Nigel Short has come under fire for his comments on women playing chess. Photo: Facebook When Nigel Short, one of UK's greatest ever chess players, challenged Garry Kasparov for the world title in 1993 the pair met as bitter rivals. But it appears the British grandmaster has finally found common ground with his Russian opponent - they both believe women are not suited to the game. Mr Short, who lost to Kasparov in the championships, has claimed men and women should just accept they are "hard-wired very differently". Speaking in the magazine New in Chess about the lack of women playing the game, Short said: "Why should they [men and women] function in the same way? I don't have...
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