Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  458  2029 (87) 4
1884  475  2042 (84) 0
1885  454  2055 (80) 0
1886  422  2068 (74) 0
1887  406  2082 (65) 8
1888  383  2094 (64) 0
1889  359  2107 (58) 8
1890  342  2136 (54) 16
1891  360  2123 (52) 14
1892  378  2126 (55) 1
1893  363  2136 (49) 21
1894  362  2142 (50) 16
1895  388  2128 (55) 5
1896  379  2131 (61) 0
1897  383  2134 (62) 0
1898  395  2136 (59) 0
1899  404  2139 (50) 30
1900  444  2126 (57) 0
1901  477  2113 (58) 0
1902  527  2101 (54) 10
1903  499  2115 (51) 17
1904  610  2070 (48) 27
1905  669  2049 (56) 0
1906  726  2028 (57) 12
1907  727  2039 (65) 0
1908  706  2050 (69) 0
1909  732  2061 (70) 0
1910  696  2072 (69) 9
1911  767  2050 (78) 0
1912  807  2028 (84) 0
1913  869  2006 (90) 0
1914  876  1984 (94) 0
1915  848  1962 (97) 0
1916  866  1941 (100) 0
1917  891  1919 (102) 0
1918  932  1897 (103) 0
1919  971  1875 (103) 0
1920  1092  1853 (103) 0
1921  1207  1831 (102) 0
1922  1247  1809 (100) 6

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Short, Robert  
Born: 14 Apr. 1844
Died: 21 Aug. 1927
 
Notes:
Correspondence from David Cohen has full name 'Robert Short', as do Stephen Wright and John Hilbert. Hilbert quotes an obituary stating that died at age 87, but Gaige's dates suggest that he was 83.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 36
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 389
   Hilbert, Napier, page 39
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 12, 48
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 9, 12, 129
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 249
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [MWW], vol. 58, 23 June 1903, page 16
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Timeline]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Robert Short]
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Lasker, Em. - Short, R. 1892         (f)     1   -   0
Steinitz, W. - Short, R. 1893         (c)     1   -   0
de Soyres, J. - Short, R. 1894         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Short, R. - Clement, C.A. 1903         (f)     6   -   2

Tournament data

Montreal 1883     11th Canadian Championship     2  /  5
Montreal 1887     14th Canadian Championship     4  /  8
Montreal 1889     16th Canadian Championship     2.5  /  8
Quebec 1890     17th Canadian Championship     10  /  12
Montreal 1890     Montreal Club Tournament     25.5  /  27
Montreal 1891     18th Canadian Championship     5.5  /  14
Montreal 1893 (2)     1st Montreal Club Championship     10  /  18
Quebec 1893 (2)     Montreal - Quebec Club Match    
  Short, R. - Pope, E.     2 - 0    
Montreal 1894     21st Canadian Championship     7.5  /  14
Montreal and Saint John 1894     Montreal - Saint John Telgraphic Match    
  Short, R. - Fisher, G.F.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1895 (1)     Montreal Club Handicap Tournament     16  /  20      odds player in pawn and two moves class
Montreal 1895 (3)     Montreal Club - Central Club Match    
  Short, R. - Marshall, F.J.     0 - 1    
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (1)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Short, R. - Narraway, J.E.     0 - 1    
Montreal and Ottawa 1895 (2)     Montreal - Ottawa Telegraphic Match    
  Short, R. - Narraway, J.E.     0 - 1    
Montreal 1899 (1)     24th Canadian Championship     7  /  12
Montreal 1899 (2)     Montreal Club Championship     11.5  /  18
Montreal 1902     Montreal Club Championship     4.5  /  10
Montreal 1903     Quebec Provincial Championship     6.5  /  9
Montreal 1904 (1)     Montreal Club Championship     7  /  15
Montreal 1904 (2)     Montreal Club Quadrangular Tournament     4  /  12
Montreal 1906 (1)     26th Canadian Championship     2  /  12
Montreal 1910     28th Canadian Championship     6  /  9
Montreal 1922     31st Canadian Championship     0.5  /  6

Player information updated: 6 Aug. 2024