Short, Robert
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1883 |
452 |
2029 | (87) | 4 |
| 1884 |
469 |
2043 | (84) | 0 |
| 1885 |
449 |
2056 | (80) | 0 |
| 1886 |
416 |
2069 | (74) | 0 |
| 1887 |
400 |
2082 | (65) | 8 |
| 1888 |
373 |
2095 | (64) | 0 |
| 1889 |
355 |
2107 | (58) | 8 |
| 1890 |
339 |
2137 | (54) | 16 |
| 1891 |
354 |
2124 | (52) | 14 |
| 1892 |
369 |
2127 | (55) | 1 |
| 1893 |
345 |
2137 | (50) | 21 |
| 1894 |
343 |
2144 | (50) | 16 |
| 1895 |
371 |
2130 | (55) | 5 |
| 1896 |
366 |
2133 | (61) | 0 |
| 1897 |
370 |
2136 | (62) | 0 |
| 1898 |
373 |
2139 | (59) | 0 |
| 1899 |
384 |
2142 | (51) | 30 |
| 1900 |
414 |
2129 | (58) | 0 |
| 1901 |
443 |
2117 | (59) | 0 |
| 1902 |
490 |
2104 | (54) | 10 |
| 1903 |
469 |
2117 | (51) | 17 |
| 1904 |
584 |
2072 | (48) | 27 |
| 1905 |
635 |
2051 | (56) | 0 |
| 1906 |
694 |
2030 | (58) | 12 |
| 1907 |
696 |
2040 | (65) | 0 |
| 1908 |
674 |
2051 | (69) | 0 |
| 1909 |
698 |
2062 | (70) | 0 |
| 1910 |
670 |
2073 | (69) | 9 |
| 1911 |
741 |
2051 | (78) | 0 |
| 1912 |
780 |
2028 | (85) | 0 |
| 1913 |
835 |
2006 | (90) | 0 |
| 1914 |
818 |
1984 | (94) | 0 |
| 1915 |
803 |
1962 | (98) | 0 |
| 1916 |
818 |
1940 | (100) | 0 |
| 1917 |
835 |
1918 | (102) | 0 |
| 1918 |
876 |
1896 | (103) | 0 |
| 1919 |
914 |
1874 | (103) | 0 |
| 1920 |
1026 |
1851 | (103) | 0 |
| 1921 |
1132 |
1829 | (102) | 0 |
| 1922 |
1167 |
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)
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 |
|
