Alexander McDonnell vs Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais
London 1834  ·  Sicilian Defense: McDonnell Attack (B21)  ·  0-1

[Event "London"] [Site "London"] [Date "1834.??.??"] [EventDate "?"] [Round "32"] [Result "0-1"] [White "Alexander McDonnell"] [Black "La Bourdonnais"] [ECO "B21"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [PlyCount "109"] 1. e4 {Notes by Morphy} c5 2. f4 e6 3. Nf3 Nc6 4. c3 d5 5. e5 f6 6. Na3 Nh6 7. Nc2 Qb6 8. d4 Bd7 9. h4 cxd4 10. cxd4 Nf5 {He ought rather to have checked with his king's bishop, as in the other games. } 11. Kf2 h5 12. g3 O-O-O 13. Kg2 Be7 14. a3 Be8 15. b4 Kb8 16. b5 Na5 17. Ne3 Bg6 18. Bd3 Nxe3+ 19. Bxe3 Be4 20. Bxe4 dxe4 21. Nd2 fxe5 22. fxe5 Qxb5 23. Qf1 Qd3 24. Qxd3 exd3 25. Rhb1 Rc8 26. Kf3 Rc3 27. Rb5 Bd8 28. Ke4 a6 29. Rbb1 Be7 30. a4 {This is a mere loss of time. He should have moved his rook to b6 at once. } Rd8 31. Rb6 Rc6 32. Rab1 Kc7 33. Rxc6+ Nxc6 34. Rf1 Bb4 35. Rf7+ Rd7 36. Rxd7+ Kxd7 37. Nf3 Be7 38. Kxd3 Nb4+ 39. Ke4 {White's left wing is weaker than his antagonist's who has two pawns to one on that side of the board. Under these circumstances it would have been better play to have moved the king in that direction. 39.Kc4, was the correct play. } Nd5 40. Bd2 b5 41. axb5 axb5 42. Kd3 Ke8 43. Bg5 Bxg5 44. Nxg5 Kd7 45. Ne4 Kc6 46. Nc5 Nc7 47. Ke4 {47.Ne4 was the proper move and would have rendered Black's victory very uncertain. } b4 48. Kd3 {48.Nxe6, the move intended, we suppose, when the king was played to e4, would have been of no avail. Suppose 48.Nxe6 Nxe6 49.d5+ Kd7 50. dxe6+ Kxe6 51.Kd4 b3 52.Kc3 Kxe5 53.Kxb3 Kf5 and wins. } Kd5 49. Ne4 Nb5 50. g4 hxg4 51. h5 {If 51.Nf6+ gxf6 52.h5 fxe5 (if 52...b3 53.h6 Nxd4 54.Kc3 (best) Ne2+ 55.Kxb3 Nf4 56.h7 Ng6 57.exf6 Kd6 winning. Should White, play 54.h7, Black replies ...b2, and will mate in a few moves.) 53.h6 Nd6 54.h7 Nf7 winning. } Nxd4 52. h6 gxh6 53. Nf6+ Kxe5 54. Nxg4+ Kd5 55. Nxh6 0-1

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Sep-26-04    Knight13: This game was carefully played by Alexander MacDonnell and Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais. Oct-27-05    who: Fritz thinks 49.Ne4 was the losing move. 49.Nd7 would hold. Feb-02-12    Knight13: If 23. Nxe4, then 23... Qb3 24. Qxb3 Nxb3 and Black regains his pawn. Or 24. Qc1 Qd5 25. Qc2 Nb3.

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