Chessmaster Nigel Short squares up to 23 opponents at former school

CHESS grandmaster Nigel Short proved he still had all the right moves when he went back to his old school – and took on 23 pupils simultaneously in a match. The Bolton School old boy was aiming to inspire the next generation of chess players, so he challenged pupils from the junior and senior school, age from eight to 18. Three junior boys, six junior girls, ten senior boys and four senior girls took their seats in the Arts Centre main hall to play against Mr Short.