Shaw, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  288  1839 (89) 11
1862  313  1845 (93) 0
1863  315  1850 (97) 0
1864  323  1856 (99) 0
1865  364  1861 (101) 0
1866  389  1867 (101) 0
1867  378  1872 (102) 0
1868  386  1878 (101) 0
1869  394  1883 (100) 0
1870  425  1889 (98) 0
1871  450  1894 (96) 0
1872  458  1899 (92) 0
1873  465  1905 (88) 0
1874  480  1910 (82) 0
1875  496  1916 (75) 0
1876  472  1921 (65) 18
1877  404  1960 (64) 9
1878  372  2000 (65) 0
1879  320  2041 (62) 10
1880  317  2066 (62) 0
1881  322  2091 (57) 18
1882  318  2096 (58) 12
1883  313  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