McDonnell, Alexander
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1826 |
6 |
2374 | (125) | 3 |
| 1827 |
5 |
2393 | (121) | 0 |
| 1828 |
3 |
2411 | (116) | 0 |
| 1829 |
3 |
2430 | (111) | 0 |
| 1830 |
3 |
2448 | (105) | 0 |
| 1831 |
3 |
2466 | (99) | 5 |
| 1832 |
3 |
2484 | (94) | 0 |
| 1833 |
3 |
2501 | (87) | 0 |
| 1834 |
3 |
2519 | (80) | 215 |
| 1835 |
3 |
2493 | (83) | 14 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: McDonnell, Alexander |
| Born: 22 May 1798 |
| Died: 14 Sep. 1835 |
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| References |
| Books |
| Bird, Chess History and Reminiscences |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 87 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 275 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 188 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 197 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (2nd ed.), page 240 |
| Murray, History of Chess, page 880 |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 34, 39 |
| Utterberg, De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell |
| Walker, Chess and Chess Players, page 367 |
| Walker, Chess Studies, page vii |
| Walker, A Selection of Games at Chess |
| Winter, Chess Facts and Fables, page 306 |
| Periodicals |
| [BLL], 27 Sep. 1835, page 3 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, 7 May 1842, page 11 |
| [CPC], vol. 4, Dec. 1843, page 371 |
| [FM], vol. 21, Mar. 1840, page 311 |
| [ILN], vol. 7, 25 Oct. 1845, page 267 |
| [ILN], vol. 27, 11 Aug. 1855, page 187 |
| [Pal], vol. 4, 15 June 1844, page 266 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The London-Vienna Correspondence Match (Part 1)], page 2 |
| Harding, Tim. [Snippets from Chess History], page 6 |
| Harding, Tim. [Who was the strongest Irish player of all time?] |
| O'Fee, James. [Alexander McDonnell 1798-1835] |
| Sarah. [Alexander McDonnell] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Thomas, W.R. [Captain William Evans], page 2 |
| Winter, Edward. [Alexander McDonnell] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3437. Alexander McDonnell] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4070. McDonnell and Labourdonnais] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Evans, W.D. - McDonnell, A. 1826 |
(c) |
3 | - | 0 |
McDonnell, A. gave odds of a knight |
| McDonnell, A. - Fraser, W. 1831 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 1.5 |
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| de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. - McDonnell, A. 1834 |
(f) |
51.5 | - | 33.5 |
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| McDonnell, A. - Matthews, F.H. 1834 |
(c) |
63.5 | - | 66.5 |
McDonnell, A. gave odds of a knight |
| McDonnell, A. - Gamble, B. 1835 |
(c) |
2 | - | 0 |
McDonnell, A. gave odds of a knight |
| McDonnell, A. - Walker, G. 1835 |
(c) |
2.5 | - | 11.5 |
McDonnell, A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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