EnglandENG
ID: 470945

John S Shaw

FIDE ratings

1,781Classical

Performance

50 games
16% Win
48% Draw
36% Loss

John S Shaw's playing style

Overall score:40%8W 24D 18L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:43%in 15 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:43%in 15 games
Out of form:15%0W 6D 14L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:48%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Queen's Pawn Game: Colle System
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Bc5
100%
2g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Fianchetto Variation
100%
2g
Neo-Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
60%
40%
5g
Semi-Slav Defense
60%
40%
5g
Sicilian Defense: Lasker-Pelikan Variation, Sveshnikov Variation
100%
4g
Indian Defense: Knights Variation
100%
2g
Slav Defense: Quiet Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

18 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

18 games in this line · White to move

Results for Shaw, John S as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
22%
44%
33%
Move
13 · 72%
15%
38%
46%
4 · 22%
50%
50%
1 · 6%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Feb 16, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Foley, John P(1964)
D—
Feb 16, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Foley, John P(1964)
D—
Feb 15, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Gray, Edward(1916)
L—
Feb 15, 2025
OTB - Britbase
Gray, Edward(1916)
L—
May 6, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tart, Peter K(1898)
L—
May 6, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Tart, Peter K(1958)
L—
May 5, 2024
OTB - Britbase
De Coverly, Roger D(1900)
L—
May 5, 2024
OTB - Britbase
De Coverly, Roger D(1920)
L—
Jan 13, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Rosenbach, Martin(1895)
D—
Jan 13, 2024
OTB - Britbase
Rosenbach, Martin(1749)
D—

Research John S Shaw’s games and opening repertoire

John S Shaw is rated 1781 in standard by FIDE. John S Shaw plays for England.

John S Shaw has FIDE ID 470945.

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