| ECO A05 in 1989 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's mcnab colin in 80 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. d4 Nc6 7. Nc3 a6 8. Bd2 e5 9. d5 Ne7 10. b4 Nh5 11. Qb3 h6 12. e4 f5 13. exf5 gxf5 14. Nh4 Qe8 15. c5 Ng6 16. Nxg6 Qxg6 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. Na4 f4 19. Nb6 e4 20. Nxc8 Raxc8 21. Rac1 Rxc1 22. Bxc1 Be5 23. gxf4 Bxf4 24. Kh1 Bxc1 25. Rxc1 Nf4 26. Qg3 Qxg3 27. hxg3 Nd3 28. Rc7 Nxf2+ 29. Kg1 e3 30. Re7 Nd1 31. Bh3 Rf3 32. Bc8 Nc3 33. Kg2 Rf2+ 34. Kh3 e2 35. Bg4 Nxd5 36. Rxe2 Rxe2 37. Bxe2 Nxb4 38. Kg4 Kg7 39. Kf5 Nxa2 40. Ke6 Nc3 |
| ECO A05 in 1987 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's rechlis gad in 96 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 c5 5. O-O Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Qxd4 d6 10. Bg5 h6 11. Bxf6 Bxf6 12. Qe3 Bg7 13. Rfd1 a5 14. c5 Ra6 15. Rac1 e6 16. Qd2 d5 17. e4 d4 18. e5 Bxe5 19. Nb5 Qf6 20. Qxh6 Rd8 21. Rc4 Bd7 22. a4 Bc6 23. Qd2 d3 24. b3 Bf3 25. Bxf3 Qxf3 26. Re1 Qd5 27. Rce4 Bg7 28. Nc7 Qxc5 29. Nxa6 bxa6 30. Rd1 Qd5 31. Re3 Bh6 32. f4 Qxb3 33. Rxd3 Rxd3 34. Qxd3 Qxa4 35. Qd8+ Bf8 36. Re1 Qb4 37. Qd3 Qb6+ 38. Kg2 a4 39. h4 a3 40. Re2 Qb5 41. Qe4 Qb3 42. Qc6 Bg7 43. Kh2 Qb5 44. Qc8+ Kh7 45. Rd2 Bb2 46. Qf8 Qb7 47. f5 exf5 48. h5 a2 |
| ECO A05 in 1990 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's dahl ingrid in 82 moves | 1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. g3 Bg7 4. Bg2 O-O 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 e5 7. d3 Nc6 8. Rb1 a5 9. a3 Nh5 10. b4 axb4 11. axb4 f5 12. Qb3 Kh8 13. c5 f4 14. cxd6 cxd6 15. b5 Ne7 16. Ng5 d5 17. Nh3 Bf5 18. Ba3 f3 19. exf3 Bxd3 20. Nxd5 Bxb1 21. Bxe7 Ba2 22. Qxa2 Rxa2 23. Bxd8 Rxd8 24. f4 Rd2 25. Nc7 R8d7 26. Ne6 exf4 27. Nc5 Re7 28. Nxb7 Bd4 29. gxf4 Bb6 30. Rc1 Rdd7 31. Nc5 Bxc5 32. Rxc5 Rd1+ 33. Bf1 Ree1 34. Rc8+ Kg7 35. Rc7+ Kh6 36. b6 Rxf1+ 37. Kg2 Rfe1 38. b7 Rb1 39. Kf3 Rb3+ 40. Kg4 Reb1 41. Ng5 Rxb7 |
| ECO A15 in 1989 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's fauland alexande in 102 moves | 1. c4 Nf6 2. g3 g6 3. Bg2 Bg7 4. Nc3 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. O-O a6 8. d5 Na5 9. Nd2 c5 10. Rb1 e6 11. b4 cxb4 12. Rxb4 exd5 13. cxd5 Bg4 14. Bb2 Re8 15. h3 Bd7 16. Qa1 Bb5 17. Re1 Rc8 18. Nxb5 axb5 19. Rxb5 Rc2 20. Bc3 b6 21. Bf3 Qc7 22. Ne4 Rxe4 23. Bxf6 Bxf6 24. Qxf6 Ra4 25. h4 h5 26. Rb2 Rxa2 27. Rxc2 Rxc2 28. Kg2 Qc3 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Rb1 Nc4 31. Rxb6 Nxb6 32. Qxb6 Rc1 33. Qxd6 Qe1 34. Qe5+ Kh7 35. Kh3 Qf1+ 36. Bg2 Qxf2 37. Qf4 Qxf4 38. gxf4 f5 39. Kg3 Kg7 40. Kf2 Rc3 41. Bf3 Kf6 42. Kg2 Rc4 43. e3 Ke7 44. Be2 Rb4 45. Bf3 Kd6 46. Kf2 Kc5 47. Kg2 Rb6 48. Kf2 Kc4 49. e4 fxe4 50. Bxe4 Kd4 51. Bf3 Rf6 |
