Donaldson, John




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1837  24  2161 (132) 1
1838  28  2180 (130) 0
1839  30  2199 (127) 0
1840  34  2219 (125) 0
1841  37  2238 (122) 0
1842  44  2257 (118) 0
1843  47  2276 (114) 0
1844  44  2295 (110) 0
1845  46  2314 (105) 0
1846  49  2333 (99) 5
1847  41  2358 (93) 5
1848  35  2386 (85) 0
1849  34  2413 (76) 3
1850  29  2433 (70) 0
1851  30  2453 (61) 0
1852  18  2473 (47) 49
1853  18  2466 (58) 0
1854  15  2460 (64) 0
1855  17  2453 (66) 1
1856  17  2456 (67) 0
1857  24  2458 (65) 1
1858  22  2478 (61) 0
1859  16  2498 (52) 38
1860  30  2460 (62) 0
1861  43  2423 (69) 0
1862  56  2386 (72) 3
1863  62  2361 (78) 0
1864  78  2335 (82) 0
1865  97  2310 (85) 0
1866  108  2284 (86) 2
1867  113  2279 (90) 0
1868  117  2273 (94) 1
1869  124  2257 (99) 0
1870  135  2242 (103) 0
1871  152  2226 (106) 0
1872  172  2210 (109) 2

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Donaldson, John  
   Also known as: Rev. John Donaldson; Delta
Born: 27 Mar. 1817
Died: 19 Apr. 1892
 
Notes:
Not to be confused with James Donaldson, who played in the London-Edinburgh correspondence match in the 1820s.
 
References
Books
   Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 10, 14, 40
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 96
   Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 143
   Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page lxviii, xxvi
   Löwenthal and Medley, Transactions of the BCA, 1868-1869, page 13
   Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 149, 192
   Staunton, The Chess Tournament, page lx
   Whyld, English Tournaments, page 9
   Williams, Souvenir of the Bristol Club, page 140
Periodicals
   [BCM], vol. 11, no. 10, Oct. 1891, page 450
   [BLL], 1863, page supp.2
   [CPC], vol. 12, no. 9, Sep. 1851, page 282
   [CPC], vol. 13, no. 7, July 1852, page 210
   [CPC], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1853, page 313
   [CPC], vol. 3, no. 3, Mar. 1855, page 103
   [CPM], vol. 2, no. 4, Apr. 1866, page 109
   [CPM], vol. 3, no. 8, 1 Aug. 1867, page 252
   [CW], vol. 2, no. 4, June 1866, page 110
   [Era], vol. 24, no. 1243, 20 July 1862, page 5
   [Fld], 24 May 1873
   [ILN], vol. 11, no. 273, 24 July 1847, page 59
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 567, 3 July 1852, page 11
   [ILN], vol. 21, no. 570, 24 July 1852, page 59
   [ILN], vol. 67, no. 1878, 7 Aug. 1875, page 143
   [ILN], vol. 69, no. 1945, 4 Nov. 1876, page 446
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2101, 20 Sep. 1879, page 275
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2104, 11 Oct. 1879, page 347
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2108, 8 Nov. 1879, page 443
   [ILN], vol. 75, no. 2116, 20 Dec. 1879, page 586
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2121, 24 Jan. 1880, page 95
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2126, 28 Feb. 1880, page 215
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2129, 20 Mar. 1880, page 287
   [ILN], vol. 76, no. 2134, 24 Apr. 1880, page 414
   [NR], vol. 1, no. 10, Oct. 1860, page 316
   [NYC], 28 Sep. 1867
   [SZ], vol. 10, no. 5, May 1855, page 162
   [WP], vol. 6, no. 1, 1 May 1873, page 2
Web
   Sericano, C.  [Gerolamo Tassinari]
Match data  (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)

de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. - Donaldson, Jo. 1837         (c)     1   -   0      de la Bourdonnais, L.C.M. gave odds of a rook
Donaldson, Ja. - Donaldson, Jo. 1846         (c)     3   -   2
Bell, J.G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1847         (f)     3   -   2
Evans, W.D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1849         (c)     1   -   1
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (1)         (c)     8.5   -   6.5      Staunton, H. gave odds of pawn and two moves
Staunton, H. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852 (2)         (c)     1   -   0
Lowenthal, J.J. - Donaldson, Jo. 1852         (c)     15   -   15
Donaldson, Jo. - Bell, H.G. 1852         (c)     1.5   -   1.5
Donaldson, Jo. - Reid (3) 1853         (c)     1   -   0      Donaldson, Jo. gave odds of a rook
Tassinari, G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1855         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Salmon, G. - Donaldson, Jo. 1857         (c)     1   -   0
Donaldson, Jo. - Gordon, T. 1859         (c)     10   -   8
Harrwitz, D. - Donaldson, Jo. 1859         (c)     10.5   -   9.5
Dubois, S. - Donaldson, Jo. 1862         (c)     2   -   0
Anderssen (offhand) - Donaldson, Jo. 1862         (c)     0.5   -   0.5
Donaldson, Jo. - Fraser, Ja.C. 1868         (c)     1   -   0
Donaldson, Jo. - Murray, A.K. 1872         (c)     1   -   1      Donaldson, Jo. gave odds of pawn and move
Donaldson, Jo. - James (1) 1877         (c)     1   -   0

Tournament data

Glasgow and Dundee 1866     Dundee - Glasgow Club Match    
  Donaldson, Jo. - Fraser, G.B.     0 - 2    

Player information updated: 17 Apr. 2024