Donaldson, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1837  24  2160 (132) 1
1838  28  2179 (130) 0
1839  30  2198 (127) 0
1840  34  2217 (125) 0
1841  37  2236 (122) 0
1842  44  2256 (118) 0
1843  46  2275 (114) 0
1844  43  2294 (110) 0
1845  46  2313 (105) 0
1846  49  2332 (99) 5
1847  41  2357 (93) 5
1848  36  2384 (85) 0
1849  34  2411 (76) 3
1850  29  2431 (70) 0
1851  29  2451 (61) 0
1852  18  2471 (47) 49
1853  18  2465 (58) 0
1854  15  2458 (64) 0
1855  15  2452 (66) 1
1856  18  2455 (67) 0
1857  24  2458 (65) 1
1858  22  2477 (61) 0
1859  16  2497 (52) 38
1860  31  2460 (62) 0
1861  42  2422 (69) 0
1862  51  2385 (72) 3
1863  58  2359 (78) 0
1864  72  2333 (82) 0
1865  93  2307 (85) 0
1866  106  2281 (86) 2
1867  107  2275 (90) 0
1868  110  2269 (94) 1
1869  117  2254 (99) 0
1870  124  2238 (103) 0
1871  138  2222 (106) 0
1872  156  2206 (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