Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  439  2033 (87) 4
1884  449  2046 (84) 0
1885  436  2059 (80) 0
1886  394  2072 (74) 0
1887  383  2086 (65) 8
1888  358  2098 (64) 0
1889  346  2111 (58) 8
1890  332  2142 (55) 16
1891  351  2129 (53) 14
1892  360  2134 (55) 1
1893  332  2146 (50) 21
1894  317  2159 (51) 15
1895  337  2151 (57) 3
1896  332  2151 (62) 0
1897  342  2150 (63) 0
1898  348  2150 (60) 0
1899  366  2149 (52) 30
1900  372  2147 (60) 0
1901  392  2144 (62) 0
1902  413  2142 (60) 0
1903  418  2139 (53) 17
1904  551  2087 (49) 27
1905  605  2064 (57) 0
1906  660  2040 (58) 12
1907  656  2051 (66) 0
1908  645  2062 (70) 0
1909  666  2073 (71) 0
1910  637  2083 (69) 9
1911  702  2061 (78) 0
1912  749  2039 (85) 0
1913  790  2017 (90) 0
1914  773  1996 (95) 0
1915  761  1974 (98) 0
1916  765  1952 (100) 0
1917  791  1930 (102) 0
1918  839  1908 (103) 0
1919  870  1886 (103) 0
1920  975  1864 (103) 0
1921  1077  1842 (102) 0
1922  1093  1820 (101) 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 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 1899 (1)     24th Canadian Championship     7  /  12
Montreal 1899 (2)     Montreal Club Championship     11.5  /  18
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: 30 Jul. 2023