Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  454  2030 (87) 4
1884  473  2043 (84) 0
1885  454  2056 (80) 0
1886  418  2069 (74) 0
1887  404  2083 (65) 8
1888  382  2095 (64) 0
1889  362  2108 (58) 8
1890  344  2137 (54) 16
1891  360  2124 (52) 14
1892  382  2127 (55) 1
1893  360  2137 (49) 21
1894  358  2143 (50) 16
1895  381  2129 (55) 5
1896  376  2132 (61) 0
1897  380  2135 (62) 0
1898  390  2138 (59) 0
1899  398  2140 (50) 30
1900  441  2128 (58) 0
1901  471  2115 (58) 0
1902  520  2102 (54) 10
1903  492  2116 (51) 17
1904  605  2072 (48) 27
1905  658  2051 (56) 0
1906  716  2030 (57) 12
1907  713  2041 (65) 0
1908  697  2052 (69) 0
1909  719  2063 (70) 0
1910  693  2074 (69) 9
1911  763  2052 (78) 0
1912  799  2030 (84) 0
1913  863  2008 (90) 0
1914  868  1986 (94) 0
1915  835  1964 (97) 0
1916  850  1942 (100) 0
1917  869  1920 (102) 0
1918  910  1899 (103) 0
1919  948  1877 (103) 0
1920  1063  1855 (103) 0
1921  1183  1833 (102) 0
1922  1205  1811 (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