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Shaw, John S
🇬🇧FIDE 470945· Male· England· Born in 1949
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John S Shaw, a 77-year-old English player, is rated 1781 — just 19 short of his peak of 1800 (Mar 2024, age 75). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017), 13 months (2018–2019), 34 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2025–2026).
Current rating
1781
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1800
−19 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,325
#82,325 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
37th English 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1784
Dec 2025
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1784 → returned at 1781
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+137 Elo)
1663 → 1800
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1800
at age 75 · −19 from today
Mar 2024
2020
50th English 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1681
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1784 → 1781
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 1757 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
England
#1,320
out of 3,855 players
Europe
#59,322
in continent
World
#82,323
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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