Macdonald, Donald




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1865  366  1750 (160) 6
1866  411  1755 (157) 0
1867  393  1759 (154) 0
1868  401  1763 (150) 9
1869  409  1768 (146) 0
1870  461  1774 (142) 0
1871  502  1779 (137) 0
1872  510  1784 (133) 0
1873  536  1789 (128) 0
1874  581  1795 (122) 0
1875  612  1800 (116) 0
1876  583  1805 (110) 0
1877  535  1811 (102) 0
1878  526  1816 (94) 12
1879  524  1817 (96) 0
1880  555  1818 (98) 0
1881  622  1820 (98) 0
1882  671  1821 (97) 0
1883  727  1822 (96) 0
1884  803  1824 (93) 1
1885  751  1832 (91) 0
1886  736  1841 (88) 0
1887  700  1850 (84) 9
1888  713  1838 (86) 0
1889  708  1827 (87) 0
1890  767  1815 (87) 0
1891  779  1803 (85) 0
1892  822  1791 (82) 1
1893  850  1784 (78) 1
1894  877  1783 (73) 8
1895  857  1803 (73) 11
1896  870  1786 (80) 0
1897  906  1770 (85) 0
1898  899  1753 (89) 0
1899  941  1737 (92) 0
1900  973  1720 (93) 0
1901  1003  1704 (93) 7

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Macdonald, Donald Francis  
Born: 22 Jan. 1832
Died: 8 Aug. 1910
 
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.
 
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
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

Macdonald, D.F. - Bird, J. 1865         (f)     5   -   1
Macdonald, D.F. - Lamport, T.W. 1868         (f)     6   -   3

Tournament data

Adelaide 1878 (1)     Adelaide Handicap Tournament     5  /  12
Sydney and Adelaide 1884     4th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Russell, G.A.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1887 (2)     Australian Jubilee Congress - Minor Tournament     7  /  9
Melbourne and Adelaide 1892     Victoria - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Hall, G.B.     0 - 1    
Sydney and Adelaide 1893     5th New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Scott, P.M.     0 - 1    
Adelaide 1894     1st South Australia Championship     1  /  8
Adelaide 1895 (2)     2nd South Australia Championship     5  /  10
Sydney and Adelaide 1895     New South Wales - South Australia Telegraphic Match    
  Macdonald, D.F. - Hirst, R.     0.5 - 0.5    
Adelaide 1901 (1)     5th South Australia Championship     1  /  7

Player information updated: 1 Feb. 2023