Shaw, Joseph
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1861 |
289 |
1842 | (89) | 11 |
| 1862 |
314 |
1847 | (93) | 0 |
| 1863 |
316 |
1853 | (97) | 0 |
| 1864 |
323 |
1858 | (99) | 0 |
| 1865 |
368 |
1863 | (101) | 0 |
| 1866 |
389 |
1869 | (101) | 0 |
| 1867 |
378 |
1874 | (102) | 0 |
| 1868 |
383 |
1880 | (101) | 0 |
| 1869 |
392 |
1885 | (100) | 0 |
| 1870 |
423 |
1890 | (98) | 0 |
| 1871 |
450 |
1896 | (96) | 0 |
| 1872 |
458 |
1901 | (92) | 0 |
| 1873 |
473 |
1907 | (88) | 0 |
| 1874 |
488 |
1912 | (82) | 0 |
| 1875 |
506 |
1918 | (75) | 0 |
| 1876 |
482 |
1923 | (65) | 18 |
| 1877 |
413 |
1962 | (64) | 9 |
| 1878 |
380 |
2002 | (65) | 0 |
| 1879 |
331 |
2042 | (62) | 10 |
| 1880 |
328 |
2068 | (62) | 0 |
| 1881 |
321 |
2093 | (57) | 18 |
| 1882 |
325 |
2097 | (58) | 12 |
| 1883 |
321 |
2120 | (64) | 8 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Shaw, Joseph William |
| Born: 1834 |
| Died: 25 Feb. 1897 |
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| 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] (broken) |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Champions - Closed] (broken) |
| Cohen, David. [Canadian Chess: Joseph Shaw] (broken) |
| Harding, Tim. [Chess Books for Christmas], page 12 |
| Wright, Stephen. [Early Canadian Championships] |
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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 |
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| Kittson, H.N. - Shaw, Jos.W. 1881 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| Shaw, Jos.W. - Gudju, H.A. 1883 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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| Shaw, Jos.W. - Taubenhaus, J. 1883 |
(f) |
1 | - | 1 |
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Tournament data
| Player information updated: 5 Jan. 2023 |
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