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Donaldson, John

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1837  19  2154 (132) 1 1838  20  2172 (130) 0 1839  25  2191 (127) 0 1840  24  2209 (125) 0 1841  27  2228 (122) 0 1842  36  2247 (118) 0 1843  39  2265 (115) 0 1844  38  2284 (110) 0 1845  36  2302 (105) 0 1846  41  2321 (100) 5 1847  35  2345 (93) 5 1848  31  2372 (86) 0 1849  31  2398 (76) 3 1850  28  2416 (71) 0 1851  32  2435 (62) 0 1852  22  2453 (49) 49 1853  30  2423 (62) 0 1854  36  2393 (70) 0 1855  43  2362 (76) 1 1856  54  2336 (82) 0 1857  70  2310 (86) 1 1858  77  2296 (91) 0 1859  92  2282 (95) 0 1860  98  2268 (97) 0 1861  109  2254 (99) 0 1862  108  2240 (101) 0 1863  109  2226 (101) 0 1864  120  2213 (101) 0 1865  124  2199 (100) 0 1866  144  2185 (98) 2 1867  141  2185 (101) 0 1868  138  2186 (102) 1 1869  142  2174 (106) 0 1870  154  2162 (109) 0 1871  158  2150 (112) 0 1872  171  2137 (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    [Fld], 24 May 1873    [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    [WP], vol. 6, 1 May 1873, page 2 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: 25 Jun. 2019