Shaw, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  286  1841 (89) 11
1862  309  1846 (93) 0
1863  312  1852 (97) 0
1864  320  1857 (99) 0
1865  364  1862 (101) 0
1866  386  1868 (101) 0
1867  375  1873 (102) 0
1868  382  1879 (101) 0
1869  389  1884 (100) 0
1870  419  1890 (98) 0
1871  439  1895 (96) 0
1872  446  1900 (92) 0
1873  453  1906 (88) 0
1874  473  1911 (82) 0
1875  490  1917 (75) 0
1876  467  1922 (65) 18
1877  400  1961 (64) 9
1878  367  2001 (65) 0
1879  316  2042 (62) 10
1880  314  2067 (62) 0
1881  320  2092 (57) 18
1882  318  2096 (58) 12
1883  314  2119 (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