Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya
Number of games in database: 97
Years covered: 1975 to 2003
Highest rating achieved in database: 2410
Overall record: +20 -35 =42 (42.3%)*
   * Overall winning percentage = (wins+draws/2) / total games
      Based on games in the database; may be incomplete.

MOST PLAYED OPENINGS
With the White pieces:  King's Indian (8)      E60 E69 E97  Sicilian (7)      B90 B40 B95 B50 B39  Grunfeld (5)      D76 D97 D79  Queen's Pawn Game (4)      A40 E00 E10 A45	With the Black pieces:  Ruy Lopez (12)      C92 C95 C93 C91 C71  Ruy Lopez, Closed (9)      C92 C95 C93 C91  Orthodox Defense (4)      D50 D63 D58

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ELENA DONALDSON-AKHMILOVSKAYA (born Mar-11-1957) Russia (citizen of United States of America) [what is this?] Elena Bronislavovna (Donaldson)-Akhmilovskaya was born on the 11th of March 1957 in Leningrad, USSR. In 1976, she tied for 1st in the Women's Interzonal in Roosendaal. She was awarded the WIM and WGM titles in 1977. In 1985, she took 2nd at the Women'z Interzonal in Havana. She was Women's World Championship Challenger in 1986. At the Salonika Olympiad in 1988 she married US Team Captain John Walter Donaldson and defected to the United States. She won the U.S. Women's Championship in 1990 and 1994, and tied for 1st in 1993. She is now married to IM Georgy Orlov She has one son. She lives in Seattle, Washington.

page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97  Game   Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs M Litinskaya-Shul   1-0 50 1975 URS-ch (Women) B39 Sicilian, Accelerated Fianchetto, Breyer Variation 2. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   ½-½ 41 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) A37 English, Symmetrical 3. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   1-0 87 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) B08 Pirc, Classical 4. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   0-1 41 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) E60 King's Indian Defense 5. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   0-1 76 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 6. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   1-0 31 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) B90 Sicilian, Najdorf 7. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   1-0 39 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3 8. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   ½-½ 67 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) B50 Sicilian 9. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   1-0 47 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) A10 English 10. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   1-0 50 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense 11. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   ½-½ 26 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) A08 King's Indian Attack 12. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze   ½-½ 41 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) B53 Sicilian 13. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   ½-½ 89 1977 Tallinn csf (Women) A04 Reti Opening 14. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili   1-0 30 1979 Spartakiada URS A14 English 15. M Litinskaya-Shul vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   ½-½ 42 1979 URS Spartakiad E07 Catalan, Closed 16. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs M Litinskaya-Shul 1-0 41 1979 Alicante izt (Women) B40 Sicilian 17. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili   0-1 31 1979 Ch URS (w) B06 Robatsch 18. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze 0-1 32 1979 URS-ch (Women) B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6 19. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili   1-0 30 1979 Spartakiada URS A14 English 20. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs M Litinskaya-Shul   1-0 41 1979 URS-ch (Women) B83 Sicilian 21. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria   ½-½ 67 1980 Kislovodsk cqfW A07 King's Indian Attack 22. N Alexandria vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   0-1 41 1980 Kislovodsk cqfW C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed 23. N Alexandria vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya   ½-½ 41 1980 Kislovodsk cqfW D31 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria   ½-½ 54 1980 Kislovodsk cqfW D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch 25. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria   0-1 54 1980 Kislovodsk cqfW D43 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav  page 1 of 4; games 1-25 of 97

Dec-21-04    Benzol: Born Yelena Bronislavovna Akhmilovskaya on the 11th of March 1957 in Leningrad Awarded both WIM title and WGM in 1977 she became a challenger for the Womens World Championship in 1986. Dec-21-04    Benzol: Is the Donaldson part of her name in any way connected with IM John Donaldson? Dec-21-04    percyblakeney: Yes, they were married in 1988, Sam Sloan describes the circumstances: http://www.samsloan.com/reaction.htm Mar-16-05    pazzed paun: <percyblakeney>isn't she now married to g.orlov? Mar-30-05    pazzed paun: I think when she won the U.S. women's championship in 1990 the title took a huge jump and it has not looked back-the year before 1989 it was won by 2300 rated Alex Root then 1990 2500 E.D. won it. Mar-11-07    BIDMONFA: Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya AKHMILOVSKAYA, Elena http://www.bidmonfa.com/akhmilovska... _ Mar-11-09    brankat: Happy Birthday Elena!

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