Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  469  2033 (87) 4
1884  483  2046 (84) 0
1885  464  2059 (80) 0
1886  436  2073 (74) 0
1887  417  2086 (65) 8
1888  400  2098 (64) 0
1889  372  2111 (58) 8
1890  349  2141 (54) 16
1891  363  2128 (52) 14
1892  381  2131 (55) 1
1893  376  2140 (49) 21
1894  371  2147 (50) 16
1895  402  2133 (55) 5
1896  386  2135 (61) 0
1897  394  2138 (62) 0
1898  411  2140 (59) 0
1899  416  2143 (50) 30
1900  460  2130 (57) 0
1901  492  2117 (58) 0
1902  547  2104 (54) 10
1903  521  2118 (51) 17
1904  636  2074 (48) 27
1905  694  2053 (56) 0
1906  747  2032 (57) 12
1907  749  2043 (65) 0
1908  733  2054 (69) 0
1909  753  2065 (70) 0
1910  723  2076 (69) 9
1911  788  2054 (78) 0
1912  836  2032 (84) 0
1913  900  2010 (90) 0
1914  901  1988 (94) 0
1915  869  1966 (97) 0
1916  896  1944 (100) 0
1917  914  1923 (102) 0
1918  958  1901 (103) 0
1919  994  1879 (103) 0
1920  1117  1857 (103) 0
1921  1239  1835 (102) 0
1922  1290  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