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
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Biographical data |
Name: Donaldson, John |
Also known as: Rev. John Donaldson; Delta |
Born: 27 Mar. 1817 |
Died: 19 Apr. 1892 |
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Notes: |
Not to be confused with James Donaldson, who played in the London-Edinburgh correspondence match in the 1820s. |
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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 |
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Bell, J.G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1847 |
(f) |
3 | - | 2 |
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Evans, W.D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849 |
(c) |
0.5 | - | 0.5 |
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Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849 |
(c) |
1 | - | 1 |
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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 |
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Lowenthal, J.J. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 |
(c) |
15 | - | 15 |
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Donaldson, Jo. - Bell, H.G. 1852 |
(c) |
1.5 | - | 1.5 |
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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 |
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Salmon, G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1857 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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Donaldson, Jo. - Fraser, Ja.C. 1868 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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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 |
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Tournament data
Player information updated: 25 Jun. 2019 |
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