Shaw, William




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1884  623  1961 (154) 1
1885  615  1966 (152) 0
1886  609  1970 (149) 0
1887  597  1975 (147) 0
1888  603  1979 (144) 0
1889  588  1983 (141) 0
1890  606  1988 (137) 0
1891  599  1992 (134) 0
1892  624  1997 (130) 1
1893  638  2007 (128) 2
1894  662  1998 (131) 0
1895  676  1990 (133) 0
1896  682  1982 (135) 0
1897  701  1973 (138) 0
1898  741  1965 (139) 0
1899  772  1957 (141) 0
1900  807  1949 (143) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Shaw, William Briggs  
Born: 1859
Died: 1921
 
References
Books
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 969
Periodicals
   [MaWT], 16 Mar. 1900, page 7
Web
   Mann, Steve.  [Yorkshire Chess History - Lancastrians S-T]

Tournament data

Derby 1884     Manchester - Nottingham Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Hatherly, H.R.     1 - 0    
Liverpool 1892     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Blumberg, H. (1)     0 - 1    
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Elwell, F.J.H.     0.5 - 0.5    
Liverpool 1893     Manchester - Liverpool Club Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Rutherford, A.     1 - 0    
Huddersfield 1899     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Cochin, S.M.     0 - 1    
Manchester 1900 (1)     Lancashire - Yorkshire County Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Cockin, S.M.     0.5 - 0.5    
Manchester 1900 (2)     Lancashire - Warwickshire County Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Turner, A.     1 - 0    
Liverpool or Manchester (?) 1900     Liverpool A Club Team - Ardwick Club Match    
  Shaw, W.B. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2026