Macdonald, Edmund




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1890  204  2250 (88) 11
1891  198  2254 (86) 0
1892  199  2257 (84) 0
1893  189  2261 (80) 1
1894  189  2262 (76) 1
1895  193  2263 (71) 0
1896  186  2264 (63) 0
1897  190  2265 (51) 15
1898  263  2213 (49) 14
1899  281  2208 (57) 0
1900  285  2203 (59) 0
1901  302  2198 (57) 7
1902  335  2186 (56) 5
1903  381  2164 (55) 4
1904  397  2165 (54) 8
1905  385  2176 (56) 0
1906  374  2187 (53) 0
1907  368  2198 (43) 24
1908  399  2189 (50) 0
1909  439  2180 (48) 0
1910  466  2170 (38) 26
1911  467  2179 (35) 27
1912  408  2196 (36) 29
1913  392  2201 (43) 10
1914  376  2195 (49) 0
1915  370  2189 (46) 10
1916  343  2205 (46) 10
1917  336  2204 (46) 7
1918  334  2208 (45) 10
1919  346  2205 (45) 12
1920  378  2199 (47) 5
1921  414  2198 (46) 10
1922  410  2202 (46) 9
1923  479  2188 (49) 0
1924  555  2174 (43) 16
1925  626  2159 (43) 14
1926  674  2148 (47) 0
1927  748  2137 (40) 15
1928  832  2117 (36) 33
1929  1017  2066 (42) 23
1930  1112  2046 (60) 0
1931  1215  2026 (72) 0
1932  1288  2006 (81) 0
1933  1318  1986 (89) 0
1934  1443  1966 (96) 1

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Macdonald, Edmund  
Born: 5 Nov. 1865
Died: 31 Dec. 1937
 
Notes:
Gaige and Di Felice have 'Macdonald, Edmond'; Forster has 'Macdonald, Edmund E.'. McGowan has 'Macdonald, Edmund'. McGowan has also sent me data from his birth record, giving his date of birth as 05-11-1865 and his name as 'Edmund McDonald', but subsequently, including the 1881 census and his death record, he is 'Edmund Macdonald'.
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 310
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1921-1930, page 330
   Forster, Amos Burn, page 964
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 260
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 153
   Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 480, 498, 556
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 247
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 161
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 10, no. 7, July 1890, page 265
Web
   McGowan, Alan.  [Edmund Macdonald]
   Sericano, C.  [I tornei di scacchi dal 1900 al 1909]

Tournament data

Cambridge 1890 (3)     Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class II     10.5  /  12
Birmingham 1893     North and South Match    
  Macdonald, E. - Sander, E.J.     1 - 0    
London, England 1894 (1)     North and South Match    
  Macdonald, E. - Hyde, A.H.     1 - 0    
Llandudno 1897 (1)     7th Craigside Tournament     5  /  9
Llandudno 1897 (3)     Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section B     4  /  6
Llandudno 1898 (1)     8th Craigside Tournament     2.5  /  10
Llandudno 1898 (2)     Llandudno Handicap Tournament - Section A     1  /  4
Glasgow 1901 (2)     18th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  7
Perth, Scotland 1902     19th Scottish Championship     4  /  5
Edinburgh 1903     20th Scottish Championship     2  /  4
Brighton 1904     Brighton Tournament     3  /  8
Edinburgh 1907     24th Scottish Championship     4.5  /  7
London, England 1907 (6)     17th City of London Club Championship     9  /  17
Edinburgh 1910     27th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  9
London, England 1910 (2)     20th City of London Club Championship     7.5  /  17
Glasgow 1911 (2)     8th British Chess Federation Congress - Championship     3  /  11
London, England 1911 (2)     21st City of London Club Championship     7.5  /  16
Edinburgh 1912     29th Scottish Championship     5.5  /  8
  Macdonald, E. - Gibson, W.     0 - 2    
  Macdonald, E. - Wenman, F.P.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1912 (1)     England - Netherlands Team Match    
  Macdonald, E. - Schelfhout, W.A.T.     0.5 - 1.5    
London, England 1912 (2)     22nd City of London Club Championship     10  /  15
London, England 1913 (1)     23rd City of London Club Championship - Preliminary Section A     6  /  10
London, England 1915     City of London Club Championship     3.5  /  10
London, England 1916 (2)     26th City of London Club Championship     6  /  10
London, England 1917 (1)     27th City of London Club Championship     3  /  7
London, England 1918 (1)     28th City of London Club Championship     4  /  6
London, England 1918 (2)     28th City of London Club Championship - Play-off     1.5  /  4
London, England 1919 (1)     29th City of London Club Championship     6.5  /  12
Edinburgh 1920 (1)     33rd Scottish Championship     3  /  5
London, England 1921 (3)     31st City of London Chess Club Championship     5  /  11
London, England 1922 (5)     City of London Club Championship     4.5  /  9
London, England 1924 (1)     English Counties Championship Semi-Final Match: Yorkshire - Surrey    
  Macdonald, E. - Jackson, M.     0.5 - 0.5    
London, England 1924 (2)     City of London Club Championship     6.5  /  15
London, England 1925 (3)     35th City of London Club Championship     5.5  /  14
London, England 1927 (10)     37th City of London Club Championship     6.5  /  15
Hastings 1928 (3)     8th Hastings Christmas Congress - Major Open, Section B     4.5  /  9
London, England 1928 (2)     38th City of London Club Championship     7  /  17
Cheltenham 1928 (2)     West of England Chess Festival - Major Division     4.5  /  7
Hastings 1929 (3)     9th Hastings Christmans Congress - Major Tournament A     1  /  9
London, England 1929 (3)     39th City of London Club Championship     5  /  14
Hastings 1934 (4)     Hastings - Brighton Match    
  Macdonald, E. - Mackenzie, A.J.     0 - 1    

Player information updated: 13 Jun. 2024