| ECO A00 in 1986 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's norwood david in 100 moves | 1. g3 Nf6 2. Bg2 g6 3. e4 d6 4. Nc3 Bg7 5. d3 c5 6. Nge2 Nc6 7. O-O O-O 8. h3 Bd7 9. Be3 b5 10. Qd2 b4 11. Nd1 a5 12. f4 a4 13. a3 Qa5 14. c3 bxc3 15. bxc3 Rab8 16. d4 cxd4 17. cxd4 Qxd2 18. Bxd2 Nxd4 19. Nxd4 Nxe4 20. Be3 Nxg3 21. Re1 Nf5 22. Nxf5 Bxf5 23. Ra2 Be6 24. Rc2 Rb3 25. Bc1 Bd4+ 26. Kh2 Bc5 27. Nc3 Rc8 28. Ne2 Bg1+ 29. Kxg1 Rxc2 30. Nd4 Ra2 31. Nxb3 axb3 32. Be4 b2 33. Be3 Ra1 34. Kf2 Rxe1 35. Kxe1 Bf5 36. Bd4 Bxe4 37. Bxb2 Bg2 38. h4 Bc6 39. Kd2 f6 40. Ke3 Kf7 41. Kf2 Ke6 42. Kg3 Kf5 43. Bc3 e5 44. Bd2 d5 45. Be3 d4 46. Bc1 Ke4 47. fxe5 fxe5 48. Kf2 Kd3 49. Ke1 e4 50. Bb2 e3 |
| ECO A00 in 1995 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's basman michael in 54 moves | 1. Nc3 c5 2. e4 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 Nf6 6. h3 O-O 7. g4 Nd4 8. Nge2 Ne8 9. Ng3 b5 10. h4 Bb7 11. h5 Qc7 12. O-O Rc8 13. Be3 f5 14. gxf5 gxf5 15. h6 Bf6 16. f4 Kh8 17. Nh5 Rg8 18. Kh2 Rg6 19. Bh3 Rxh6 20. Nd5 Bxd5 21. exd5 Nxc2 22. Qxc2 Rxh5 23. Rac1 c4 24. Qf2 Bg7 25. Bd4 Nf6 26. Bxf6 Bxf6 27. Rg1 Rh4 |
| ECO B30 in 1994 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's horner jeff in 68 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 4. O-O Bd7 5. Re1 a6 6. Bxc6 Bxc6 7. d4 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nf6 9. Nxc6 bxc6 10. c4 g6 11. b3 Bg7 12. Bb2 O-O 13. Nc3 Nd7 14. Qd2 Nc5 15. Rad1 Qb6 16. Ba3 Rab8 17. Bxc5 Qxc5 18. Na4 Qa7 19. Qd3 c5 20. Nc3 Bd4 21. Qh3 e5 22. Kh1 f5 23. exf5 gxf5 24. Nd5 Kh8 25. Re2 Qg7 26. f3 Rbe8 27. g3 Re6 28. Qf1 Rg6 29. Rg2 h5 30. Qe2 f4 31. gxf4 Rg8 32. Rxg6 Qxg6 33. Qf1 Qc2 34. fxe5 Bxe5 |
| ECO B32 in 1994 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's carton niall in 58 moves | 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nb5 d6 6. a4 Be6 7. N1c3 a6 8. Na3 Be7 9. Bc4 Rc8 10. Bxe6 fxe6 11. Qg4 Kf7 12. Qh5+ g6 13. Qh3 Nf6 14. O-O h5 15. Bg5 Ng4 16. Bxe7 Kxe7 17. Nc4 Rf8 18. Ne3 Rf4 19. Rad1 Qf8 20. Nxg4 hxg4 21. Qh4+ Kd7 22. Rd3 Nd4 23. Qh7+ Qe7 24. Qxe7+ Kxe7 25. Rfd1 b5 26. R1d2 b4 27. Nd1 Rxe4 28. Ne3 Nxc2 29. Rxd6 Nd4 |
