[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.23"]
[Round "1"]
[White "Smith, David J."]
[Black "Donaldson, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "1853"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "USA"]
[WhiteFideId "2501929"]
[BlackFideId "2000709"]
[PlyCount "48"]
[ECO "A37"]
[Opening "English"]
[Variation "symmetrical, Botvinnik system reversed"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2020-05/smith-donaldson-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 10:32:46 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson. } { Event information: <a
href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. g3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 Nc6 5. Nf3 e5 6. d3 d6 7. O-O Nge7 8.
Rb1 O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Ne1 Be6 11. Nc2 d5 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. Nxd5 Bxd5 14.
Bxd5 Qxd5 15. Ne3 Qe6 16. Bd2 Rfd8 17. f3 Nd4 18. Bc3 a4 19. Ng4 c4 20. Nf2
cxd3 21. exd3 Nb3 22. Qe2 Qd5 23. Rfe1 f5 24. Rbd1 Re8 0-1

[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[Round "2"]
[White "Donaldson, John"]
[Black "Cafolla, Peter"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2021"]
[BlackICU "2002"]
[WhiteNationality "USA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2000709"]
[BlackFideId "2500884"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[ECO "A07"]
[Opening "Reti"]
[Variation "King's Indian attack (Barcza system)"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2020-05/donaldson-cafolla-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 10:32:46 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson. } { Event information: <a
href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. Nf3 d5 2. g3 e6 3. Bg2 c5 4. O-O Nc6 5. d4 Nf6 6. c4 Be7 7. dxc5 Bxc5 8.
a3 a6 9. b4 Be7 10. Nbd2 O-O 11. Bb2 Re8 12. Qc2 Bd7 13. e4 dxe4 14. Nxe4
Nxe4 15. Qxe4 Bf6 16. Bxf6 Qxf6 17. Rad1 Bc8 18. Rd6 Qg6 19. Nd2 Qxe4 20.
Nxe4 Ne5 21. Rc1 Rb8 22. c5 f6 23. Rb6 Nd7 24. Rd6 Ne5 25. Rcd1 Nf7 26. Rb6
e5 27. c6 Re7 28. Nc5 Bg4 29. Rd2 1-0

[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[Round "3"]
[White "Bojkov, Dejan"]
[Black "Donaldson, John"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "GM"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2553"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[WhiteNationality "BUL"]
[BlackNationality "USA"]
[WhiteFideId "2904292"]
[BlackFideId "2000709"]
[PlyCount "95"]
[ECO "B27"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "Hungarian variation"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2020-05/bojkov-donaldson-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 11:28:47 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson; <em>Irish Examiner</em>, April 7, 2012 p. 20 (Jim
Olney). } { Event information: <a
href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. c3 Bg7 4. d4 cxd4 5. cxd4 d5 6. e5 Bg4 7. Bb5+ Nd7 8.
O-O e6 9. Nbd2 a6 10. Bd3 Ne7 11. h3 Bf5 12. Nb3 Bxd3 13. Qxd3 O-O 14. Bg5
h6 15. Bxe7 Qxe7 16. Rac1 Rfc8 17. Rc3 Nb6 18. Nc5 Nd7 19. Rfc1 Bf8 20.
Nxd7 Qxd7 21. Qc2 Rxc3 22. Qxc3 a5 23. Nh2 h5 24. g4 hxg4 25. Nxg4 Bg7 26.
Kg2 Qb5 27. Qd2 Qb4 28. Rc3 Qe7 29. a3 Qh4 30. Rc7 Qh5 31. Qc3 Qf5 32. Rxb7
a4 33. Rb4 Bf8 34. Qe3 Kh7 35. Rb7 Kg8 36. Qf3 Rc8 37. Nf6+ Kg7 38. Qg3 Rc2
39. Qh4 g5 40. Qg3 Rd2 41. h4 Rd3 42. Qxg5+ Qxg5+ 43. hxg5 Rxd4 44. Rb8 Rc4
45. f4 d4 46. Kf3 d3 47. Ke3 Rd4 48. Kd2 1-0

[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.24"]
[Round "4"]
[White "Donaldson, John"]
[Black "Short, Philip"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[BlackTitle "FM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2282"]
[WhiteNationality "USA"]
[BlackNationality "IRL"]
[WhiteFideId "2000709"]
[BlackFideId "2500086"]
[PlyCount "106"]
[ECO "E60"]
[Opening "King's Indian, 3.Nf3"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2020-05/donaldson-short-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 10:32:46 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson. } { Event information: <a
href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. g3 c5 5. Bg2 cxd4 6. Nxd4 O-O 7. O-O d5 8.
cxd5 Nxd5 9. Nc3 Nxc3 10. bxc3 Qa5 11. Qb3 Nc6 12. Be3 Qa6 13. Qb5 Qxb5 14.
Nxb5 Bg4 15. Rfe1 a6 16. Nd4 Na5 17. h3 Bd7 18. Bg5 Rfe8 19. Red1 Rac8 20.
Nb3 Nxb3 21. axb3 Bc6 22. Bxc6 Rxc6 23. Rd7 Bxc3 24. Rc1 f6 25. Be3 b5 26.
Ra7 Kf7 27. Rd1 Bb4 28. Ra1 Rc3 29. Bd2 Rxb3 30. Bxb4 Rxb4 31. R1xa6 Re4
32. Kf1 Rb8 33. Ra8 Rxa8 34. Rxa8 Ra4 35. Rb8 Ra1+ 36. Kg2 Rb1 37. g4 b4
38. Rb6 b3 39. e3 b2 40. Rb8 h5 41. gxh5 gxh5 42. Rb6 e5 43. Rb8 Kg6 44.
Rb5 Kf5 45. Rb4 Ke6 46. Rb8 Kd5 47. Rb7 f5 48. Rb8 Kc4 49. Rb7 Kd3 50. Rb8
h4 51. Rb7 Kc2 52. Rc7+ Kd3 53. Rb7 Kc4 1/2-1/2

