| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year |
Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. Donchenko vs Karpov |
 | 0-1 | 35 |
1969 |
02, Leningrad tt | A36 English |
| 2. Tal vs Donchenko |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1972 |
Viljandi | E08 Catalan, Closed |
| 3. Donchenko vs H Pohla |
| 1-0 | 30 |
1972 |
Viljandi | D27 Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical |
| 4. Donchenko vs Tal |
| ½-½ | 26 |
1973 |
Dubna | D94 Grunfeld |
| 5. Vasiukov vs Donchenko |
| 1-0 | 36 |
1973 |
Dubna | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 6. Donchenko vs Kholmov |
| 0-1 | 53 |
1973 |
Dubna | E19 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3 |
| 7. V Vepkhvishvili vs Donchenko |
| 0-1 | 40 |
1975 |
Ch SU \\ | C16 French, Winawer |
| 8. Donchenko vs Gipslis |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1976 |
Dubna (Russia) | D75 Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O c5, 8.dxc5 |
| 9. Tseshkovsky vs Donchenko |
| 1-0 | 65 |
1976 |
Dubna | B32 Sicilian |
| 10. Donchenko vs Miles |
| 0-1 | 81 |
1976 |
Dubna | A16 English |
| 11. Kasparov vs Donchenko |
 | 1-0 | 38 |
1976 |
Moscow | C97 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin |
| 12. Donchenko vs Lutikov |
| 0-1 | 18 |
1977 |
Yerevan | A88 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with c6 |
| 13. Donchenko vs Tseshkovsky |
| ½-½ | 16 |
1977 |
Yerevan | A31 English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation |
| 14. Igor Ivanov vs Donchenko |
| 1-0 | 23 |
1977 |
Tournament | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 15. S Smagin vs Donchenko |
 | 1-0 | 25 |
1983 |
Moscow-ch | B84 Sicilian, Scheveningen |
| 16. Donchenko vs A N Panchenko |
| 1-0 | 41 |
1986 |
Zhitomir | A84 Dutch |
| 17. Donchenko vs Vyzmanavin |
| 0-1 | 35 |
1986 |
Moscow (Russia) | A87 Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation |
| 18. Donchenko vs V Osnos |
| ½-½ | 25 |
1987 |
Leningrad Trade Union | E20 Nimzo-Indian |
| 19. B Mukhametshin vs Donchenko |
| 0-1 | 28 |
1988 |
URS-chT | D39 Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation |
| 20. Donchenko vs Balashov |
| ½-½ | 58 |
1988 |
Naberezhnie Chelni | D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 21. Donchenko vs G Orlov |
| ½-½ | 46 |
1989 |
It (open) | A04 Reti Opening |
| 22. G Timoshchenko vs Donchenko |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1990 |
URS-chT | D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted |
| 23. B Vladimirov vs Donchenko |
| ½-½ | 38 |
1991 |
Leningrad op | D35 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 24. Tseshkovsky vs Donchenko |
 | 1-0 | 18 |
1991 |
Katowice op | B05 Alekhine's Defense, Modern |
| 25. Dvoirys vs Donchenko |
| 0-1 | 41 |
1991 |
Smolensk | C42 Petrov Defense |