Shaw, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  283  1935 (101) 9
1866  317  1931 (102) 0
1867  308  1928 (102) 2
1868  324  1937 (104) 0
1869  321  1946 (104) 0
1870  343  1955 (104) 0
1871  356  1964 (103) 0
1872  354  1973 (102) 0
1873  352  1982 (100) 0
1874  363  1992 (97) 2
1875  396  1980 (97) 1
1876  386  1979 (99) 2
1877  375  1969 (105) 0
1878  383  1959 (110) 0
1879  396  1949 (115) 0
1880  435  1939 (119) 0
1881  498  1929 (123) 0
1882  536  1920 (126) 0
1883  612  1910 (129) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Shaw, William  
Born:
Died:
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 31, 40
Periodicals
   [CLCM], vol. 1, no. 10, Nov. 1874, page 234
   [CPC], vol. 4, no. 6, Dec. 1874, page 184
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 7, July 1866, page 218
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 2, Feb. 1867, page 61
   [Era], vol. 25, no. 1289, 7 June 1863, page 14
   [HCM], vol. 3, no. 8, May 1875, page 162
   [ILN], vol. 64, no. 1815, 6 June 1874, page 547
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 2, 1 June 1876, page 26
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - 1865: Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament]

Tournament data

Sheffield 1865     Sheffield Athenaeum Club Tournament    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Greening, J.     2 - 0          Greening, J. gave odds of pawn and move
  Shaw, W. (1) - Herbert (1)     2.5 - 1.5    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Mort, H.L.     0.5 - 2.5          Mort, H.L. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Sheffield 1867     Sheffield Club Handicap Tournament     14  /  20      odds player in pawn and two moves class
  Shaw, W. (1) - Cockayne, E.S.     0 - 1    
Huddersfield 1874 (3)     West Yorkshire Chess Association Meeting - Second Tournament    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Spencer, T.     1 - 0    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Brown, T. (1)     1 - 0    
Sheffield 1875 (4)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 4th Class    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Brown, T. (1)     0 - 1    
Halifax 1876 (3)     West Yorkshire Chess Association - 2nd Class Tournament    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Whitaker, R.     1 - 0    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Waight, H.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Sheffield 1883 (1)     Sheffield Athenaeum - Rest of Sheffield and District Match    
  Shaw, W. (1) - Barraclough, E.     0.5 - 0.5    


Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023