Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
London 1834  ·  Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20)  ·  1-0

[Event "London"] [Site "London"] [Date "1834.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "12"] [Result "1-0"] [White "La Bourdonnais"] [Black "Alexander McDonnell"] [ECO "D20"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "69"] 1. d4 {Notes by Morphy} d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 {See the first note on the tenth game between these players.} exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nf3 Bd6 {The correct move; in subsequent games, however, M'Donnell almost invariably committed the error of playing the bishop to e7. } 7. O-O O-O 8. Bg5 h6 9. Bh4 g5 {M'Donnell has been justly censured for his premature adoption of this move in these contests. There are, undoubtedly, many cases, in which the g-pawn may be thrown forward with advantage; the move, however, should be made at the proper stage of the game. } 10. Bg3 Bg4 11. Nc3 Nc6 12. Qd3 Kg7 {This move enables White to obtain an advantage in position by 13.Ne5. 12...Bxf3 would certainly have been preferable. If, in reply, White captures 13.Qxf3 he does not appear to possess any marked advantage; and if 13.Qg6+ Kh8 14.Qxh6+ Nh7 15.gxf3 Nxd4 and Black's game is quite as good as his antagonist's. } 13. Ne5 Bxe5 14. dxe5 Nh5 15. Nd5 Nxg3 {We do not like this, but it would be difficult to select a move of any greater promise. White has the better game in consequence of Black's erroneous twelth move.} 16. Qxg3 Bh5 17. f4 Na5 18. b3 Nxc4 19. bxc4 c6 20. Nf6 Qd4+ 21. Kh1 Bg6 22. Rad1 Qxc4 23. f5 Bh7 24. Nd7 Rfd8 25. e6 f6 26. Qc7 Rdc8 27. Qxb7 Qb5 28. Rb1 Qxb7 29. Rxb7 Kh8 30. Nxf6 Bg8 31. Rd1 Rd8 32. Rdd7 Rxd7 33. Rxd7 g4 34. Kg1 a5 35. e7 1-0

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Sep-30-04    Knight13: 8... h6 and 9... g5?! is not really good because it transfer to black with weak Castle defence. 7... h6 might have helped. As you see, from move 22, black has a big hole on the king side, and it's dangerous. Black lost, yes I agree. Aug-06-06    InspiredByMorphy: Morphy's notes : " 12...Bxf3 would certainly have been preferable. if 13.Qg6+ Kh8 14.Qxh6+ Nh7 15.gxf3 Nxd4 and Black's game is quite as good as his antagonist's." click for larger view Oct-31-07    bitstream5: i am missing something obvious as a newbie or maybe it is too late in the day for analysis. why suggest 13. Qg6+ if it may be followed by fxg6. Why wouldnt black take the queen on g6 with his pawn??? instead of following Morphy's suggested line proceeding ...Kh8? Oct-31-07    InspiredByMorphy: <bitstream5> 13. ...fxg6 is an illegal move. Apr-15-08    Pawnkeeper: 13.....fxg6 is a perfectly legal move, not illegal. Apr-15-08    jrlepage: <Pawnkeeper> Not if the black king is still on g8, which is what Morphy's analysis suggests. Apr-21-08    Pawnkeeper: Oh, I'm looking at the position with the king on g7. Aug-08-09    just a kid: This is a good example of what happenens when you weaken your kingside when you king is in the premises! Feb-01-12    Knight13: A better move for Black would be 11... c6 followed by ... Nd7-b6.

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