Short, Robert




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1883  440  2030 (87) 4
1884  448  2043 (84) 0
1885  436  2056 (80) 0
1886  395  2070 (74) 0
1887  384  2083 (65) 8
1888  361  2095 (64) 0
1889  344  2108 (58) 8
1890  329  2138 (54) 16
1891  352  2126 (53) 14
1892  362  2130 (55) 1
1893  336  2141 (50) 21
1894  325  2151 (50) 16
1895  346  2146 (57) 3
1896  335  2146 (62) 0
1897  346  2147 (63) 0
1898  352  2148 (59) 0
1899  364  2148 (51) 30
1900  394  2135 (58) 0
1901  425  2123 (59) 0
1902  473  2110 (54) 10
1903  449  2123 (51) 17
1904  570  2078 (48) 27
1905  618  2057 (56) 0
1906  677  2036 (58) 12
1907  677  2047 (65) 0
1908  654  2058 (69) 0
1909  673  2069 (71) 0
1910  648  2080 (69) 9
1911  712  2058 (78) 0
1912  754  2036 (85) 0
1913  795  2014 (90) 0
1914  783  1993 (94) 0
1915  770  1971 (98) 0
1916  771  1949 (100) 0
1917  791  1927 (102) 0
1918  848  1905 (103) 0
1919  879  1883 (103) 0
1920  985  1861 (103) 0
1921  1082  1839 (102) 0
1922  1099  1817 (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 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: 18 Mar. 2024