Without the fanfare and the hoopla, a chess super grandmaster made his way to Manila for a short visit.

Nigel David Short, whose current Elo rating is 2595, arrived in Manila on Wednesday morning, through the invitation of US-based Filipino National Master Tony Aguirre.

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