Robert Short
Number of games in database: 6
Years covered: 1889 to 1903
Overall record: +2 -3 =1 (41.7%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
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ROBERT SHORT (born Apr-14-1844, died Aug-21-1927) Canada [what is this?] Robert Short was born in Sherbrooke, Canada. He was Canadian champion in 1890 (scored 10/12 in a double-round-robin at Quebec) and passed away in Huntingdon, Quebec in 1927. references: http://www.chess.ca/

page 1 of 1; 6 games    Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Blackburne vs R Short   ½-½ 20 1889 Natural History Society C45 Scotch Game 2. Lasker vs R Short 1-0 22 1892 Baltimore sim B72 Sicilian, Dragon 3. Steinitz vs R Short 0-1 40 1894 Montreal sim C39 King's Gambit Accepted 4. Marshall vs R Short 1-0 18 1894 ch Montreal CC C51 Evans Gambit 5. R Short vs Marshall 0-1 22 1895 free C51 Evans Gambit 6. J Sawyer vs R Short   0-1 23 1903 Montreal C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit

Apr-14-08    brankat: A fellow Canadian, born April/14/1844. A Canadian Champ of 1890! And I had never even heard of him before. Shows how much more I need to learn about chess History. Also. there would have to be many more games by Mr.Robert Short. Dec-23-08    WhiteRook48: Marshall vs Short... Short declined an unsound sacrifice... but we can't ask him why... he already died...

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