Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  469  2031 (87) 4
1884  484  2044 (84) 0
1885  461  2057 (80) 0
1886  425  2071 (74) 0
1887  408  2084 (65) 8
1888  391  2096 (64) 0
1889  361  2109 (58) 8
1890  346  2139 (54) 16
1891  360  2125 (52) 14
1892  378  2129 (55) 1
1893  368  2138 (49) 21
1894  366  2145 (50) 16
1895  394  2131 (55) 5
1896  385  2133 (61) 0
1897  385  2136 (62) 0
1898  400  2139 (59) 0
1899  406  2142 (50) 30
1900  451  2129 (57) 0
1901  482  2116 (58) 0
1902  533  2103 (54) 10
1903  504  2117 (51) 17
1904  620  2073 (48) 27
1905  677  2052 (56) 0
1906  734  2031 (57) 12
1907  734  2042 (65) 0
1908  717  2053 (69) 0
1909  737  2064 (70) 0
1910  704  2075 (69) 9
1911  774  2053 (78) 0
1912  823  2031 (84) 0
1913  886  2009 (90) 0
1914  889  1988 (94) 0
1915  861  1966 (97) 0
1916  885  1944 (100) 0
1917  905  1922 (102) 0
1918  944  1900 (103) 0
1919  986  1878 (103) 0
1920  1106  1857 (103) 0
1921  1230  1835 (102) 0
1922  1275  1813 (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