| Game |
| Result | Moves |
Year | Event/Locale | Opening |
| 1. D K Johansen vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1976 | Geelong Open | C85 Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD) |
| 2. N McDonald vs de Firmian |
 | ½-½ | 101 | 1984 | 8th Lloyds Bank Masters Open | A04 Reti Opening |
| 3. J Horner vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1985 | British Championship | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 4. N McDonald vs D Cummings |
| ½-½ | 20 | 1985 | British Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 5. A B Vaidya vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 32 | 1985 | British Championship | B08 Pirc, Classical |
| 6. N McDonald vs P Thipsay |
| ½-½ | 50 | 1985 | British Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 7. N McDonald vs K Arkell |
| ½-½ | 44 | 1985 | British Championship | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 8. P Motwani vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 40 | 1985 | British Championship | B07 Pirc |
| 9. N McDonald vs G Lane |
| 1-0 | 30 | 1985 | British Championship | A96 Dutch, Classical Variation |
| 10. O M Hindle vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 38 | 1985 | British Championship | C15 French, Winawer |
| 11. N McDonald vs N Bradbury |
| 1-0 | 37 | 1985 | British Championship | A04 Reti Opening |
| 12. J C Hawksworth vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 43 | 1985 | British Championship | D37 Queen's Gambit Declined |
| 13. N McDonald vs J Gallagher |
| ½-½ | 10 | 1985 | British Championship | A04 Reti Opening |
| 14. N McDonald vs G Kuzmin |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1985 | 9th Lloyds Bank Masters Open | A05 Reti Opening |
| 15. D K Johansen vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 46 | 1985 | 9th Lloyds Bank Masters Open | A01 Nimzovich-Larsen Attack |
| 16. Azmaiparashvili vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 26 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | E92 King's Indian |
| 17. N McDonald vs Tal |
| 0-1 | 44 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | A04 Reti Opening |
| 18. N McDonald vs O Foisor |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | A45 Queen's Pawn Game |
| 19. B Gurgenidze vs N McDonald |
| 1-0 | 42 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | C00 French Defense |
| 20. O Cvitan vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 49 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | E69 King's Indian, Fianchetto, Classical Main line |
| 21. N McDonald vs Romanishin |
| 0-1 | 31 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | A07 King's Indian Attack |
| 22. T Karolyi vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 26 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | E80 King's Indian, Samisch Variation |
| 23. Kaidanov vs N McDonald |
| ½-½ | 37 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | C01 French, Exchange |
| 24. N McDonald vs V Malaniuk |
| 0-1 | 54 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | A04 Reti Opening |
| 25. N McDonald vs S Arkhipov |
| ½-½ | 42 | 1986 | Goglidze Memorial | A06 Reti Opening |
Kibitzing
