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
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Biographical data |
Name: Macdonald, Donald Francis |
Born: 22 Jan. 1832 |
Died: 8 Aug. 1910 |
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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. |
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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 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
Adelaide 1878 (1) |
Adelaide Handicap Tournament |
5 | / | 12 |
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Adelaide 1879 (1) |
Adelaide - Port Adelaide Club Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Henderson, John (2) |
1 - 0 |
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Sydney and Adelaide 1884 |
4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Russell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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Adelaide 1887 (2) |
Australian Jubilee Congress - Minor Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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Melbourne and Adelaide 1892 |
Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Hall, G.B. |
0 - 1 |
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Sydney and Adelaide 1893 |
5th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Scott, P.M. |
0 - 1 |
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Adelaide 1894 |
1st South Australia Championship |
1 | / | 8 |
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Adelaide 1895 (2) |
2nd South Australia Championship |
5 | / | 10 |
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Sydney and Adelaide 1895 |
New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Hirst, R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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Adelaide 1901 (1) |
5th South Australia Championship |
1 | / | 7 |
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Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024 |
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