George Alcock MacDonnell


George Alcock MacDonnell was an Anglican clergyman as well as a chess master and writer.
He tied for 3rd-4th at London 1862,
won two matches against George Henry Mackenzie and both at Dublin 1862, shared 1st with Wilhelm Steinitz at Dublin 1865, but lost a play-off game to him there, tied for 2nd-3rd at London 1866,
tied for 3rd-4th at Dundee,
tied for 3rd-5th at London 1868/69,
shared 3rd at London 1872,
and took 4th at London 1872.
MacDonnell won a match against Wisker at Bristol 1873, and lost a rematch at London 1874. He took 4th at London 1876,
took 4th at London 1879, took 3rd at London 1883,
took 4th at Bath 1884, tied for 5-6th at London 1885, shared 1st at London 1866, tied for 7-8th at London 1886,
lost a match to Blackburne at London 1887, and took 6th at Stamford 1887.
He led a chess column in the Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News for many years. He wrote two books: Chess Life Pictures and Knights and Kings of Chess.
After a series of curacies, MacDonnell was vicar of Bisbrooke in Rutland, 1887-99.