Shaw, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  289  1839 (89) 11
1862  314  1844 (93) 0
1863  316  1850 (97) 0
1864  325  1855 (99) 0
1865  367  1860 (101) 0
1866  392  1866 (101) 0
1867  380  1871 (102) 0
1868  387  1877 (101) 0
1869  395  1882 (100) 0
1870  427  1888 (98) 0
1871  452  1893 (96) 0
1872  461  1899 (92) 0
1873  474  1904 (88) 0
1874  489  1910 (82) 0
1875  507  1915 (75) 0
1876  486  1920 (65) 18
1877  416  1959 (64) 9
1878  379  2000 (65) 0
1879  326  2040 (62) 10
1880  318  2065 (62) 0
1881  322  2091 (57) 18
1882  322  2095 (58) 12
1883  315  2118 (64) 8

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Shaw, Joseph William  
Born: 1834
Died: 25 Feb. 1897
 
References
Books
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 387
   Gilberg, Fifth American Chess Congress, page 500
   Hilbert, Writings in Chess History, page 51
   Hilbert, Young Marshall, page 21
   Yanofsky, 100 Years of Chess in Canada, page 27
Periodicals
   [CP], vol. 2, no. 48, 12 June 1852, page 192
   [HCM], vol. 4, no. 12, Sep. 1876, page 284
   [ILN], vol. 38, no. 1093, 15 June 1861, page 565
   [WSoT], 26 May 1866
Web
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess Trivia]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed]
   Cohen, David.  [Canadian Chess: Joseph Shaw]
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Books for Christmas], page 12
   Wright, Stephen.  [Early Canadian Championships]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Watkinson, J. - Shaw, Jos.W. 1861         (f)     7   -   4      Watkinson, J. gave odds of a rook
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (1)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of pawn and two moves
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (2)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of the exchange
Henderson, John (1) - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (3)         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Henderson, John (1) gave odds of a knight
von Bokum, H. - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876         (f)     1   -   5      von Bokum, H. gave odds of a knight
Shaw, Jos.W. - Champion, C.P. 1881         (f)     3   -   3
Kittson, H.N. - Shaw, Jos.W. 1881         (c)     2   -   2
Shaw, Jos.W. - Gudju, H.A. 1883         (c)     1   -   1
Shaw, Jos.W. - Taubenhaus, J. 1883         (f)     1   -   1

Tournament data

Quebec 1877     6th Canadian Championship     3.5  /  9
Montreal 1879     7th Canadian Chess Championship Tournament     7.5  /  12
Ottawa 1881     9th Canadian Championship Tournament     7  /  8
Quebec 1882     10th Canadian Championship Tournament     7.5  /  13
Montreal 1883     11th Canadian Championship     3  /  5

Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023