Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  467  2030 (87) 4
1884  480  2044 (84) 0
1885  456  2057 (80) 0
1886  423  2070 (74) 0
1887  406  2083 (65) 8
1888  388  2096 (64) 0
1889  358  2108 (58) 8
1890  345  2138 (54) 16
1891  359  2125 (52) 14
1892  378  2128 (55) 1
1893  365  2138 (49) 21
1894  363  2144 (50) 16
1895  388  2130 (55) 5
1896  380  2133 (61) 0
1897  384  2135 (62) 0
1898  398  2138 (59) 0
1899  405  2141 (50) 30
1900  448  2128 (57) 0
1901  479  2115 (58) 0
1902  531  2103 (54) 10
1903  506  2117 (51) 17
1904  620  2072 (48) 27
1905  670  2051 (56) 0
1906  728  2030 (57) 12
1907  731  2041 (65) 0
1908  712  2052 (69) 0
1909  735  2063 (70) 0
1910  701  2074 (69) 9
1911  769  2052 (78) 0
1912  813  2030 (84) 0
1913  871  2009 (90) 0
1914  878  1987 (94) 0
1915  855  1965 (97) 0
1916  880  1943 (100) 0
1917  900  1921 (102) 0
1918  942  1899 (103) 0
1919  981  1877 (103) 0
1920  1103  1856 (103) 0
1921  1223  1834 (102) 0
1922  1271  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