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Donaldson, John

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1837  19  2159 (132) 1 1838  20  2177 (130) 0 1839  25  2196 (127) 0 1840  24  2215 (125) 0 1841  27  2233 (122) 0 1842  35  2252 (118) 0 1843  39  2270 (115) 0 1844  37  2289 (110) 0 1845  38  2307 (105) 0 1846  40  2326 (100) 5 1847  34  2350 (93) 5 1848  30  2377 (86) 0 1849  31  2403 (77) 3 1850  27  2418 (71) 0 1851  30  2433 (62) 0 1852  23  2448 (48) 49 1853  33  2417 (62) 0 1854  37  2387 (70) 0 1855  43  2357 (76) 1 1856  56  2330 (82) 0 1857  69  2304 (86) 1 1858  77  2291 (91) 0 1859  86  2278 (95) 0 1860  94  2265 (97) 0 1861  102  2252 (99) 0 1862  101  2239 (101) 0 1863  103  2226 (101) 0 1864  109  2213 (101) 0 1865  114  2199 (100) 0 1866  135  2186 (98) 2 1867  134  2188 (101) 0 1868  131  2189 (103) 1 1869  130  2176 (106) 0 1870  145  2164 (109) 0 1871  147  2152 (112) 0 1872  160  2139 (114) 2 Rating table notes

Biographical data Name: Donaldson, John      Also known as: Rev. John Donaldson; Delta Born: 27 Mar. 1817 Died: 19 Apr. 1892   Notes: Not to be confused with James Donaldson, who played in the London-Edinburgh correspondence match in the 1820s.   References Books    Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 10, 14, 40    Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 96    Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 143    Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page lxviii, xxvi    Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13    Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 192    Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx    Whyld, English Tournaments, page 9    Williams, Souvenir of the Bristol Club, page 140 Periodicals    [BLL], 1863, page supp.2    [CPC], vol. 12, Sep. 1851, page 282    [CPC], vol. 13, July 1852, page 210    [CPC], vol. 1, Oct. 1853, page 313    [CPC], vol. 3, Mar. 1855, page 103    [CPM], vol. 2, Apr. 1866, page 109    [CPM], vol. 3, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252    [CW], vol. 2, June 1866, page 110    [Era], vol. 24, 20 July 1862, page 5    [ILN], vol. 11, 24 July 1847, page 59    [ILN], vol. 21, 3 July 1852, page 11    [ILN], vol. 21, 24 July 1852, page 59    [ILN], vol. 67, 7 Aug. 1875, page 143    [ILN], vol. 69, 4 Nov. 1876, page 446    [NR], vol. 1, Oct. 1860, page 316    [NYC], 28 Sep. 1867 Web    Sericano, C.  [Gerolamo Tassinari]

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

de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. - Donaldson, Jo. 1837	(c)	1	-	0	de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. gave odds of a rook
Donaldson, Ja. - Donaldson, Jo. 1846	(c)	3	-	2
Bell, J.G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1847	(f)	3	-	2
Evans, W.D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849	(c)	0.5	-	0.5
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849	(c)	1	-	1
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (1)	(c)	8.5	-	6.5	Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (2)	(c)	1	-	0
Lowenthal, J.J. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852	(c)	15	-	15
Donaldson, Jo. - Bell, H.G. 1852	(c)	1.5	-	1.5
Donaldson, Jo. - Reid (3) 1853	(c)	1	-	0	Donaldson, Jo. gave odds of a rook
Tassinari, G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1855	(c)	0.5	-	0.5
Salmon, G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1857	(c)	1	-	0
Donaldson, Jo. - Fraser, Ja.C. 1868	(c)	1	-	0
Donaldson, Jo. - Murray, A.K. 1872	(c)	1	-	1	Donaldson, Jo. gave odds of pawn and move
Donaldson, Jo. - James (1) 1877	(c)	1	-	0

Tournament data

Glasgow and Dundee 1866	Dundee - Glasgow Club Match
	Donaldson, Jo. - Fraser, G.B.	0 - 2

Player information updated: 16 Jul. 2017