Todd, James vs Donaldson, John
World Open Philadelphia USA · Round 1 · 1997.01.01 · 0-1 · A36 English Opening: Great Snake Variation
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[Event "World Open Philadelphia USA"] [Site "World op Philadelphia USA"] [Date "1997.01.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Todd, James"] [Black "Donaldson, John"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "72"] [WhiteElo "2162"] [WhiteFideId "2010666"] [BlackElo "2405"] [BlackFideId "2000709"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "A36v"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. c4 g6 2. g3 Bg7 3. Bg2 Nf6 4. Nc3 O-O 5. e4 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O d6 8. d4 cxd4 9. Nxd4 Nxd4 10. Qxd4 Be6 11. Qd3 Nd7 12. b3 Ne5 13. Qc2 Rc8 14. Bb2 Bxc4 15. bxc4 Nxc4 16. Bc1 Qa5 17. Nd5 Bxa1 18. Nxe7+ Kg7 19. Nxc8 Rxc8 20. Bg5 Qxg5 21. Rxa1 b5 22. Rc1 Qe5 23. Bf1 Rc5 24. Qc3 Kf6 25. f4 Qxc3 26. Rxc3 a6 27. a4 Ke6 28. axb5 axb5 29. Kf2 Nd2 30. Rxc5 dxc5 31. Bxb5 Nxe4+ 32. Ke3 Kd5 33. g4 Nd6 34. Bd3 Nc4+ 35. Ke2 Kd4 36. h4 Ne3 0-1