| Neil McDonald | |
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| Country | England |
| Born | (1967-01-21) 21 January 1967 (age 57) Gravesend, Kent, England |
| Title | Grandmaster (1996) |
| Peak rating | 2500 (July 1996) |
Neil McDonald (born 21 January 1967) is an English chess grandmaster and chess writer.
Chess career
As an English Chess Federation coach he has trained many of the country's strongest junior players and was Head Coach of the English Chess Federation team at the Greece World Schools Championship in 2013. He regularly escorts blind and partially sighted chess players to international World Championship events.
McDonald authored the French Defence monthly updates on chesspublishing.com from October 1999 until March 2009, 1 e4 ... updates from November 2009 until January 2010, 1 e4 ... from June 2014 until February 2015 and returned to 1 e4 ... in March 2017 until January 2018.
He became an International Master in 1986 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1996.
McDonald obtained his FIDE Trainer qualification in 2016.
Bibliography
| The Chess Press | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Opening Guides: Dutch Leningrad | 1997 | ISBN 978-1-901259-03-2 |
| Batsford Books | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Planning (Think Like a Chess Master) | 1995 | ISBN 978-0-7134-7573-9 |
| Winning With the Kalashnikov | 1995 | ISBN 978-0-7134-7576-0 |
| Mastering the French (with Andrew Harley) | 1997 | ISBN 978-0-7134-5716-2 |
| The King's Gambit: A Modern View | 1998 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8451-9 |
| Mastering Chess Tactics | 2002 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8772-5 |
| The Sveshnikov Sicilian | 2003 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8581-3 |
| Mastering Checkmates | 2003 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8774-9 |
| The Benko Gambit Revealed | 2004 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8868-5 |
| Chess: The Art of Logical Thinking | 2004 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8894-4 |
| The Sicilian Bb5 Revealed | 2005 | ISBN 978-0-7134-8980-4 |
| The Art of Planning in Chess: Move By Move | 2006 | ISBN 978-0-7134-9025-1 |
| Chess Success: Planning After the Opening | 2007 | ISBN 978-0-7134-9071-8 |
| Everyman Chess | Year | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| Positional Sacrifices | 1995 | ISBN 978-1-85744-110-9 |
| Modern Chess Miniatures | 1995 | ISBN 978-1-85744-166-6 |
| Practical Endgame Play | 1996 | ISBN 978-1-85744-176-5 |
| French Winawer | 2000 | ISBN 978-1-85744-276-2 |
| Modern Defence (with Jon Speelman) | 2000 | ISBN 978-1-85744-281-6 |
| Main Line Caro-Kann | 2001 | ISBN 978-1-85744-227-4 |
| Concise Chess Openings | 2001 | ISBN 978-1-85744-297-7 |
| Concise Chess Endings | 2002 | ISBN 978-1-85744-313-4 |
| Starting Out: The English | 2003 | ISBN 978-1-85744-322-6 |
| Concise Chess Middlegames | 2004 | ISBN 978-1-85744-356-1 |
| Starting Out: The Dutch Defence | 2005 | ISBN 978-1-85744-377-6 |
| The Masters: Rudolf Spielmann Master of Invention | 2006 | ISBN 978-1-85744-406-3 |
| Starting Out: 1 e4: A reliable repertoire for the improving player | 2006 | ISBN 978-1-85744-416-2 |
| Starting Out: Queen's Gambit Declined | 2006 | ISBN 978-1-85744-426-1 |
| Chess Secrets: The Giants of Strategy: Learn from Kramnik, Karpov, Petrosian, Capablanca and Nimzowitsch | 2007 | ISBN 978-1-85744-541-1 |
| How to Play against 1 e4 | 2009 | ISBN 978-1-85744-586-2 |
| Chess Secrets: The Giants of Power Play: Learn from Topalov, Geller, Bronstein, Alekhine and Morphy | 2009 | ISBN 978-1-85744-597-8 |
| Starting Out: The Réti | 2010 | ISBN 978-1-85744-622-7 |
| Play the Dutch: An Opening Repertoire for Black based on the Leningrad Variation | 2010 | ISBN 978-1-85744-641-8 |
| The Ruy Lopez: Move by Move | 2011 | ISBN 978-1-85744-669-2 |
| Break the Rules! A Modern Look at Chess Strategy | 2012 | ISBN 978-1-85744-673-9 |
| King's Indian Attack: Move by Move | 2014 | ISBN 978-1-85744-988-4 |
| The Catalan: Move by Move | 2017 | ISBN 978-1-78194-263-5 |
| Coach Yourself | 2019 | ISBN 978-1-78194-512-4 |
| Your Chess Battle Plan | 2020 | ISBN 978-1-78194-528-5 |
References
- "VIAF entry". Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- "ECF Accredited Coaches". ECF. 19 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 April 2019. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "World Schools 2013 – Meet the Team!". englishchess.org.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2013.
- "French Defence". ChessPublishing.com. Retrieved 3 May 2009.
- "1 e4 ... January 2010". ChessPublishing.com. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- "1 e4 ... June 2014". ChessPublishing.com. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
- "1 e4 ... March 2017". ChessPublishing.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- "FIDE Arbiters/Trainers". FIDE. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- "Neil McDonald". Everymanchess.com. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
External links
- Neil McDonald player profile and games at Chessgames.com
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