Macdonald, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  397  1750 (159) 6
1866  434  1755 (155) 0
1867  421  1759 (152) 0
1868  429  1763 (148) 9
1869  435  1768 (144) 0
1870  483  1774 (140) 0
1871  524  1779 (135) 0
1872  530  1785 (130) 0
1873  554  1790 (125) 0
1874  596  1795 (119) 0
1875  624  1801 (113) 0
1876  599  1806 (106) 0
1877  552  1811 (99) 0
1878  548  1817 (90) 12
1879  524  1825 (92) 1
1880  564  1825 (94) 0
1881  635  1825 (95) 0
1882  696  1824 (95) 0
1883  738  1824 (94) 0
1884  824  1824 (92) 1
1885  767  1831 (90) 0
1886  765  1838 (87) 0
1887  728  1845 (83) 9
1888  739  1833 (86) 0
1889  731  1821 (87) 0
1890  788  1809 (87) 0
1891  800  1796 (85) 0
1892  847  1784 (82) 1
1893  872  1776 (77) 1
1894  901  1775 (72) 8
1895  892  1794 (72) 11
1896  899  1778 (80) 0
1897  934  1762 (85) 0
1898  926  1745 (89) 0
1899  955  1729 (91) 0
1900  992  1713 (93) 0
1901  1027  1697 (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