MacMurray, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1930  914  2118 (65) 10
1931  782  2167 (63) 0
1932  569  2215 (58) 0
1933  400  2263 (47) 9
1934  257  2311 (37) 39
1935  259  2317 (46) 2
1936  273  2311 (47) 1
1937  253  2322 (40) 30
1938  199  2343 (46) 27

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: MacMurray, Donald  
   Also known as: D. McMurray
Born: 14 Nov. 1914
Died: 3 Dec. 1938
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 289
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1931-1935, page 393
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1936-1940, page 363
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 261
   Gaige, Chess Tournament Crosstables IV, page 914
   Sánchez, José Raúl Capablanca, page 433
   Skinner and Verhoeven, Alexander Alekhine's Chess Games, page 437
   Woodger, Reuben Fine, page 11, 352
Periodicals
   [BDE], vol. 90, no. 56, 26 Feb. 1931, page 26

Tournament data

Utica 1930     53rd New York State Chess Association Championship     1.5  /  8
New York 1930 (13)     13th Marshall Club Championship - Junior Section     12.5  /  16
New York 1931 (2)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Sellers, R.C.     1 - 0    
New York 1931 (5)     Manhattan Club - Stuyvesant Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Grossinger, H.     1 - 0    
New York 1933 (2)     Manhattan Club Championship     4  /  9
Chicago 1934 (1)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary Rounds    
  MacMurray, D. - Belson, J.H.     1 - 0    
  MacMurray, D. - Ilsley, B.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1934 (2)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Preliminary A     4.5  /  7
Chicago 1934 (6)     35th Western Chess Association Championship - Final     3  /  9
New York 1934 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     8.5  /  13
New York 1934 (3)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Polland, D.S.     1 - 0    
New York 1934 (4)     Manhattan Club Championship     3  /  8
New York 1935 (1)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Tholfsen, E.     1 - 0    
Philadelphia 1935     Manhattan Club - Mercantile Library Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Ruth, W.A.     1 - 0    
New York 1936 (4)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Bernstein, S.N.     0 - 1    
New York 1937 (1)     Manhattan Club Championship     3.5  /  11
New York 1937 (2)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Mott-Smith, K.O.     0 - 1    
New York 1937 (3)     Philadelphia - Manhattan Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Sharp, S.T.     1 - 0    
Chicago 1937 (3)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 3     6  /  7
Chicago 1937 (6)     38th American Chess Federation Congress - Championship     6  /  10
New York 1938 (8)     Manhattan Club - Marshall Club Match    
  MacMurray, D. - Hanauer, M.L.     1 - 0    
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (6)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Preliminary Section 6     4.5  /  6
Boston, Massachusetts 1938 (8)     39th American Chess Federation Congress - Consolation Tournament     10.5  /  11
Cazenovia 1938     New York State Chess Association Championship     6.5  /  9


Player information updated: 14 May 2025