nigel Short’s Best Games ) is his autobiography through chess. Unlike dry opening manuals, this book breathes life into 64 squares.