IM William John Donaldson Full name John Donaldson Born 1958 (age 68) Place of birth Federation United States Retired Profiles 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 (2374) Carlos Rangel (1970) 1-0 45 2026 William John Donaldson (2374) Aaron Thompson (1829) 1-0 46 2026 William John Donaldson (2374) Carlos Rangel (1970) 1-0 44 2026 William John Donaldson (2374) Russell Garcia Velasquez (1909) 0-1 57 2026 William John Donaldson Vladyslav Shevkunov (2082) ½-½ 31 2026 William John Donaldson (2374) Michael Aigner (1972) ½-½ 35 2026 Daniel Cremisi (2282) William John Donaldson 1-0 37 2026 Nick Casares (1550) William John Donaldson 0-1 28 2026 Show All Games