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Donaldson, John

Ratings Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games  1837  19  2162 (132) 1 1838  20  2181 (130) 0 1839  25  2199 (128) 0 1840  24  2218 (125) 0 1841  27  2237 (122) 0 1842  35  2255 (119) 0 1843  39  2274 (115) 0 1844  37  2292 (110) 0 1845  38  2311 (106) 0 1846  40  2330 (100) 5 1847  34  2354 (93) 5 1848  30  2380 (86) 0 1849  31  2407 (77) 3 1850  27  2422 (71) 0 1851  30  2437 (62) 0 1852  23  2451 (49) 49 1853  32  2421 (62) 0 1854  35  2390 (70) 0 1855  42  2360 (76) 1 1856  57  2333 (82) 0 1857  67  2307 (86) 1 1858  75  2294 (91) 0 1859  85  2280 (95) 0 1860  91  2267 (97) 0 1861  101  2254 (99) 0 1862  99  2241 (101) 0 1863  102  2228 (101) 0 1864  108  2214 (101) 0 1865  113  2201 (100) 0 1866  133  2188 (99) 2 1867  132  2189 (101) 0 1868  130  2190 (103) 1 1869  128  2178 (106) 0 1870  140  2165 (109) 0 1871  146  2153 (112) 0 1872  161  2141 (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