| ECO C03 in 1994 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's oshaughnessy con in 86 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. Qe2 Ngf6 8. Neg5 Bxf3 9. Nxf3 Be7 10. O-O O-O 11. Rd1 c6 12. b3 Qa5 13. Ne5 Rad8 14. a3 Rfe8 15. Bb2 Bf8 16. c4 g6 17. Bc2 Bg7 18. b4 Qc7 19. Bb3 Nh5 20. Qe3 Nhf6 21. Qe2 a5 22. Bc3 axb4 23. axb4 Ra8 24. g3 Rxa1 25. Rxa1 b5 26. Nxd7 Nxd7 27. cxb5 cxb5 28. Bb2 Rb8 29. Ra5 Qc6 30. Bc2 Qc4 31. Qd2 Bh6 32. Qd1 Qxb4 33. Qa1 Qd2 34. Be4 Be3 35. fxe3 Qxe3+ 36. Kf1 Qxe4 37. Kg1 Qd5 38. Qf1 Kg7 39. Qe2 Nf6 40. Qe3 Rc8 41. Qd3 Rc4 42. Qe2 Qc6 43. d5 Qb6+ |
| ECO C03 in 2005 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's gormally daniel in 80 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4 4. Nxe4 Bd7 5. Nf3 Bc6 6. Bd3 Nd7 7. O-O Bxe4 8. Bxe4 c6 9. c4 Ngf6 10. Bc2 Be7 11. Bf4 Nf8 12. Re1 Ng6 13. Bg5 O-O 14. Qe2 Re8 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. a3 Rad8 17. h4 Qc7 18. Ne5 Nxe5 19. dxe5 Nd7 20. Bxe7 Rxe7 21. Qd3 g6 22. h5 Ree8 23. Qe3 Nb6 24. c5 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Nd5 26. Qg3 Kh8 27. Rd4 Rg8 28. hxg6 hxg6 29. Rh4+ Kg7 30. Rg4 Rh8 31. Be4 Rh6 32. b4 Qd8 33. Qf3 f5 34. Bxf5 exf5 35. Qxf5 Qe7 36. Qe4 Qe6 37. Rg5 Rh8 38. f4 Ne7 39. Rg3 Rd8 40. Rd3 Rxd3 |
| ECO C05 in 1990 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's rayner francis in 114 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Ndf3 Nc6 7. Ne2 Be7 8. c3 O-O 9. g3 Qa5 10. Bh3 b5 11. O-O b4 12. f5 exf5 13. Bxf5 bxc3 14. bxc3 Nb6 15. Qc2 h6 16. Bxc8 Raxc8 17. Qf5 Nd8 18. Qh5 Rc6 19. Nh4 Bxh4 20. Qxh4 Qa6 21. Rf2 Ne6 22. dxc5 Nd7 23. Nd4 Rxc5 24. Qe7 Rxc3 25. Bb2 Rc7 26. Nxe6 Qxe6 27. Ba3 Rfc8 28. Raf1 Qxe7 29. Bxe7 Nxe5 30. Bd6 Ng4 31. Re2 Rd7 32. Ba3 d4 33. Rd1 d3 34. Red2 Ne5 35. Kf2 Rc6 36. Bb4 Rb7 37. Ba3 Ra6 38. Bc5 Nc4 39. Rxd3 Rxa2+ 40. Kg1 Rbb2 41. h4 a5 42. Rc3 Ne5 43. Bd4 Rg2+ 44. Kf1 Ng4 45. Bg1 a4 46. Rd4 Nh2+ 47. Bxh2 Rxh2 48. Kg1 Rhb2 49. Rd1 Rb3 50. Rcd3 h5 51. Kf1 Kh7 52. Kg1 Kg6 53. Rd6+ f6 54. R6d3 Rxd3 55. Rxd3 Kf5 56. Kf1 a3 57. Rd4 Rb2 |
