Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais (1834)

Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais
London m6 ;HCL 18 1834 · Italian Game: Evans Gambit. Main Line (C51) · 1-0

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Oct-10-04		Chessical: Macdonnell shows that he can attack using the Evan's Gambit. <10.e5> may be a little premature and later 10.Nc3 h6 was played instead. <14...c5> seems to be the cause of De Labourdonnais' troubles, it seems safer to play <14...h6> 15.Nf3 c5 first. <19...Bd7?> is a blunder under pressure, De Labourdonnais could have played: <19...Ne4> 20.Qe3 Qxf2+ 21.Qxf2 Nxf2 22.Bxf2 Rxf2 23.Kxf2 Kf8 with a pawn for the exchange.

Jul-22-05		Knight13: If Black lasted until the endgame he can win it without any problems. But he screwed up! 9... Nf6 gives Black a bit problem. Better is 9... Ne7. White's brilliant play sure is impressive~

Dec-30-05		Curado: Black's 15th move...R-f8 condemns his king to the center. Black is 2 pawns up. Why not give back some material for king safety and development? 15....... Nxf7 16.B-b5 o-o 17.Bxd7 Nxd7

Jun-07-08		derek.mourad: i believe white should play 6 d4 then 7 Qb3 no matter what

Feb-04-12		Knight13: Not much to comment here but that this is the ideal kind of game that White wants to get when playing the Evans Gambit.

Feb-04-12		Knight13: <Chessical> But do you know what the REAL problem of Black is in this game? Greed.

Jul-08-12		e4 resigns: <i believe white should play 6 d4 then 7 Qb3 no matter what> I think you are correct! For a better transposition, 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.d4 exd4 7. 0-0 d6 8.cxd4 Bb6 is one way to reach the normal position. I don't agree with 9.h3, preferring 9.Nc3 as 9...Bg4 is not the worst.

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