The chess games of Elena Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya

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)

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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's Interzonal in Havana. She was Women's World Championship Challenger in 1986. At the Salonika Olympiad in 1988 she married US Team Captain John William 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 a son and lives in Seattle, Washington.

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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)	B53 Sicilian
3. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	½-½	89	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	A04 Reti Opening
4. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	½-½	41	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	A37 English, Symmetrical
5. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	1-0	87	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	B08 Pirc, Classical
6. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	0-1	41	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	E60 King's Indian Defense
7. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	0-1	76	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
8. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	1-0	31	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	B90 Sicilian, Najdorf
9. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	1-0	39	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	E18 Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 7.Nc3
10. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	½-½	67	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	B50 Sicilian
11. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	1-0	47	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	A10 English
12. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	1-0	50	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	C93 Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense
13. Chiburdanidze vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	½-½	26	1977	Tallinn csf (Women)	A08 King's Indian Attack
14. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili	1-0	30	1979	Spartakiada URS	A14 English
15. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs M Litinskaya-Shul	1-0	41	1979	URS-ch (Women)	B83 Sicilian
16. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili	1-0	30	1979	Spartakiada URS	A14 English
17. M Litinskaya-Shul vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	½-½	42	1979	URS Spartakiad	E07 Catalan, Closed
18. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs M Litinskaya-Shul	1-0	41	1979	Alicante izt (Women)	B40 Sicilian
19. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Gaprindashvili	0-1	31	1979	Ch URS (w)	B06 Robatsch
20. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs Chiburdanidze	0-1	32	1979	URS-ch (Women)	B95 Sicilian, Najdorf, 6...e6
21. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria	½-½	27	1980	Kislovodsk cqfW	D47 Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav
22. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria	½-½	67	1980	Kislovodsk cqfW	A07 King's Indian Attack
23. N Alexandria vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	0-1	41	1980	Kislovodsk cqfW	C91 Ruy Lopez, Closed
24. N Alexandria vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya	½-½	41	1980	Kislovodsk cqfW	D31 Queen's Gambit Declined
25. E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya vs N Alexandria	½-½	54	1980	Kislovodsk cqfW	D19 Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch


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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!

Mar-11-10		wordfunph: Soviet WGM Elena Akhmilovskaya eloped with American IM John Donaldson, team captain of US team, while playing in the 1988 Thessaloniki Chess Olympiad in Greece. They were married at the US Consulate in Greece. She returned to the Soviet Union almost a year later to get her 7 year-old daughter. She later divorced John Donaldson and married International Master Georgi Orlov. colorful lovelife, happy birthday Elena Donaldson!

Mar-11-10		HeMateMe: I think GM Joel Benjamin described that in "American Grandmaster." Not sure if Donaldson was playing, or was the coach, but he took off in a big hurry with his new bride, before the Olympiad was finished. She used to work for Yasser seriwan's chess magazine, writing, and i think they also sponsored some sort of chess cruise, where you go on a boat somewhere, and get chess lessons with pros, and play touraments, while on your way to go whale watching, or whatever. It was kind of funny, the ads for the cruise--they would show Elena with this sort of low cut top, satin blouse, lots of makeup, and the caption said "Elena Will Be There!" It was the time of that whole cheesy "mail order bride" era.

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