Macdonald, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  397  1749 (159) 6
1866  434  1753 (155) 0
1867  421  1757 (152) 0
1868  430  1761 (148) 9
1869  435  1767 (144) 0
1870  483  1772 (140) 0
1871  524  1777 (135) 0
1872  530  1783 (130) 0
1873  552  1788 (125) 0
1874  594  1793 (119) 0
1875  626  1799 (113) 0
1876  600  1804 (106) 0
1877  554  1809 (99) 0
1878  548  1814 (90) 12
1879  524  1823 (92) 1
1880  565  1823 (94) 0
1881  637  1822 (95) 0
1882  697  1822 (95) 0
1883  740  1822 (94) 0
1884  827  1821 (92) 1
1885  767  1828 (90) 0
1886  769  1836 (87) 0
1887  730  1843 (83) 9
1888  741  1831 (86) 0
1889  735  1818 (87) 0
1890  794  1806 (87) 0
1891  805  1794 (85) 0
1892  854  1782 (82) 1
1893  879  1774 (77) 1
1894  909  1772 (72) 8
1895  899  1791 (72) 11
1896  923  1775 (80) 0
1897  948  1759 (85) 0
1898  945  1743 (89) 0
1899  975  1727 (91) 0
1900  1012  1710 (93) 0
1901  1038  1694 (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
Adelaide 1879 (1)     Adelaide - Port Adelaide Club Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Henderson, John (2)     1 - 0    
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: 6 Oct. 2024