Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  452  2029 (87) 4
1884  470  2043 (84) 0
1885  450  2056 (80) 0
1886  416  2069 (74) 0
1887  399  2082 (65) 8
1888  373  2095 (64) 0
1889  354  2107 (58) 8
1890  340  2137 (54) 16
1891  352  2124 (52) 14
1892  370  2127 (55) 1
1893  344  2137 (50) 21
1894  340  2143 (50) 16
1895  371  2129 (55) 5
1896  361  2132 (61) 0
1897  365  2135 (62) 0
1898  368  2139 (59) 0
1899  378  2142 (51) 30
1900  408  2129 (58) 0
1901  439  2117 (59) 0
1902  488  2104 (54) 10
1903  466  2117 (51) 17
1904  584  2072 (48) 27
1905  636  2051 (56) 0
1906  695  2029 (58) 12
1907  698  2040 (65) 0
1908  671  2051 (69) 0
1909  699  2062 (70) 0
1910  672  2073 (69) 9
1911  740  2051 (78) 0
1912  779  2029 (85) 0
1913  835  2006 (90) 0
1914  811  1984 (94) 0
1915  794  1962 (98) 0
1916  815  1940 (100) 0
1917  830  1918 (102) 0
1918  869  1896 (103) 0
1919  909  1874 (103) 0
1920  1020  1852 (103) 0
1921  1126  1830 (102) 0
1922  1149  1807 (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