William John Donaldson
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John Donaldson | |
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International Master (1983) | |
FIDE rating | 2416 (April 2024) |
Peak rating | 2460 (January 2004) |
William John Donaldson (born September 24, 1958), known as John Donaldson, is an American chess player, author, journalist and chess official. Like many of his contemporaries, he began playing in the aftermath of the World Chess Championship 1972 between Fischer and Spassky. He joined the Tacoma Chess Club in September 1972, and is still involved with the game almost 50 years later.
Donaldson has captained the U.S. national team on 25 occasions, including six
In 1990, Donaldson was elected to the Policy Board of the
On December 9, 2006, Donaldson was named US zone president in FIDE, replacing Robert Tanner, who resigned on December 4, 2006.[citation needed]
Playing
The
Captaining
Donaldson is the 14-time captain of the U.S. Chess Olympiad team (1986-1996, 2006-2022 (gold 2016, silver 1990 and 2018, bronze 1986, 1996, 2006, 2008). He is the 8-time captain of the U.S. entry in the World Team Championship (1993, 1997, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 (gold 1993, silver 1997 and 2009)). He captained the gold medal U.S. Pan-American Team in 2013. He is the 2-time captain of the U.S. Online Olympiad team (bronze 2020, silver 2021). He is the captain of the U.S. entry in the Online Nations Cup (silver 2020). He won the Mikhail Botvinnik Award in 2018.
Personal
Donaldson received a BA in history from the University of Washington. He married Elena Akhmilovskaya, a member of the Soviet women's team, during the 28th Chess Olympiad (Thessaloniki 1988). Later, while the tournament was still going on, the couple traveled to the United States. They divorced about a year later.
Books
- The Life and Games of ISBN 978-80-7189-608-1
- The Unknown Bobby Fischer. ISBN 1-879479-85-0
- Alekhine in Europe and Asia. ISBN 1-879479-12-5
- Elmars Zemgalis: Grandmaster without the Title. Pomeranian Press, 2001. ASIN B0006RZ3N6
- Olaf Ulvestad: An American Original. ISBN 1-888710-11-X
- Legend on the Road (about ISBN 1-879479-15-X
- Donaldson, John; ISBN 1-879479-19-2
- Essential Chess Endings for Advanced Players, Chess Digest, 1995. ISBN 0-87568-263-4
- A Strategic Opening Repertoire. International Chess Enterprises, 1998.
- The Meran Defense. Chess Enterprises, 1987.
- How to Win Quickly at Chess. Summit Publishing, 1991.
- Legend on the Road. International Chess Enterprises, 1994.
- ICON (Inside Chess Opening Novelties: Sicilian Alapin). International Chess Enterprises, 1994.
- ICON (Inside Chess Opening Novelties: Sicilian Accelerated Dragon. International Chess Enterprises, 1995.
- Essential Chess Endings for Advanced Players. Chess Digest, 1995.
- ICON (Inside Chess Opening Novelties: KID Bayonet Attack. International Chess Enterprises, 1996.
- A Strategic Opening Repertoire. International Chess Enterprises, 1998.
- Two Masters from Seattle. ChessBase, 2002.
- Milan Vukcevich: A Gentleman of Chess. 2003.
- Olaf Ulvestad: An American Original. Thinkers Press, 2002.
- Imre Konig. The Chess Player, 2005.
- The Life and Games of Frank Ross Anderson. Moravian Chess, 2009.
- Second US Junior Championship-Cleveland 1947. 2011.
- A Legend on the Road: Bobby Fischer’s 1964 Simultaneous Tour (3rd edition revised and enlarged). Kindle, 2015.
- Bobby Fischer and His World. Silman-James Press, 2020.
- A History of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Club: volume 1: The First 100 years (1854-1953). Edited by John Donaldson; researched by Steve Brandwein and John Donaldson. 2002.
- A History of the Mechanics' Institute Chess Room, volume 2: 1954-2002. Edited by John Donaldson; researched by Steve Brandwein and John Donaldson. 2003.
- A Strategic Opening Repertoire (2nd edition, revised and enlarged) (with Carsten Hansen). Russell Enterprises, 2007.
- Akiba Rubinstein: Uncrowned King (with Nikolay Minev). International Chess Enterprises, 1994.
- Akiba Rubinstein: The Later Years. International Chess Enterprises, 1995.
- Dutch Defense: New and Forgotten Ideas. Thinkers’ Press, 2003.
- Akiva Rubinstein: The Later Years (2nd edition, revised and enlarged). Russell Enterprises, 2005.
- Akiva Rubinstein: Uncrowned King (2nd edition, revised and enlarged). Russell Enterprises, 2006.
- Alekhine in the Americas (with Nikolay Minev and Yasser Seirawan). International Chess Enterprises, 1992.
- Alekhine in Europe and Asia (with Nikolay Minev and Yasser Seirawan). International Chess Enterprises, 1992.
- Semi-Slav: Non Meran Variations (with Jeremy Silman). Summit Publishing, 1988.
- The Classical Dragon (with Jeremy Silman). Chess Enterprises, 1991.
- Accelerated Dragons (with Jeremy Silman). Cadogan Chess, 1993.
- The Exchange Variation of the Slav (with Jeremy Silman). Chess Enterprises, 1994.
- Gambits in the Slav (with Jeremy Silman). Chess Enterprises, 1993.
- The Slav versus 1.d4 (with Jeremy Silman). Chess Enterprises, 1996.
- Accelerated Dragons (2nd edition, revised and enlarged) (with Jeremy Silman). Everyman Chess, 1998.
References
- ^ Crowther, Mark (December 30, 2002). "TWIC 425: Lindsborg Rotary Open". London Chess Center. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
- ^ Crowther, Mark (June 16, 2003). "TWIC 449: CCA International". London Chess Center. Retrieved May 10, 2010.
External links
- John Donaldson rating card at FIDE
- William John Donaldson player profile and games at Chessgames.com