Macdonald, Donald
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1865 |
401 |
1760 | (158) | 6 |
| 1866 |
438 |
1765 | (155) | 0 |
| 1867 |
423 |
1769 | (152) | 0 |
| 1868 |
433 |
1774 | (148) | 9 |
| 1869 |
439 |
1779 | (144) | 0 |
| 1870 |
488 |
1785 | (139) | 0 |
| 1871 |
531 |
1790 | (135) | 0 |
| 1872 |
541 |
1796 | (130) | 0 |
| 1873 |
563 |
1802 | (125) | 0 |
| 1874 |
601 |
1807 | (119) | 0 |
| 1875 |
631 |
1813 | (113) | 0 |
| 1876 |
608 |
1818 | (106) | 0 |
| 1877 |
560 |
1824 | (98) | 0 |
| 1878 |
559 |
1829 | (89) | 12 |
| 1879 |
539 |
1838 | (91) | 1 |
| 1880 |
559 |
1838 | (93) | 0 |
| 1881 |
629 |
1838 | (94) | 0 |
| 1882 |
689 |
1837 | (94) | 0 |
| 1883 |
728 |
1837 | (93) | 0 |
| 1884 |
808 |
1837 | (91) | 1 |
| 1885 |
762 |
1845 | (89) | 0 |
| 1886 |
756 |
1852 | (86) | 0 |
| 1887 |
718 |
1860 | (81) | 9 |
| 1888 |
741 |
1846 | (84) | 0 |
| 1889 |
740 |
1833 | (86) | 0 |
| 1890 |
794 |
1820 | (86) | 0 |
| 1891 |
808 |
1807 | (84) | 0 |
| 1892 |
872 |
1793 | (81) | 1 |
| 1893 |
914 |
1784 | (76) | 1 |
| 1894 |
946 |
1782 | (71) | 8 |
| 1895 |
926 |
1801 | (72) | 11 |
| 1896 |
946 |
1784 | (79) | 0 |
| 1897 |
969 |
1768 | (85) | 0 |
| 1898 |
977 |
1751 | (88) | 0 |
| 1899 |
1027 |
1735 | (91) | 0 |
| 1900 |
1063 |
1718 | (92) | 0 |
| 1901 |
1072 |
1702 | (93) | 7 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: Macdonald, Donald Francis |
| Born: 22 Jan. 1832 |
| Died: 8 Aug. 1910 |
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| Notes: |
| The Evening Journal (Adelaide) of 5 Jun. 1878 and 4 Sep. 1878 have 'D.F. McDonald'. The Australian Chess Annual of 1896 has 'D.R. Macdonald' on p.35, but 'Donald Francis Macdonald' on p.64. Gaige gives date of birth as 22-12-1832; the South Australian Register of 24 Mar. 1894 (p.7) and his obituary in the Adelaide Observer of 20 Aug. 1910 (p.50) give date of birth as 22-01-1832. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bignold, Australian Chess Annual, page 35, 59, 64, 68 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 260 |
| Periodicals |
| [AO], vol. 67, no. 5294, 20 Aug. 1910, page 50 |
| [EJA], vol. 10, no. 2867, 5 June 1878, page 2 |
| [EJA], vol. 10, no. 2943, 4 Sep. 1878, page 3 |
| [SAR], vol. 59, no. 14777, 24 Mar. 1894, page 7 |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
Tournament data
| Adelaide 1878 (1) |
Adelaide Handicap Tournament |
5 | / | 12 |
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| Adelaide 1879 (1) |
Adelaide - Port Adelaide Club Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Henderson, John (2) |
1 - 0 |
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| Sydney and Adelaide 1884 |
4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Russell, G.A. |
0 - 1 |
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| Adelaide 1887 (2) |
Australian Jubilee Congress - Minor Tournament |
7 | / | 9 |
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| Melbourne and Adelaide 1892 |
Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Hall, G.B. |
0 - 1 |
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| Sydney and Adelaide 1893 |
5th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Scott, P.M. |
0 - 1 |
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| Adelaide 1894 |
1st South Australia Championship |
1 | / | 8 |
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| Adelaide 1895 (2) |
2nd South Australia Championship |
5 | / | 10 |
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| Sydney and Adelaide 1895 |
New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match |
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Macdonald, D.F. - Hirst, R. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| Adelaide 1901 (1) |
5th South Australia Championship |
1 | / | 7 |
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| Player information updated: 6 Oct. 2024 |
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