MacDonnell, George
Ratings
| Year |
Rank |
Edo |
Dev. |
Games |
| 1853 |
90 |
2233 | (114) | 1 |
| 1854 |
83 |
2249 | (109) | 0 |
| 1855 |
84 |
2264 | (104) | 0 |
| 1856 |
79 |
2280 | (98) | 0 |
| 1857 |
75 |
2296 | (91) | 1 |
| 1858 |
69 |
2323 | (85) | 0 |
| 1859 |
63 |
2350 | (78) | 0 |
| 1860 |
53 |
2377 | (68) | 1 |
| 1861 |
40 |
2420 | (58) | 1 |
| 1862 |
25 |
2469 | (42) | 40 |
| 1863 |
27 |
2449 | (48) | 10 |
| 1864 |
21 |
2465 | (53) | 0 |
| 1865 |
17 |
2481 | (52) | 6 |
| 1866 |
13 |
2502 | (49) | 11 |
| 1867 |
14 |
2528 | (50) | 9 |
| 1868 |
13 |
2541 | (52) | 1 |
| 1869 |
12 |
2554 | (47) | 22 |
| 1870 |
14 |
2542 | (54) | 0 |
| 1871 |
15 |
2531 | (53) | 0 |
| 1872 |
17 |
2519 | (47) | 17 |
| 1873 |
17 |
2512 | (48) | 6 |
| 1874 |
22 |
2483 | (47) | 16 |
| 1875 |
22 |
2478 | (51) | 2 |
| 1876 |
22 |
2486 | (51) | 11 |
| 1877 |
29 |
2471 | (55) | 1 |
| 1878 |
27 |
2468 | (55) | 5 |
| 1879 |
27 |
2467 | (55) | 7 |
| 1880 |
30 |
2454 | (58) | 0 |
| 1881 |
40 |
2441 | (57) | 2 |
| 1882 |
54 |
2422 | (54) | 0 |
| 1883 |
67 |
2402 | (43) | 25 |
| 1884 |
89 |
2371 | (42) | 13 |
| 1885 |
100 |
2353 | (41) | 17 |
| 1886 |
113 |
2333 | (43) | 20 |
| 1887 |
134 |
2313 | (51) | 11 |
Rating table notes
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| Biographical data |
| Name: MacDonnell, George Alcock |
| Also known as: Rev. George Alcock MacDonnell; Hiber; Mars |
| Born: 16 Aug. 1830 |
| Died: 3 June 1899 |
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| Notes: |
| The Report of the Manchester Meeting of 1857 has 'J.A. McDonnell'. |
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| References |
| Books |
| Chess Association, Manchester 1857 Report, page 5, 40 |
| Feenstra Kuiper, 100 Jahre Schachzweikämpfe, page 87 |
| Forster, Amos Burn, page 42, 964 |
| Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 260 |
| Golombek, Golombek's Encyclopedia, page 188 |
| Harding, Eminent Victorian Chess Players, page 145 |
| Harding, Joseph Henry Blackburne, page 7, 318, 577 |
| Harding, Steinitz in London, page 41, 107 |
| Hooper and Whyld, Oxford Companion (1st ed.), page 197 |
| Löwenthal and Medley, Chess Congress of 1862, page xl |
| Sergeant, Century of British Chess, page 31, 114, 157, 236 |
| Periodicals |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 11, Nov. 1855, page cover |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 25, Jan. 1861, page 24 |
| [CPC], vol. 3, no. 35, Nov. 1861, page 348 |
| [CPM], vol. 1, no. 9, Sep. 1865, page 283 |
| [CW], vol. 4, no. 9, Dec. 1868, page 344 |
| [ILN], vol. 39, no. 1124, 28 Dec. 1861, page 665 |
| [NYC], 23 Aug. 1862 |
| [WP], vol. 1, no. 11, Feb. 1869, page 122 |
| [WP], vol. 9, no. 3, 1 July 1876, page 52 |
| Web |
| Harding, Tim. [The Last Homecoming of Mars] |
| Harding, Tim. [Who was the strongest Irish player of all time?] |
| Sericano, C. [Maestri di scacchi dell'800] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 3974. The Steinitz-Wormald-MacDonnell controversy] |
| Winter, Edward. [CN 4879. Census information] |
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Match data (f=formal; c=casual; s=soft)
| Buckle, H.T. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1853 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| MacDonnell, G.A. - Hannah, J.W. 1862 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Anderssen (offhand) - MacDonnell, G.A. 1862 |
(c) |
2 | - | 2 |
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| MacDonnell, G.A. - Maude, G. 1862 |
(f) |
4.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| Mackenzie, G.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1862 |
(f) |
5.5 | - | 8.5 |
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| Mackenzie, G.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1863 |
(f) |
6.5 | - | 3.5 |
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| de Riviere, J.A. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1865 |
(c) |
1 | - | 0 |
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| MacDonnell, G.A. - Wisker, J. 1873 |
(f) |
3.5 | - | 0.5 |
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| Wisker, J. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1874 |
(f) |
9 | - | 6 |
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| MacDonnell, G.A. - Down, Ms. H.C. 1878 |
(c) |
0 | - | 1 |
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| Blackburne, J.H. - MacDonnell, G.A. 1887 |
(f) |
2.5 | - | 1.5 |
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Tournament data
| Manchester 1857 (2) |
1st British Chess Association Congress Minor Section |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Medley, G.W. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1860 (3) |
St. James's Club Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Kempa-Pieczonka, A. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
| Bristol and London, England 1861 |
Bristol - London telegraph match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Medley, G.W. |
0.5 - 0.5 |
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| London, England 1862 (3) |
British Chess Association Congress - Grand Tournament |
7 | / | 11 |
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| Dublin 1865 |
Dublin Masters Tournament |
3.5 | / | 5 |
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| London, England 1866 (1) |
1st British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
3.5 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1866 (2) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Thorold, E. |
2 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of the move |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Steinitz, W. |
