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Shotwell, W.J. 
  
 
 
| Ratings 
 
 
  | Year | Rank | Edo | Dev. | Games |  
  | 1889 | 589 | 1970 | (94) | 4 |  
  | 1890 | 557 | 2004 | (89) | 0 |  
  | 1891 | 497 | 2037 | (83) | 10 |  
  | 1892 | 457 | 2077 | (82) | 7 |  
 
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |  | 
   | Name: Shotwell, W.J. |  
   | Born: |  
   | Died: |  |  |  |  
   | References |  | 
| Books |  
   | Hilbert, Walter Penn Shipley, page 92 |  
   | Reichhelm and Shipley, Chess in Philadelphia, page 43 |  
   | Rogers, New York State Chess Association, page 27, 51 |  | Periodicals |  
   | [ACMo], vol. 1, no. 6, Aug. 1892, page 138 |  |  | 
 
 Tournament data 
  | Skaneateles 1889 (4) | 2nd New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Knight Class, Division A | 2 | / | 4 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Skaneateles 1891 (4) | 4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Knight Class | 7 | / | 8 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Skaneateles 1891 (5) | 4th New York State Chess Association Midsummer Meeting - Handicap Final |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Shotwell, W.J. - Hanham, J.M. | 0 - 1 |  |  |  | Hanham, J.M. gave odds of a knight |  
  |  | Shotwell, W.J. - Searle, D.F. | 1 - 0 |  |  |  | Searle, D.F. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
  | Skaneateles 1892 (3) | New York State Chess Association - Rice Trophy, Second Class | 6.5 | / | 7 |  |  |  |  |  
  | Skaneateles 1892 (6) | New York State Chess Association - Play-off |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  
  |  | Shotwell, W.J. - Voigt, H.G. | 0.5 - 0.5 |  |  |  | Voigt, H.G. gave odds of pawn and two moves |  
 
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