| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Short vs P Fenton |
 | 1-0 | 40 |
1975 |
SCCU Junior Championships U-14 | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 2. Short vs B Kimber |
 | 1-0 | 17 |
1975 |
ENG | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 3. Short vs G Knapton |
 | 1-0 | 15 |
1976 |
Lancashire vs Durham County Match | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 4. Short vs A Reid |
| 1-0 | 60 |
1977 |
BCF-ch | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 5. Short vs Flear |
 | 1-0 | 20 |
1977 |
Brighton | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 6. Short vs J Littlewood |
| 0-1 | 43 |
1978 |
Ayr British ch | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 7. Short vs H Westerinen |
 | 0-1 | 26 |
1978 |
LB | C73 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense |
| 8. Short vs J J Carleton |
| 1-0 | 43 |
1978 |
Ayr British ch | C60 Ruy Lopez |
| 9. Short vs A Reid |
| ½-½ | 28 |
1978 |
Ayr British ch | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 10. Short vs R Bellin |
| ½-½ | 19 |
1979 |
Chester GBR ch | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 11. Short vs Biyiasas |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1979 |
Hastings | C71 Ruy Lopez |
| 12. Short vs G Botterill |
| ½-½ | 31 |
1979 |
Chester GBR ch | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 13. Short vs Korchnoi |
 | 0-1 | 36 |
1980 |
London P&D | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 14. Short vs Kupreichik |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1981 |
Hastings | C61 Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense |
| 15. Short vs S Taulbut |
 | 1-0 | 65 |
1981 |
Brighton | C65 Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense |
| 16. Short vs H Westerinen |
| ½-½ | 76 |
1981 |
Brighton | C72 Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 5.O-O |
| 17. Short vs P Swallow |
 | 0-1 | 41 |
1981 |
Simul Austicks Leeds, England | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 18. Short vs Hecht |
 | 0-1 | 59 |
1981 |
TV | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 19. Short vs Nunn |
 | 0-1 | 52 |
1982 |
Marbella zt f | C63 Ruy Lopez, Schliemann Defense |
| 20. Short vs A Doyle |
| 1-0 | 38 |
1982 |
Marbella zt A | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 21. Short vs J Fernandez Garcia |
 | 1-0 | 42 |
1982 |
Marbella zt A | C77 Ruy Lopez |
| 22. Short vs V Malaniuk |
| ½-½ | 64 |
1983 |
Baku | C78 Ruy Lopez |
| 23. Short vs Timman |
 | ½-½ | 83 |
1983 |
Arnhem/Amsterdam | C84 Ruy Lopez, Closed |
| 24. Short vs Hort |
| 0-1 | 54 |
1983 |
Dortmund | C71 Ruy Lopez |
| 25. Short vs Hebden |
 | 0-1 | 22 |
1983 |
Hastings | C90 Ruy Lopez, Closed |