Shaw, Joseph




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1861  283  1838 (89) 11
1862  287  1843 (93) 0
1863  292  1848 (97) 0
1864  303  1853 (99) 0
1865  336  1859 (101) 0
1866  367  1864 (101) 0
1867  350  1869 (102) 0
1868  361  1875 (101) 0
1869  368  1880 (100) 0
1870  401  1885 (98) 0
1871  424  1891 (96) 0
1872  432  1896 (92) 0
1873  446  1901 (88) 0
1874  466  1907 (82) 0
1875  483  1912 (75) 0
1876  459  1917 (65) 18
1877  389  1957 (64) 9
1878  352  1998 (66) 0
1879  310  2039 (62) 10
1880  303  2065 (63) 0
1881  311  2091 (57) 18
1882  302  2095 (58) 12
1883  303  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 - 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