Donaldson, John vs Ravikumar, Vaidyanathan
Manchester Benedictine · Round 1 · 1980.09.01 · 0-1 · C10 French Defense: Rubinstein Variation, Blackburne Defense
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[Event "Manchester Benedictine"] [Site "Manchester open"] [Date "1980.09.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Donaldson, John"] [Black "Ravikumar, Vaidyanathan"] [Result "0-1"] [PlyCount "77"] [WhiteElo "2360"] [WhiteFideId "2000709"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2305"] [BlackFideId "5000149"] [BlackTitle "IM"] [ECO "C10i"] [Source "TheChessDog"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Nd7 5. Nf3 Be7 6. Bd3 Ngf6 7. Nxf6+ Bxf6 8. O-O O-O 9. Qe2 c5 10. c3 cxd4 11. cxd4 Nb6 12. Qe4 g6 13. Bh6 Re8 14. Ne5 a6 15. Rad1 Nd5 16. Bc4 b5 17. Bxd5 Qxd5 18. Qf4 Bb7 19. f3 Qd8 20. Bg5 Kg7 21. Bh6+ Kg8 22. Ng4 Bg7 23. Bg5 Qd5 24. Nf6+ Bxf6 25. Bxf6 Qf5 26. Qh4 Qh5 27. Qf2 Rac8 28. Rfe1 Qf5 29. Be5 Rc2 30. Rd2 Rec8 31. Rxc2 Rxc2 32. Qe3 f6 33. Bd6 Kg7 34. Rf1 g5 35. g4 Qxg4+ 36. fxg4 Rg2+ 37. Kh1 Rg3+ 38. Rf3 Bxf3+ 39. Qxf3 0-1