Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  456  2029 (87) 4
1884  475  2042 (84) 0
1885  454  2056 (80) 0
1886  419  2069 (74) 0
1887  404  2082 (65) 8
1888  381  2095 (64) 0
1889  361  2107 (58) 8
1890  343  2137 (54) 16
1891  360  2124 (52) 14
1892  379  2127 (55) 1
1893  362  2137 (49) 21
1894  360  2143 (50) 16
1895  385  2129 (55) 5
1896  375  2132 (61) 0
1897  381  2135 (62) 0
1898  390  2138 (59) 0
1899  399  2140 (50) 30
1900  443  2128 (57) 0
1901  472  2115 (58) 0
1902  525  2102 (54) 10
1903  497  2116 (51) 17
1904  608  2072 (48) 27
1905  662  2051 (56) 0
1906  722  2030 (57) 12
1907  721  2041 (65) 0
1908  700  2052 (69) 0
1909  722  2063 (70) 0
1910  691  2074 (69) 9
1911  764  2052 (78) 0
1912  802  2030 (84) 0
1913  866  2008 (90) 0
1914  874  1986 (94) 0
1915  846  1964 (97) 0
1916  862  1942 (100) 0
1917  888  1920 (102) 0
1918  930  1898 (103) 0
1919  969  1876 (103) 0
1920  1090  1854 (103) 0
1921  1202  1832 (102) 0
1922  1239  1810 (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