Nigel Short triumphs over Ballarat Chess Club

By Caleb Cluff
Updated March 11 2016 - 10:51pm, first published 12:30pm
Whitewash: Nigel Short about to begin his triumphant sweep of Ballarat's best chess minds on Thursday evening. Photo: Tiffany Titshall.
Whitewash: Nigel Short about to begin his triumphant sweep of Ballarat's best chess minds on Thursday evening. Photo: Tiffany Titshall.

A very impressive rout took place Thursday night at the Ballarat Library meeting rooms, where visiting British chess grandmaster Nigel Short took on 31 members of the Chess Club and defeated each of them in just under three-and-a-half hours.

Subscribe now for unlimited access.

$0/

(min cost $0)

or signup to continue reading

See subscription options

Get the latest Ballarat news in your inbox

Sign up for our newsletter to stay up to date.

We care about the protection of your data. Read our Privacy Policy.