Chess GM Nigel Short resigns as FIDE vice-president

Chennai: With few days to go for the presidential elections for the international chess federation (FIDE), Grandmaster Nigel Short has resigned from his post of vice-president.

The resignation could be related to the imposition of a three-month suspended ban from acting as FIDE official by the FIDE Ethics and Disciplinary Commission, said FIDE president Arkady Dvorkovich.

"Nigel's decision is open and sincere, perhaps even a little emotional and related to the decision of EDC (Ethics and Disciplinary Commission), but I believe that Nigel will continue his mission and agree with my proposal to find the right format for our joint work for the benefit of chess," Dvorkovich said. Short, when contacted by IANS, declined to comment. The charge against Short was undermining and discrediting the US Virgin Islands Chess Federation.

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