Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  451  2032 (87) 4
1884  468  2045 (84) 0
1885  447  2058 (80) 0
1886  413  2071 (74) 0
1887  401  2085 (65) 8
1888  376  2097 (64) 0
1889  356  2110 (58) 8
1890  339  2140 (54) 16
1891  356  2127 (52) 14
1892  374  2130 (55) 1
1893  356  2140 (50) 21
1894  352  2146 (50) 16
1895  373  2133 (55) 5
1896  369  2136 (61) 0
1897  370  2139 (62) 0
1898  375  2143 (59) 0
1899  390  2146 (51) 30
1900  428  2133 (58) 0
1901  454  2120 (59) 0
1902  499  2108 (54) 10
1903  477  2120 (51) 17
1904  594  2075 (48) 27
1905  649  2054 (56) 0
1906  703  2032 (58) 12
1907  704  2043 (65) 0
1908  683  2053 (69) 0
1909  707  2064 (70) 0
1910  680  2075 (69) 9
1911  750  2052 (78) 0
1912  787  2030 (85) 0
1913  848  2008 (90) 0
1914  843  1986 (94) 0
1915  823  1963 (98) 0
1916  839  1941 (100) 0
1917  858  1919 (102) 0
1918  900  1897 (103) 0
1919  937  1874 (103) 0
1920  1050  1852 (103) 0
1921  1155  1830 (102) 0
1922  1183  1808 (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