| ECO C19 in 1991 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's nanez a in 86 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 c5 5. a3 Bxc3+ 6. bxc3 Ne7 7. Nf3 Qa5 8. Bd2 Nbc6 9. Bd3 c4 10. Be2 Bd7 11. h4 f6 12. O-O O-O-O 13. Be3 Nf5 14. Qd2 Be8 15. Bf4 Bh5 16. Rfe1 Rde8 17. Bg3 Bxf3 18. Bxf3 Ncxd4 19. Bg4 Nxg3 20. Qxd4 f5 21. fxg3 fxg4 22. Rf1 Rhf8 23. Rxf8 Rxf8 24. Qxg4 Qc7 25. Qxe6+ Qd7 26. Qxd7+ Kxd7 27. Rb1 b6 28. Re1 Ke6 29. a4 Rf5 30. Re3 Rxe5 31. Kf2 Rxe3 32. Kxe3 h5 33. Kf4 a5 34. Ke3 Kf5 35. Kd2 Ke4 36. Ke2 d4 37. cxd4 Kxd4 38. Kd2 c3+ 39. Ke2 Kc4 40. Ke3 Kb4 41. Kd3 Kxa4 42. Kxc3 Kb5 43. Kb3 Kc5 |
| ECO C02 in 1988 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's morris philip in 64 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Qb6 6. Be2 cxd4 7. cxd4 Nge7 8. Na3 Nf5 9. Nc2 Bd7 10. O-O Be7 11. Bd3 Rc8 12. Bxf5 exf5 13. b3 O-O 14. Bg5 Bxg5 15. Nxg5 f4 16. Qd2 Bf5 17. Rac1 Ne7 18. Na1 h6 19. Nf3 g5 20. Rc5 Be4 21. Qc3 Bxf3 22. Qxf3 Rxc5 23. dxc5 Qxc5 24. h4 Qc6 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. Qg4 Ng6 27. Qxg5 Re8 28. b4 Rxe5 29. Qd8+ Kg7 30. Nb3 Qc3 31. Qd6 Rg5 32. Rc1 Qf3 |
| ECO C05 in 1988 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's mannion stephen by checkmate in 76 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. g3 cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Kf2 g5 11. fxg5 Ncxe5 12. Nxe5 Nxe5 13. Kg2 Nc4 14. Nf3 Bd7 15. b3 Nd6 16. Bf4 Ne4 17. Rc1 Bd6 18. Bd3 e5 19. Nxe5 Bh3+ 20. Kf3 Bxe5 21. Bxe5 f6 22. gxf6 O-O 23. Bxe4 Rxf6+ 24. Ke3 dxe4 25. Bxf6 Qxf6 26. Rf1 Bxf1 27. Qxf1 Qg6 28. Qc4+ Kh8 29. Qc7 Rf8 30. Qe5+ Kg8 31. Rc7 Rf3+ 32. Ke2 Qa6+ 33. Kd2 Qxa2+ 34. Ke1 Qb1+ 35. Kd2 Rd3+ 36. Ke2 Qd1+ 37. Kf2 Rf3+ 38. Kg2 Qf1# |
| ECO C05 in 1991 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's tagnon nicole in 61 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 cxd4 8. cxd4 f5 9. Bd3 Be7 10. Ne2 O-O 11. O-O Nb6 12. Kh1 Bd7 13. Rg1 Be8 14. h3 Bg6 15. Ng5 Bxg5 16. fxg5 Bh5 17. g4 fxg4 18. hxg4 Bg6 19. Bxg6 hxg6 20. Kg2 Rc8 21. b3 Rf7 22. Nf4 Qxg5 23. Nxe6 Qh4 24. Be3 Nb4 25. Nc5 Nc2 26. Qxc2 Qxg4+ 27. Kh1 Qh3+ 28. Qh2 Qxe3 29. Raf1 Rcf8 30. Rxf7 Rxf7 31. e6 |
| ECO C06 in 1990 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's willmoth robert in 77 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. Bd3 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ne2 cxd4 8. cxd4 f6 9. exf6 Nxf6 10. Nf3 Bd6 11. O-O Qc7 12. Bg5 O-O 13. Rc1 Ng4 14. Ng3 g6 15. Bb1 Qg7 16. Rc3 Bd7 17. a3 Rf7 18. h3 Nxf2 19. Kxf2 Nxd4 20. Kg1 Nb5 21. Ne2 Nxc3 22. Nxc3 Rc8 23. Re1 Rxc3 24. bxc3 Qxc3 25. Be3 Ba4 26. Qd4 Qxa3 27. Bd3 Qb4 28. Qxb4 Bxb4 29. Rb1 a5 30. Bb6 Re7 31. Ra1 Bc6 32. Ne5 Bc3 33. Nxc6 bxc6 34. Rc1 d4 35. Rc2 e5 36. Re2 a4 37. Bc5 Re8 38. Bd6 e4 39. Rxe4 |