[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.25"]
[Round "5"]
[White "Minnock, Eoin"]
[Black "Donaldson, John"]
[Result "0-1"]
[BlackTitle "IM"]
[BlackElo "2390"]
[WhiteICU "1747"]
[WhiteNationality "IRL"]
[BlackNationality "USA"]
[BlackFideId "2000709"]
[PlyCount "100"]
[ECO "B35"]
[Opening "Sicilian"]
[Variation "accelerated fianchetto, modern variation with Bc4"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2020-05/minnock-donaldson-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 10:32:46 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson. } { Event information: <a
href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 g6 3. d4 Bg7 4. Be3 Nf6 5. Nc3 cxd4 6. Nxd4 Nc6 7. Bc4 Qa5
8. O-O O-O 9. Nb3 Qc7 10. Be2 d6 11. Qd2 Ng4 12. Bxg4 Bxg4 13. Bh6 Be6 14.
Bxg7 Kxg7 15. Nd4 Nxd4 16. Qxd4+ f6 17. Rac1 Qc5 18. Qxc5 dxc5 19. Rcd1
Rad8 20. Nd5 Kf7 21. c4 Bd7 22. b3 Bc6 23. f3 e6 24. Nc3 Ke7 25. Kf2 g5 26.
Ke3 h5 27. Rxd8 Rxd8 28. Rd1 Rg8 29. Rd2 h4 30. a3 Rc8 31. Rd1 b6 32. g3
hxg3 33. hxg3 Rh8 34. Rd2 Rh3 35. Kf2 Rh1 36. Ra2 Rc1 37. Ne2 Rb1 38. b4 a6
39. bxc5 bxc5 40. Ke3 Rb3+ 41. Kf2 f5 42. exf5 Rxf3+ 43. Kg1 exf5 44. Rb2
Rxa3 45. Rb6 Kd7 46. Rb8 Bf3 47. Kf2 Bg4 48. Nc1 Rf3+ 49. Kg2 Rc3 50. Nb3
Kc7 0-1

[Event "Cork Masters 2012"]
[Site "Cork IRL"]
[Date "2012.03.25"]
[Round "6"]
[White "Donaldson, John"]
[Black "Aoustin, Arnaud"]
[Result "1-0"]
[WhiteTitle "IM"]
[WhiteElo "2390"]
[BlackElo "2130"]
[BlackICU "1986"]
[WhiteClub "Mechanics' Institute USA"]
[BlackClub "Cork"]
[WhiteNationality "USA"]
[BlackNationality "FRA"]
[WhiteFideId "2000709"]
[BlackFideId "655805"]
[PlyCount "71"]
[ECO "E63"]
[Opening "King's Indian"]
[Variation "fianchetto, Panno variation"]
[Venue "Gresham Metropole Hotel"]
[EventDate "2012.03.23"]
[EventType "swiss"]
[Source "John Donaldson"]
[URL "https://www.irlchess.com//games_archive/sundry_files_2012-08/donaldson-aoustin-cork-2012.htm"]
[LastModified "Sat May 30 11:08:49 2020"]

{ Source: John Donaldson. } { References: Se&aacute;n Coffey, <a
href="http://www.irlchess.com/2012/08/25/donaldson-aoustin-cork-congress-2012/">Donaldson-Aoustin,
Cork Congress 2012</a>, IRLchess, August 25, 2012. } { Event information:
<a href="https://ratings.icu.ie/tournaments/81">Pairings &amp; results</a>,
ICU ratings web site. }

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8.
d5 Na5 9. b3 c5 10. dxc6 Nxc6 11. Bb2 Qa5 12. Nd5 Nd7 13. Bxg7 Kxg7 14. Qc1
Nde5 15. Qb2 f6 16. Rfd1 Qc5 17. b4 Qa7 18. Rac1 Rf7 19. b5 axb5 20. cxb5
Nxf3+ 21. exf3 Nd8 22. f4 Bd7 23. Rc7 Be6 24. f5 gxf5 25. Nxe7 Qb6 26. Qc1
Rxa2 27. Rf1 Qxb5 28. Bd5 $6 ({ Objectively this is bad, and } 28. Bf3 $10
{ is better. But Black was in severe time trouble and White needed a win. }
) 28... Bxd5 29. Nxf5+ Kg6 $2 (29... Kf8 $2 30. Qh6+ Kg8 31. Rxf7 $18) (
29... Kh8 $1 $19) 30. Qh6+ Kxf5 31. Qh5+ Ke4 32. Qg4+ Kd3 33. Qf5+ Ke2 34.
Rcc1 Bc4 35. Rfe1+ Kd2 36. Qf4+ 1-0