MacDonnell, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  89  2238 (114) 1
1854  82  2254 (109) 0
1855  83  2270 (104) 0
1856  79  2285 (98) 0
1857  74  2301 (91) 1
1858  69  2328 (85) 0
1859  62  2355 (78) 0
1860  53  2382 (68) 1
1861  40  2426 (58) 1
1862  25  2475 (42) 40
1863  26  2454 (48) 10
1864  21  2470 (53) 0
1865  18  2485 (52) 6
1866  13  2506 (49) 11
1867  14  2532 (50) 9
1868  13  2544 (52) 1
1869  12  2557 (47) 22
1870  14  2545 (54) 0
1871  14  2533 (54) 0
1872  17  2521 (47) 17
1873  17  2514 (48) 6
1874  21  2485 (47) 16
1875  22  2478 (52) 2
1876  22  2484 (53) 11
1877  28  2469 (60) 0
1878  32  2455 (63) 0
1879  36  2440 (62) 3
1880  42  2433 (63) 0
1881  51  2427 (60) 2
1882  59  2412 (55) 0
1883  68  2398 (44) 25
1884  89  2369 (42) 13
1885  102  2352 (41) 17
1886  116  2332 (43) 20
1887  136  2312 (51) 11

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: MacDonnell, George Alcock  
   Also known as: Rev. George Alcock MacDonnell; Hiber; Mars
Born: 16 Aug. 1830
Died: 3 June 1899
 
Notes:
The Report of the Manchester Meeting of 1857 has 'J.A. McDonnell'.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 40
   Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 87
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 42, 964
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 260
   Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 188
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 145
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 7, 318, 577
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 41, 107
   Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 197
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 31, 114, 157, 236
Periodicals
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 11, Nov. 1855, page cover
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 25, Jan. 1861, page 24
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 35, Nov. 1861, page 348
   [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 283
   [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344
   [ILN], vol. 39, no. 1124, 28 Dec. 1861, page 665
   [NYC], 23 Aug. 1862
   [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 122
   [WP], vol. 9, no. 3, 1 July 1876, page 52
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [The Last Homecoming of Mars]
   Harding, Tim.  [Who was the strongest Irish player of all time?]
   Sericano, C.  [Maestri di scacchi dell'800]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 3974. The Steinitz-Wormald-MacDonnell controversy]
   Winter, Edward.  [CN 4879. Census information]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Buckle, H.T. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1853         (c)     1   -   0
MacDonnell, G.A. - Hannah, J.W. 1862         (f)     2.5   -   0.5
Anderssen (offhand) - MacDonnell, G.A. 1862         (c)     2   -   2
MacDonnell, G.A. - Maude, G. 1862         (f)     4.5   -   3.5
Mackenzie, G.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1862         (f)     5.5   -   8.5
Mackenzie, G.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1863         (f)     6.5   -   3.5
de Riviere, J.A. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1865         (c)     1   -   0
MacDonnell, G.A. - Wisker, J. 1873         (f)     3.5   -   0.5
Wisker, J. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1874         (f)     9   -   6
MacDonnell, G.A. - Down, Ms. H.C. 1878         (c)     0   -   1
Blackburne, J.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1887         (f)     2.5   -   1.5

Tournament data

Manchester 1857 (2)     1st British Chess Association Congress Minor Section    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Medley, G.W.     0 - 1    
London, England 1860 (3)     St. James's Club Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A.     0 - 1          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and move
Bristol and London, England 1861     Bristol - London telegraph match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Medley, G.W.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1862 (3)     British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament     7  /  11
Dublin 1865     Dublin Masters Tournament     3.5  /  5
London, England 1866 (1)     1st British Chess Association Challenge Cup     3.5  /  7
London, England 1866 (2)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Thorold, E.     2 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of the move
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Steinitz, W.     0 - 2    
Dundee 1867 (1)     Dundee Tournament     6.5  /  9
London, England and Bristol 1868     Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Thorold, E.     1 - 0    
London, England 1869 (1)     British Chess Association Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Franklin, S.     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and move
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Green, S.J.     0 - 1          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves
London, England 1869 (2)     Glowworm Prize Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Franklin, S.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - de Vere, C.V.     1.5 - 0.5    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Lord, J.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Wisker, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1869 (3)     2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup     6  /  10
London, England 1869 (4)     Mongredien Prize Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Newham, W.L.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Hampton, J.W.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Murphy, J.B.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Blackburne, J.H.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Lord, J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1872 (2)     4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup     4  /  7
London, England 1872 (3)     British Chess Association Grand Tourney     4  /  7
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Zukertort, J.H.     0 - 1    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - de Vere, C.V.     1.5 - 0.5    
Bristol 1873 (2)     4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Thomson, W.     1 - 0    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1874 (9)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Monk (1)     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight
Glasgow 1875 (3)     6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Berwick, A.     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Burn, A.     0 - 1    
London, England 1876 (9)     Simpson's Divan Tournament     5.5  /  10
London, England 1876 (15)     City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Keates     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1879 (1)     Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class     1  /  3
London, England 1881 (1)     City of London - Saint George's Club Match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Wayte, W.     1 - 0    
London, England 1881 (4)     City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Staniforth, H.S.     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1882 (8)     City of London Club Handicap    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Bramham, W.     1 - 0          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight
London, England 1883 (6)     Vizayanagaram Tournament     19.5  /  25
Bath 1884 (2)     14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1     2  /  6
London, England 1884 (10)     Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B     4  /  7
London, England 1885 (7)     British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament     1  /  2
London, England 1885 (9)     British Chess Association Tournament     10  /  15
London, England 1886 (2)     British Chess Club Master Tourney     2  /  7
Nottingham 1886 (2)     Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division I     3.5  /  6
London, England 1886 (6)     2nd British Chess Association Congress - Tennyson Prize Tourney     6  /  7
Stamford 1887 (1)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I     2  /  6
Stamford 1887 (3)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament    
  MacDonnell, G.A. - Newham, W.L.     0 - 1          MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves

Player information updated: 22 Aug. 2023