Macdonald, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  366  1750 (160) 6
1866  408  1754 (157) 0
1867  387  1758 (154) 0
1868  399  1763 (150) 9
1869  407  1768 (146) 0
1870  459  1773 (142) 0
1871  501  1778 (137) 0
1872  504  1784 (133) 0
1873  535  1789 (128) 0
1874  580  1794 (122) 0
1875  611  1800 (116) 0
1876  581  1805 (110) 0
1877  533  1810 (102) 0
1878  524  1815 (94) 12
1879  523  1817 (96) 0
1880  553  1818 (98) 0
1881  621  1819 (98) 0
1882  669  1821 (97) 0
1883  725  1822 (96) 0
1884  802  1823 (93) 1
1885  749  1832 (91) 0
1886  734  1841 (88) 0
1887  697  1850 (84) 9
1888  710  1838 (86) 0
1889  705  1826 (87) 0
1890  764  1814 (87) 0
1891  777  1802 (85) 0
1892  820  1791 (82) 1
1893  846  1783 (78) 1
1894  874  1782 (73) 8
1895  854  1802 (73) 11
1896  870  1786 (80) 0
1897  904  1769 (85) 0
1898  896  1753 (89) 0
1899  939  1736 (92) 0
1900  966  1720 (93) 0
1901  999  1703 (93) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Macdonald, Donald Francis  
Born: 22 Jan. 1832
Died: 8 Aug. 1910
 
Notes:
The Evening Journal (Adelaide) of 5 Jun. 1878 and 4 Sep. 1878 have 'D.F. McDonald'. The Australian Chess Annual of 1896 has 'D.R. Macdonald' on p.35, but 'Donald Francis Macdonald' on p.64. Gaige gives date of birth as 22-12-1832; the South Australian Register of 24 Mar. 1894 (p.7) and his obituary in the Adelaide Observer of 20 Aug. 1910 (p.50) give date of birth as 22-01-1832.
 
References
Books
   Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 35, 59, 64, 68
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 260
Periodicals
   [AO], vol. 67, no. 5294, 20 Aug. 1910, page 50
   [EJA], vol. 10, no. 2867, 5 June 1878, page 2
   [EJA], vol. 10, no. 2943, 4 Sep. 1878, page 3
   [SAR], vol. 59, no. 14777, 24 Mar. 1894, page 7

Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Macdonald, D.F. - Bird, J. 1865         (f)     5   -   1
Macdonald, D.F. - Lamport, T.W. 1868         (f)     6   -   3

Tournament data

Adelaide 1878 (1)     Adelaide Handicap Tournament     5  /  12
Sydney and Adelaide 1884     4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Russell, G.A.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1887 (2)     Australian Jubilee Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  9
Melbourne and Adelaide 1892     Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Hall, G.B.     0 - 1    
Sydney and Adelaide 1893     5th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Scott, P.M.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1894     1st South Australia Championship     1  /  8
Adelaide 1895 (2)     2nd South Australia Championship     5  /  10
Sydney and Adelaide 1895     New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Hirst, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
Adelaide 1901 (1)     5th South Australia Championship     1  /  7


Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023