Donaldson, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1837  24  2155 (132) 1
1838  27  2175 (130) 0
1839  30  2194 (127) 0
1840  34  2213 (125) 0
1841  37  2232 (122) 0
1842  44  2251 (118) 0
1843  47  2270 (114) 0
1844  43  2290 (110) 0
1845  46  2309 (105) 0
1846  49  2328 (99) 5
1847  41  2353 (93) 5
1848  36  2380 (85) 0
1849  34  2407 (76) 3
1850  29  2427 (70) 0
1851  28  2447 (61) 0
1852  18  2467 (47) 49
1853  18  2461 (58) 0
1854  15  2454 (64) 0
1855  16  2448 (66) 1
1856  18  2451 (67) 0
1857  24  2453 (65) 1
1858  23  2473 (61) 0
1859  16  2492 (52) 38
1860  30  2455 (62) 0
1861  42  2418 (69) 0
1862  53  2381 (72) 3
1863  59  2356 (78) 0
1864  76  2330 (82) 0
1865  96  2305 (85) 0
1866  108  2279 (86) 2
1867  111  2273 (90) 0
1868  114  2268 (94) 1
1869  120  2252 (99) 0
1870  132  2237 (103) 0
1871  144  2221 (106) 0
1872  164  2205 (109) 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
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 1891, page 450
   [BLL], 1863, page supp.2
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 282
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 7, July 1852, page 210
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1853, page 313
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1855, page 103
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 4, June 1866, page 110
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1243, 20 July 1862, page 5
   [Fld], 24 May 1873
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 273, 24 July 1847, page 59
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 567, 3 July 1852, page 11
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 570, 24 July 1852, page 59
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1878, 7 Aug. 1875, page 143
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1945, 4 Nov. 1876, page 446
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2101, 20 Sep. 1879, page 275
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2104, 11 Oct. 1879, page 347
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2108, 8 Nov. 1879, page 443
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2116, 20 Dec. 1879, page 586
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2121, 24 Jan. 1880, page 95
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2126, 28 Feb. 1880, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2129, 20 Mar. 1880, page 287
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2134, 24 Apr. 1880, page 414
   [NR], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1860, page 316
   [NYC], 28 Sep. 1867
   [SZ], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1855, page 162
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 1, 1 May 1873, page 2
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Gerolamo Tassinari]
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. - Gordon, T. 1859         (c)     10   -   8
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1859         (c)     10.5   -   9.5
Dubois, S. - Donaldson, Jo. 1862         (c)     2   -   0
Anderssen (offhand) - Donaldson, Jo. 1862         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
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: 17 Apr. 2024