IM William John Donaldson

Full name

John Donaldson

Born

1958 (age 68)‎

Place of birth

Federation

United States

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: Symmetrical, Three Knights System (9 games)

English Opening: Symmetrical Variation (9 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Indian, King's Indian Defense (8 games)

King's Indian Defense: Bayonet Attack (6 games)

Catalan Opening: Closed (5 games)

Black Pieces

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Maróczy Bind Formation (24 games)

Sicilian Defense: Hyperaccelerated Dragon Variation (13 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation (12 games)

Slav Defense (9 games)

Slav Defense: Exchange, Symmetrical Line (9 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
William John Donaldson Kar Lun Cheng (1661)	1-0	37	2026
William John Donaldson Abhishek Mallela (1989)	1-0	57	2026
William John Donaldson Vladyslav Shevkunov (2082)	½-½	31	2026
Daniel Cremisi (2282) William John Donaldson	1-0	37	2026
Nick Casares (1550) William John Donaldson	0-1	28	2026
Aaron Ingber (1626) William John Donaldson	0-1	30	2026
Christopher Yoo (2572) William John Donaldson	½-½	34	2026
William John Donaldson (2406) Jayden Xu (1855)	1-0	52	2025
William John Donaldson (2390) Pavel Kolesnikov	1-0	31	2025
William John Donaldson (2390) Brandon Xia	0-1	50	2025