23-08-2015, 02:24 PM
The main selling point of course is Nigel Short's name, and I have no doubt the lectures will be excellent. Short in his heyday was a fantastic attacking player - in 1993, against Kasparov for the world title, his play against the Najdorf was brutal and I still don't know how Kasparov survived many of those games.
The price-tag is rather hefty, and from a purely 'group chess tuition' perspective it is too high, but if Short mixes in his knowledge, experience, anecdotes, etc then it's not a ridiculous price to pay for 4 days. Hopefully he will stay away from the more political subjects though - he hasn't exactly endeared himself to Scotland's chess community over the past few years in that respect!
The price-tag is rather hefty, and from a purely 'group chess tuition' perspective it is too high, but if Short mixes in his knowledge, experience, anecdotes, etc then it's not a ridiculous price to pay for 4 days. Hopefully he will stay away from the more political subjects though - he hasn't exactly endeared himself to Scotland's chess community over the past few years in that respect!