Donaldson, John vs Farooqui, Zahiruddin
US-op Columbus, OH USA · Round 1 · 1977.01.01 · 1/2-1/2 · C77 Ruy Lopez: Morphy Defense, Mackenzie Variation
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[Event "US-op Columbus, OH USA"] [Site "US-op Columbus, OH USA"] [Date "1977.01.01"] [Round "1"] [White "Donaldson, John"] [Black "Farooqui, Zahiruddin"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [PlyCount "99"] [WhiteElo "2275"] [WhiteFideId "2000709"] [WhiteTitle "IM"] [BlackElo "2325"] [BlackFideId "7800142"] [ECO "C77o"] [Source "Codekiddy"] [SourceQuality "3"] [ImportDate "2026-01-06"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d4 exd4 6. O-O d6 7. Nxd4 Bd7 8. Bxc6 bxc6 9. Nc3 Be7 10. Bf4 O-O 11. e5 Ne8 12. Re1 d5 13. Nb3 Rb8 14. Qd2 g6 15. Na4 Ng7 16. Bh6 Re8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Nac5 Bc8 19. Qd4 Kg8 20. Re3 Bf8 21. Rae1 Rb5 22. a4 Rb6 23. Rc3 Qe7 24. Nd3 Bd7 25. Nbc5 a5 26. Rb3 Bf5 27. h3 Reb8 28. Qc3 Bxd3 29. Rxb6 cxb6 30. Nxd3 c5 31. Nf4 Qd7 32. Qf3 Rd8 33. e6 fxe6 34. Rxe6 Qxa4 35. Nxd5 Qxc2 36. Rxb6 Bg7 37. Ne3 Qb1+ 38. Kh2 Be5+ 39. g3 Qd3 40. Qg4 Qd7 41. Qxd7 Rxd7 42. Nc4 Bd4 43. Rb8+ Kg7 44. Kg2 Re7 45. Kf1 g5 46. Nxa5 Rf7 47. Rb7 Rxb7 48. Nxb7 Kf6 49. Ke2 Ke5 50. Na5 1/2-1/2