| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Short vs J Benjamin |
 | 1-0 | 44 |
1976 |
London tx | B41 Sicilian, Kan |
| 2. Short vs J Penrose |
 | 1-0 | 41 |
1977 |
ENG | B40 Sicilian |
| 3. Short vs A Sendur |
 | 1-0 | 32 |
1977 |
World Cadet Championship | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 4. Short vs M Fuller |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1977 |
London, England | B30 Sicilian |
| 5. Short vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 59 |
1977 |
London sm | B21 Sicilian, 2.f4 and 2.d4 |
| 6. Short vs Ulf Andersson |
 | 1-0 | 73 |
1979 |
Hastings | B50 Sicilian |
| 7. Short vs J Graf |
 | 1-0 | 22 |
1979 |
Viborg | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 8. Short vs G Morrison |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1979 |
Chester GBR ch | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 9. Short vs S Quigley |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1979 |
Chester GBR ch | B31 Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation |
| 10. Short vs Kasparov |
 | ½-½ | 41 |
1980 |
Ch World Yunior's ( under 20 ) | B40 Sicilian |
| 11. Short vs A J Mestel |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1980 |
Hastings | B51 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 12. Short vs Browne |
| 0-1 | 46 |
1980 |
London | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 13. Short vs Miles |
 | 1-0 | 62 |
1980 |
London | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 14. Short vs M Santo-Roman |
| ½-½ | 29 |
1980 |
Dortmund | B40 Sicilian |
| 15. Short vs Timman |
| ½-½ | 93 |
1980 |
London P&D | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 16. Short vs Ulf Andersson |
| 0-1 | 68 |
1980 |
London P&D | B22 Sicilian, Alapin |
| 17. Short vs M Stean |
| ½-½ | 13 |
1980 |
London P&D | B52 Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack |
| 18. Short vs P Littlewood |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | B53 Sicilian |
| 19. Short vs M Rivas-Pastor |
| 1-0 | 49 |
1981 |
Hastings | B30 Sicilian |
| 20. Short vs G Sigurjonsson |
| 1-0 | 59 |
1981 |
Brighton | B53 Sicilian |
| 21. Short vs H Ree |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1981 |
Hastings | B20 Sicilian |
| 22. Short vs Ulf Andersson |
| ½-½ | 34 |
1981 |
Hastings | B20 Sicilian |
| 23. Short vs I Morovic |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1981 |
under 20 | B45 Sicilian, Taimanov |
| 24. Short vs A Lein |
| ½-½ | 41 |
1981 |
Hastings | B40 Sicilian |
| 25. Short vs C W Pritchett |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1981 |
BCF-ch | B40 Sicilian |