| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Short vs A J Mestel |
| 0-1 | 23 |
1981 |
Hastings | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 2. Short vs Speelman |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1987 |
Hastings | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 3. Short vs Speelman |
 | 0-1 | 47 |
1987 |
Hastings (England) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 4. Short vs P Wells |
| 1-0 | 31 |
1987 |
Swansea GBR ch | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 5. Short vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 15 |
1987 |
Brussels SWIFT | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 6. Short vs Adams |
 | ½-½ | 50 |
1988 |
London | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 7. Short vs Karpov |
| ½-½ | 10 |
1988 |
Memorial M.Euwe | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 8. Short vs Speelman |
| 1-0 | 47 |
1988 |
Hastings | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 9. Short vs Speelman |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1988 |
Hastings 47/193 | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 10. Short vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 56 |
1994 |
01, New York m PCA-qf | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 11. Short vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 51 |
1994 |
PCA-WchQual2 New York | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 12. Short vs Gulko |
| ½-½ | 49 |
1994 |
PCA-WchQual2 New York | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 13. Short vs Gulko |
 | 1-0 | 27 |
1994 |
PCA-WchQual2 New York | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |
| 14. Short vs Adams |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1997 |
Ch World FIDE (play-off) | B17 Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation |