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Shaw, Ralph

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FIDEFIDE 3213498· Male· Australia· Born in 1950

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Ralph Shaw, a 76-year-old Australian player, is rated 1632. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2010–2012), 12 months (2012–2013), 13 months (2013–2014) and 13 months (2016–2017). Recent appearances: 2025 St. George Swiss Rounds 4-8 and 2025 NSWCA August Weekender. His peak of 1729 was reached at age 74 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1632

Standard

Rpd1712·Blz1642

All-time high

1729

−97 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 74

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#134,927

#134,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

22 entries
2026
20th Australian 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1632
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+177 Elo)
1552 → 1729
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1729
at age 74 · −97 from today
Mar 2024
2022
18th Australian 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1595
Apr 2022
2020
22nd Australian 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1588
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Evolution
-31
1663 → 1632
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
5W0D4L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAidan Malcolm1,767·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R3·-6.6
2.[L]vsPeter Doan1,789·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R2·-6.1
3.[L]vsAndrew He1,854·2025 NSWCA August Weekender·R5·-4.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2025 St. George Swiss Rounds 4-8
Open Swiss
Sep 20251/1#60—-11.8
2025 NSWCA August Weekender
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/3#1102603-18.8
Worst Elo result: 2025 NSWCA August Weekender (-18.8 Elo, finished #110).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNorman Greenwood
🇦🇺AUS·1598
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsVladislav DragalchukCM
🇦🇺AUS·1919
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2021
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vsSami Ullah
🇦🇺AUS·1521
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2021
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vsVincenzo Chiara
🇦🇺AUS·1592
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsPaul Sike
🇦🇺AUS·1731
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2017
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Rankings

/
Australia
#1,028
out of 2,432 players
Asia-Pacific
#20,582
in continent
World
#134,919
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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