Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  469  2030 (87) 4
1884  484  2044 (84) 0
1885  461  2057 (80) 0
1886  425  2070 (74) 0
1887  410  2083 (65) 8
1888  391  2096 (64) 0
1889  361  2108 (58) 8
1890  347  2138 (54) 16
1891  360  2125 (52) 14
1892  379  2128 (55) 1
1893  372  2138 (49) 21
1894  368  2144 (50) 16
1895  396  2130 (55) 5
1896  384  2132 (61) 0
1897  390  2135 (62) 0
1898  405  2138 (59) 0
1899  413  2140 (50) 30
1900  455  2127 (57) 0
1901  486  2114 (58) 0
1902  536  2101 (54) 10
1903  515  2115 (51) 17
1904  626  2071 (48) 27
1905  683  2050 (56) 0
1906  739  2029 (57) 12
1907  740  2040 (65) 0
1908  721  2051 (69) 0
1909  744  2062 (70) 0
1910  713  2073 (69) 9
1911  780  2052 (78) 0
1912  826  2030 (84) 0
1913  890  2008 (90) 0
1914  890  1986 (94) 0
1915  864  1965 (97) 0
1916  887  1943 (100) 0
1917  908  1921 (102) 0
1918  950  1899 (103) 0
1919  991  1878 (103) 0
1920  1111  1856 (103) 0
1921  1235  1834 (102) 0
1922  1280  1812 (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] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken)
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Robert Short] (broken)
   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