Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  440  2029 (87) 4
1884  453  2042 (84) 0
1885  438  2055 (80) 0
1886  395  2068 (74) 0
1887  384  2082 (65) 8
1888  360  2094 (64) 0
1889  344  2107 (58) 8
1890  329  2137 (54) 16
1891  350  2125 (53) 14
1892  362  2129 (55) 1
1893  336  2140 (50) 21
1894  325  2150 (50) 16
1895  349  2144 (57) 3
1896  337  2145 (62) 0
1897  349  2145 (63) 0
1898  356  2145 (59) 0
1899  367  2146 (51) 30
1900  399  2133 (58) 0
1901  430  2120 (59) 0
1902  480  2107 (54) 10
1903  458  2120 (51) 17
1904  574  2075 (48) 27
1905  629  2054 (56) 0
1906  686  2032 (58) 12
1907  684  2043 (65) 0
1908  660  2054 (69) 0
1909  678  2065 (70) 0
1910  655  2076 (69) 9
1911  719  2054 (78) 0
1912  762  2033 (85) 0
1913  813  2011 (90) 0
1914  786  1989 (94) 0
1915  773  1967 (98) 0
1916  776  1945 (100) 0
1917  800  1923 (102) 0
1918  849  1901 (103) 0
1919  880  1879 (103) 0
1920  986  1857 (103) 0
1921  1087  1835 (102) 0
1922  1102  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]
   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 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: 18 Mar. 2024