Alexander McDonnell (1798–1835), sometimes spelled MacDonnell, was an Irish chess master, who contested a series of six matches with the world's leading...

Alexander McDonnell may refer to: Alexander McDonnell (chess player) (1798–1835), Irish chess master Alexander McDonnell (engineer) (1829–1904), locomotive...

comparing the greatest chess players in history. There is agreement on a statistical system to rate the strengths of current players, called the Elo system...

In 1834, chess masters Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais of France and Alexander McDonnell of Ireland played a series of chess matches. These matches...

play, the strongest players from France and England respectively were recognised as Louis de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell. La Bourdonnais visited...

Alexander McDonnell, 9th Earl of Antrim (1935–2021), British peer from Northern Ireland Alexander McDonnell (chess player) (1798–1835), Irish chess master...

chess teacher Alexandre Deschapelles — until his death in 1840. The most famous match series in that time was the series against Alexander McDonnell in...

of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls...

solidification of the modern rules of chess, the game continued to carry consistent prestige and public interest. While numerous players have been characterized as...

Chess is a board game for two players. It is sometimes called international chess or Western chess to distinguish it from related games such as xiangqi...