Ronald Cadell Macdonald

Ronald William Cadell Macdonald or MacDonald (born July 4, 1868 in Inverbrokhock , † January 26, 1942 in Inverness ) was a Scottish chess player .

Macdonald was the son of the Reverend Charles Cadell Macdonald and Margaret Olivia Macdonald, nee Fraser. He initially worked in the medical field, having received his Bachelor of Medicine and Master of Surgery doctorate from the University of Aberdeen in 1893 . After receiving his doctorate in medicine in 1904, he worked as a doctor. In carrying out his medical professions Macdonald also traveled abroad, where he also received chess impressions in London and the United States and met master players.

In 1901, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1927 and 1928 Macdonald won the Scottish Chess Championship . Other title tournaments won by Macdonald were the West Scottish Championship in 1904 and the correspondence chess titles of the British Chess Federation Masters in 1926, 1927 and 1930 and the British Correspondence Chess Federation in 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1935 and 1937.

After his retirement Macdonald wanted to move to Glasgow and devote himself completely to the game of chess, but gave up these plans after the outbreak of World War II .

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