| ECO C05 in 1986 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's howell james in 120 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. a3 a5 9. g3 Be7 10. Kf2 f6 11. Kg2 O-O 12. Bd3 Rf7 13. Ne2 cxd4 14. cxd4 Nf8 15. Rb1 Bd7 16. Be3 fxe5 17. fxe5 Ng6 18. Qd2 Raf8 19. Rhf1 a4 20. h4 Rc8 21. h5 Nf8 22. h6 Na5 23. hxg7 Ng6 24. Bxg6 hxg6 25. Rh1 Nc4 26. Qd3 Qb3 27. Qxb3 axb3 28. Bh6 Bb5 29. Nc3 Nxa3 30. Rbc1 Bd7 31. bxa3 b2 32. Rc2 Bxa3 33. Ng5 Rf5 34. Rb1 b5 35. Kh3 b4 36. Nxd5 exd5 37. Rxc8+ Bxc8 38. e6 Rxg5 39. Bxg5 Bxe6+ 40. g4 Kxg7 41. Bd2 Bc8 42. Kg3 Ba6 43. Kf4 Bd3 44. Bxb4 Bxb4 45. Rxb2 Bd6+ 46. Kg5 Be7+ 47. Kf4 Bd6+ 48. Kg5 Kf7 49. Rf2+ Ke6 50. Kh6 Bb4 51. Kh7 Be4 52. Rf1 Bd2 53. Rd1 Bf4 54. Kg7 Kd6 55. Kf6 Kc6 56. Rf1 g5 57. Ra1 Kb5 58. Ke6 Kc4 59. Ra4+ Kd3 60. Rb4 Ke3 |
| ECO C02 in 1995 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's duncan christoph in 34 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Nge7 7. Bd3 cxd4 8. cxd4 Qb6 9. Bc2 Nf5 10. Bxf5 exf5 11. Nc3 Be6 12. b4 Rc8 13. Qd3 Nxb4 14. Qd2 Qa6 15. Bb2 Nd3+ 16. Kd1 Nxb2+ 17. Qxb2 Qd3+ |
| ECO C05 in 1989 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's lane gary in 74 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. c3 c5 6. f4 Nc6 7. Ndf3 Qb6 8. h4 Be7 9. a3 cxd4 10. cxd4 f6 11. Bd3 Nf8 12. h5 Bd7 13. Ne2 O-O-O 14. b4 Be8 15. b5 Na5 16. Qa4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 dxc4 18. Qxc4+ Kb8 19. a4 fxe5 20. fxe5 g6 21. hxg6 Nxg6 22. Bd2 Rc8 23. Qb3 h5 24. Rb1 Rf8 25. a5 Qd8 26. O-O Qd7 27. Rfc1 Rxc1+ 28. Rxc1 Qxb5 29. Qc2 Bc6 30. Rb1 Qd5 31. Qxg6 Rxf3 32. a6 Rf5 33. Qg3 h4 34. Qg4 Qa2 35. Rd1 Qxa6 36. Nf4 Qc4 37. Nxe6 Qxe6 |
| ECO C16 in 1986 play it! mcdonald neil defeats white's wessman richard in 76 moves | 1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e5 Ne7 5. Nf3 c5 6. a3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nbc6 8. a4 Qa5 9. Bd2 Bd7 10. Be2 f6 11. c4 Qc7 12. cxd5 Nxd5 13. c4 Nde7 14. exf6 gxf6 15. Bc3 O-O-O 16. d5 exd5 17. cxd5 Bg4 18. Bxf6 Rxd5 19. Qc2 Rf8 20. Bc3 Ng6 21. O-O Rh5 22. Ne5 Bxe2 23. Qxe2 Rxe5 24. Bxe5 Ncxe5 25. Rfe1 Qg7 26. Rec1 Kb8 27. Ra3 c4 28. Rg3 Qc7 29. Qe4 Qb6 30. Re3 Nd3 31. Rf1 Nge5 32. Qxh7 a6 33. Qe4 Rf4 34. Qxf4 Nxf4 35. Rxe5 Qc6 36. f3 c3 37. g3 Nd3 38. Re3 Qc5 |