Shaw, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  268  1843 (89) 11
1862  275  1848 (93) 0
1863  278  1853 (96) 0
1864  292  1858 (99) 0
1865  331  1863 (100) 0
1866  357  1868 (101) 0
1867  340  1873 (102) 0
1868  354  1878 (101) 0
1869  361  1883 (100) 0
1870  393  1888 (98) 0
1871  419  1893 (96) 0
1872  422  1898 (92) 0
1873  441  1902 (88) 0
1874  466  1907 (82) 0
1875  481  1912 (75) 0
1876  459  1917 (65) 18
1877  392  1955 (64) 9
1878  355  1995 (66) 0
1879  307  2036 (62) 10
1880  302  2061 (63) 0
1881  312  2086 (57) 18
1882  308  2090 (58) 12
1883  313  2113 (65) 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 - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (1)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John gave odds of pawn and two moves
Henderson, John - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (2)         (f)     2   -   2      Henderson, John gave odds of the exchange
Henderson, John - Shaw, Jos.W. 1876 (3)         (f)     1.5   -   2.5      Henderson, John 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