Macdonald, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  397  1752 (159) 6
1866  434  1756 (155) 0
1867  421  1761 (152) 0
1868  429  1765 (148) 9
1869  435  1770 (144) 0
1870  483  1776 (140) 0
1871  524  1781 (135) 0
1872  531  1786 (130) 0
1873  553  1792 (125) 0
1874  594  1797 (119) 0
1875  622  1803 (113) 0
1876  595  1808 (106) 0
1877  550  1813 (99) 0
1878  546  1819 (90) 12
1879  522  1827 (92) 1
1880  556  1827 (94) 0
1881  627  1826 (95) 0
1882  693  1826 (95) 0
1883  733  1826 (94) 0
1884  818  1825 (92) 1
1885  762  1833 (90) 0
1886  753  1840 (87) 0
1887  721  1847 (83) 9
1888  731  1835 (86) 0
1889  725  1822 (87) 0
1890  783  1810 (87) 0
1891  794  1798 (85) 0
1892  840  1786 (82) 1
1893  865  1778 (77) 1
1894  895  1776 (72) 8
1895  885  1795 (72) 11
1896  894  1779 (80) 0
1897  929  1763 (85) 0
1898  921  1747 (89) 0
1899  952  1731 (92) 0
1900  988  1714 (93) 0
1901  1021  1698 (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