- George Alcock MacDonnell
George Alcock MacDonnell (16 August 1830 – 3 June 1899) was an Irish chess master.
He tied for 3rd-4th at London 1862 (the 5th
British Chess Congress ,Adolf Anderssen won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1862London.html London ] ] won two matches againstGeorge Henry Mackenzie (8 : 5) and (6.5 : 3.5) both at Dublin 1862, shared 1st withWilhelm Steinitz at Dublin 1865, [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1865Dublin.htm Dublin ] ] but lost a play-off game to him there, tied for 2nd-3rd at London 1866 (the 1stBritish Chess Championship ,Cecil De Vere won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1866LondonBecherturnier.htm London ] ] tied for 3rd-4th at Dundee (Gustav Neumann won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1867Dundee.htm Dundee ] ] tied for 3rd-5th at London 1868/69 (the 2nd BCA Challenge Cup,Joseph Henry Blackburne and De Vere won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1868London.htm London ] ] shared 3rd at London 1872 (Steinitz won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1872Londra.htm Londra ] ] and took 4th at London 1872 (the 4th BCA Challenge Cup,John Wisker and De Vere won). [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1872Londonchallenge.htm Londra ] ]MacDonnell won a match against Wisker (3.5 : 0.5) at Bristol 1873, and lost a rematch (6 : 9) at London 1874. [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/matches/1865-79.htm matches1865-79 ] ] He took 4th at London 1876 (Blackburne won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1876london.htm Londra ] ] took 4th at London 1879 ("Quadrangular",
Henry Bird won), took 3rd at London 1883 ("Vizayanagaram",Curt von Bardeleben won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1883LondonVizayanagaram.htm londonviz ] ] took 4th at Bath 1884 (Wayte won), tied for 5-6th at London 1885 (Isidor Gunsberg won), shared 1st at London 1866, tied for 7-8th at London 1886 (Blackburne andAmos Burn won), [ [http://xoomer.alice.it/cserica/scacchi/storiascacchi/tornei/1851-99/1886london.htm london ] ] lost a match to Blackburne (1.5 : 2.5) at London 1887, and took 6th at Stamford 1887 (Joseph Henry Blake won). [http://www.anders.thulin.name/SUBJECTS/CHESS/CTCIndex.pdf Name Index to Jeremy Gaige's "Chess Tournament Crosstables", An Electronic Edition, Anders Thulin, Malmö, 2004-09-01] He lead for many years a chess column in the "Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News". He wrote two books: "Chess Life Pictures" (London 1883) and "Knights and Kings of Chess" (London 1894). [Litmanowicz, Władysław & Giżycki, Jerzy (1986, 1987). "Szachy od A do Z". Wydawnictwo Sport i Turystyka Warszawa. ISBN 83-217-2481-7 (1. A-M), ISBN 83-217-2745-x (2. N-Z)]References
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