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Philip Michael Short

Number of games in database: 102
Years covered: 1974 to 2018
Last FIDE rating: 2334 (2241 rapid)
Overall record: +37 -36 =29 (50.5%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games in the database.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:
 King's Indian (13) 
    E73 E61 E60 E62 E63
 Queen's Indian (7) 
    E12 E13 E15 E17
 Queen's Pawn Game (6) 
    A46 D02 E00 E10
 Semi-Slav (4) 
    D47 D46 D44 D45
 Grunfeld (4) 
    D85 D78 D79
With the Black pieces:
 French Defense (13) 
    C01 C03 C15 C18 C17
 Ruy Lopez, Closed (6) 
    C95 C85 C91
 Ruy Lopez (6) 
    C95 C85 C91
 French Winawer (6) 
    C18 C15 C16 C17
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NOTABLE GAMES: [what is this?]
   P Short vs G McCarthy, 1978 1/2-1/2
   J McMorrow vs P Short, 2016 0-1
   S Brady vs P Short, 1991 0-1

NOTABLE TOURNAMENTS: [what is this?]
   Irish Championship (2008)
   Irish Championship (1991)
   Dublin Zonal (1993)
   Bunratty Masters (2014)
   European Union Championship (2005)
   Bunratty Masters (2016)
   Bunratty Masters (2018)

RECENT GAMES:
   🏆 Bunratty Masters
   M Manojlovic vs P Short (Feb-25-18) 0-1
   P Short vs S Maroroa (Feb-25-18) 1/2-1/2
   J Kennedy vs P Short (Feb-24-18) 0-1
   P Short vs M Davey (Feb-24-18) 1/2-1/2
   S Melaugh vs P Short (Feb-24-18) 1-0

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PHILIP MICHAEL SHORT
(born May-15-1960, died Aug-31-2018, 58 years old) Ireland

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FIDE Master Philip Michael Short was Irish Champion in 1981 (=David Joseph Dunne) and was equal first in 1982 but lost on tie-break. He became national Champion again in 1986 (=John Delaney), 1988 and came joint first in 2015 and 2017.

Wikipedia article: Philip Short (chess player)

Last updated: 2018-12-29 04:06:43

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 page 1 of 5; games 1-25 of 102  PGN Download
Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. T Myers vs P Short  ½-½221974MulcahyB46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation
2. P Short vs J O'Brien  0-1401974MulcahyA57 Benko Gambit
3. P Short vs J Scanlon  1-0521974MulcahyE72 King's Indian
4. M Coveney vs P Short  0-1341974MulcahyA05 Reti Opening
5. P Short vs D Blair  1-0411974MulcahyE65 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav, 7.O-O
6. P Short vs G McCarthy ½-½261978Cavan OpenE00 Queen's Pawn Game
7. Ftacnik vs P Short  1-0371982Lucerne OlympiadD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
8. M Taha vs P Short  0-1411986Dubai OlympiadE20 Nimzo-Indian
9. K Georgiev vs P Short  ½-½491986Dubai OlympiadC95 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Breyer
10. H M Jasim vs P Short  1-0491986Dubai OlympiadC01 French, Exchange
11. P Short vs M Moraza 0-1721986Dubai OlympiadD85 Grunfeld
12. P Short vs N Alradhi  ½-½421986Dubai OlympiadE61 King's Indian
13. J J Perez vs P Short  ½-½401986Dubai OlympiadC85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD)
14. C Hon vs P Short  ½-½171986Dubai OlympiadC45 Scotch Game
15. E Grivas vs P Short 1-0251986Dubai OlympiadD58 Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst
16. P Short vs M Orr 1-0521988IRL-chD44 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
17. P Short vs Adams  ½-½631991Dublin TelecomE13 Queen's Indian, 4.Nc3, Main line
18. Suba vs P Short  ½-½401991Dublin TelecomA55 Old Indian, Main line
19. S Brady vs P Short 0-1271991Ch CityC36 King's Gambit Accepted, Abbazia Defense
20. G McDonnell vs P Short  0-1441991Irish ChampionshipC18 French, Winawer
21. P Short vs C Daly  ½-½511991Irish ChampionshipE94 King's Indian, Orthodox
22. M Heidenfeld vs P Short  1-0561991Irish ChampionshipC50 Giuoco Piano
23. P Short vs K McHugh  1-0191991Irish ChampionshipD79 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O, Main line
24. G O'Connell vs P Short  ½-½311991Irish ChampionshipA00 Uncommon Opening
25. P Short vs N McDonnell  1-0281991Irish ChampionshipE60 King's Indian Defense
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Kibitzer's Corner
May-15-05  aw1988: No relation to Nigel Short?
May-15-05  mohd rafi fan: This Short is Irish. Nigel Short is British.
Dec-06-07  pawnofdoom: Can anyone veryfy if the first few games of this guy (the 1974 ones) are supposed to be for J Short? Both played at that tournament.
Jan-01-12  wordfunph: 1981 Irish co-Champion with David Joseph Dunne scoring +4-0=5.

Source: 1981 Irish Chess Championship by Tony Doyle

Feb-19-12
Premium Chessgames Member
  HeMateMe: Do the players refer to him as "Short, the shorter"?
Jul-09-13  Zonszein: His game against Baburin was very nice
Jul-24-15
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  Domdaniel: Philip Short was joint 1st in the 2015 Irish Championship -- 34 years after his first victory in 1981, and 27 years since his last win in 1988.
Jul-24-15
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  perfidious: Better late'n never for a return to the winners' circle.
Aug-05-15
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  Domdaniel: <perf> Now it's your turn... maybe not the US Champs, but you could head down to Florida and demolish a certain Luff Meister...
Aug-07-17
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  Domdaniel: Short adds another Irish Championship to his collection, with 7/9 in Ennis 2017 (shared with Alex Lopez). Philip's run included 5 wins in a row against Baburin, Lopez, Daly, et al.
Sep-01-18  Gallicrow: Another good one bites the dust:
https://www.icu.ie/articles/792

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