Neil McDonald (born January 21, 1967) is an English Chess Grandmaster and a player on the international chess circuit. He is an English Chess Federation coach, who has trained many of the country's strongest junior players. He is also a chess writer.
McDonald authored the French Defence monthly updates on chesspublishing.com from October 1999 until March 2009 and the 1 e4 ... updates December 2009/January 2010.
He became an International Master in 1986 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1996.