Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  460  2028 (87) 4
1884  476  2042 (84) 0
1885  455  2055 (80) 0
1886  421  2068 (74) 0
1887  404  2081 (65) 8
1888  384  2094 (64) 0
1889  358  2106 (58) 8
1890  341  2136 (54) 16
1891  359  2123 (52) 14
1892  377  2126 (55) 1
1893  365  2136 (49) 21
1894  361  2142 (50) 16
1895  388  2128 (55) 5
1896  380  2131 (61) 0
1897  384  2133 (62) 0
1898  395  2136 (59) 0
1899  402  2139 (50) 30
1900  446  2126 (57) 0
1901  475  2113 (58) 0
1902  528  2100 (54) 10
1903  501  2114 (51) 17
1904  615  2070 (48) 27
1905  669  2049 (56) 0
1906  727  2027 (57) 12
1907  729  2038 (65) 0
1908  708  2049 (69) 0
1909  731  2060 (70) 0
1910  695  2071 (69) 9
1911  767  2049 (78) 0
1912  809  2028 (84) 0
1913  871  2006 (90) 0
1914  878  1984 (94) 0
1915  850  1962 (97) 0
1916  872  1940 (100) 0
1917  895  1918 (102) 0
1918  937  1896 (103) 0
1919  975  1874 (103) 0
1920  1097  1852 (103) 0
1921  1211  1830 (102) 0
1922  1254  1809 (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