MacDonnell, George




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1853  87  2241 (114) 1
1854  81  2257 (109) 0
1855  82  2273 (104) 0
1856  81  2288 (98) 0
1857  74  2304 (91) 1
1858  64  2331 (85) 0
1859  60  2359 (78) 0
1860  51  2386 (68) 1
1861  37  2429 (57) 1
1862  22  2478 (42) 40
1863  26  2456 (48) 10
1864  22  2468 (53) 0
1865  17  2481 (52) 6
1866  14  2499 (49) 11
1867  16  2518 (50) 9
1868  15  2523 (52) 1
1869  14  2527 (48) 17
1870  15  2521 (54) 0
1871  16  2515 (54) 0
1872  18  2510 (47) 17
1873  19  2505 (48) 6
1874  24  2477 (47) 16
1875  23  2472 (52) 2
1876  21  2479 (53) 11
1877  27  2465 (60) 0
1878  28  2451 (63) 0
1879  35  2437 (62) 3
1880  42  2432 (63) 0
1881  49  2426 (60) 2
1882  55  2413 (55) 0
1883  66  2399 (44) 25
1884  85  2370 (42) 13
1885  100  2354 (41) 17
1886  110  2335 (43) 20
1887  126  2316 (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. - Pieconka (1)     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 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: 5 Jan. 2023