GM John Shaw Full name John Shaw Born 1968 (age 58) Place of birth Federation Scotland Retired Profiles Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Alapin Sicilian Defense (38 games) Closed Sicilian Defense: Fianchetto Variation (21 games) Closed Sicilian Defense: Traditional Line (14 games) Sicilian Defense: Canal Attack (12 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense: Barmen Defense (12 games) Black Pieces Pirc Defense (31 games) Philidor Defense: Hanham, Lion Variation (27 games) Sicilian Defense: Nyezhmetdinov-Rossolimo, Fianchetto Variation (23 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Löwenthal, Kalashnikov Variation (19 games) English Opening: King's English Variation (16 games) Games Players Result Moves Year John Shaw (2439) Gediminas Sarakauskas (2415) 1-0 18 2016 John Shaw (2439) Nicholas W Ivell (2244) 1-0 36 2016 John Shaw (2454) Yoboue Hermann Manan (2115) 1-0 43 2016 John Shaw (2454) Alexander Ipatov (2652) 0-1 63 2016 John Shaw (2454) John Paul Gomez (2492) 0-1 72 2016 John Shaw (2439) Nicholas Pert (2569) ½-½ 77 2016 John Shaw (2439) Peter K Wells (2442) ½-½ 55 2016 John Shaw (2454) Evgeny Postny (2619) ½-½ 33 2016 John Shaw (2454) Tomas Laurusas (2437) ½-½ 35 2016 Hikaru Nakamura (2789) John Shaw (2454) 1-0 21 2016 Show All Games