Basanta, Gary vs Donaldson, John
WA Open · Round 4 · 1987.05.24 · 0-1 · B34 Sicilian Defense: Accelerated Dragon, Modern Variation
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[Event "WA Open"] [Site "Bellingham"] [Date "1987.05.24"] [Round "4"] [White "Basanta, Gary"] [Black "Donaldson, John"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "90"] [WhiteElo "2215"] [WhiteFideId "2601265"] [WhiteTitle "FM"] [BlackElo "2410"] [BlackFideId "2000709"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "B34w"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 g6 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. Be3 Nf6 7. Be2 O-O 8. O-O d5 9. exd5 Nxd5 10. Nxd5 Qxd5 11. Bf3 Qa5 12. Nxc6 bxc6 13. Bxc6 Rb8 14. Qd5 Qc7 15. Ba4 Rxb2 16. Qc5 Qb7 17. Bb3 Bf5 18. Rac1 Rc8 19. Qxa7 Qxa7 20. Bxa7 Bxc2 21. g4 Rc3 22. Bxc2 Rbxc2 23. Rxc2 Rxc2 24. a3 Bb2 25. Be3 Rc4 26. h3 Bxa3 27. Bh6 f5 28. Ra1 Bb2 29. Ra8+ Kf7 30. gxf5 gxf5 31. Bg5 Bd4 32. Ra2 e5 33. Kg2 Rc3 34. Ra6 e4 35. Rd6 Be5 36. Rd7+ Kg6 37. Bd2 Rc2 38. Rd5 Kf6 39. Bh6 f4 40. Bg7+ Kxg7 41. Rxe5 e3 42. Kf3 Rxf2+ 43. Kg4 Kf6 44. Re8 e2 45. h4 f3 0-1