0 - 2 |
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| Dundee 1867 (1) |
Dundee Tournament |
6.5 | / | 9 |
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| London, England and Bristol 1868 |
Westminster - Bristol Telegraph Match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Thorold, E. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1869 (1) |
British Chess Association Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Franklin, S. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and move |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Green, S.J. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1869 (2) |
Glowworm Prize Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Franklin, S. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - de Vere, C.V. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Lord, J. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Wisker, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1869 (3) |
2nd British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
6 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1869 (4) |
Mongredien Prize Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Newham, W.L. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Hampton, J.W. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Murphy, J.B. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Blackburne, J.H. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Lord, J. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1872 (2) |
4th British Chess Association Challenge Cup |
4 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1872 (3) |
British Chess Association Grand Tourney |
4 | / | 7 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Zukertort, J.H. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - de Vere, C.V. |
1.5 - 0.5 |
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| Bristol 1873 (2) |
4th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Thomson, W. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1874 (9) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Monk (1) |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight |
| Glasgow 1875 (3) |
6th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Berwick, A. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Burn, A. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1876 (9) |
Simpson's Divan Tournament |
5.5 | / | 10 |
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| London, England 1876 (15) |
City of London Club - Bermondsey Club Match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Keates |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1877 (5) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Philp, E. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1878 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Vyse, W.E. |
3 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Potter, W.N. |
0 - 1 |
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| London, England 1879 (1) |
Lowenthal Tourney, 1st Class |
1 | / | 3 |
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| London, England 1879 (2) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Humphreys, E.E. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Stiebel, L. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Keates |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Lord, F.W. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| London, England 1881 (1) |
City of London - Saint George's Club Match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Wayte, W. |
1 - 0 |
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| London, England 1881 (4) |
City of London Club First Class - Fourth Class Match |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Staniforth, H.S. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1882 (8) |
City of London Club Handicap |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Bramham, W. |
1 - 0 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of a knight |
| London, England 1883 (6) |
Vizayanagaram Tournament |
19.5 | / | 25 |
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| Bath 1884 (2) |
14th Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division 1 |
2 | / | 6 |
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| London, England 1884 (10) |
Simpson's Divan Handicap - Section B |
4 | / | 7 |
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| London, England 1885 (7) |
British Chess Association - Tennyson Prize Tournament |
1 | / | 2 |
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| London, England 1885 (9) |
British Chess Association Tournament |
10 | / | 15 |
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| London, England 1886 (2) |
British Chess Club Master Tourney |
2 | / | 7 |
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| Nottingham 1886 (2) |
Counties Chess Association - Minor Tourney, Division I |
3.5 | / | 6 |
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| London, England 1886 (6) |
2nd British Chess Association Congress - Tennyson Prize Tourney |
6 | / | 7 |
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| Stamford 1887 (1) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Class I, Division I |
2 | / | 6 |
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| Stamford 1887 (3) |
Counties Chess Association Meeting - Handicap Tournament |
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MacDonnell, G.A. - Newham, W.L. |
0 - 1 |
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MacDonnell, G.A. gave odds of pawn and two moves |
| Player information updated: 20 Sept. 2025 |
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