Neil McDonald (born 21 January 1967) is an English chess grandmaster and chess writer. 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. He became an International Master in 1986 and was awarded the Grandmaster title in 1996. McDonald obtained his FIDE Trainer qualification in 2016.