Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  455  2030 (87) 4
1884  474  2043 (84) 0
1885  455  2057 (80) 0
1886  419  2070 (74) 0
1887  404  2083 (65) 8
1888  381  2095 (64) 0
1889  362  2108 (58) 8
1890  344  2138 (54) 16
1891  360  2125 (52) 14
1892  381  2128 (55) 1
1893  360  2137 (49) 21
1894  358  2144 (50) 16
1895  382  2130 (55) 5
1896  376  2133 (61) 0
1897  380  2135 (62) 0
1898  391  2138 (59) 0
1899  397  2141 (50) 30
1900  441  2129 (57) 0
1901  470  2116 (58) 0
1902  520  2103 (54) 10
1903  491  2117 (51) 17
1904  605  2073 (48) 27
1905  659  2052 (56) 0
1906  718  2031 (57) 12
1907  714  2042 (65) 0
1908  699  2053 (69) 0
1909  720  2064 (70) 0
1910  695  2075 (69) 9
1911  765  2053 (78) 0
1912  803  2031 (84) 0
1913  864  2009 (90) 0
1914  874  1987 (94) 0
1915  846  1965 (97) 0
1916  863  1943 (100) 0
1917  887  1921 (102) 0
1918  927  1899 (103) 0
1919  968  1877 (103) 0
1920  1087  1855 (103) 0
1921  1200  1833 (102) 0
1922  1222  1811 (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