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

Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
London Match 1834 · Scotch Game: Scotch Gambit (C44) · 1/2-1/2

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Dec-21-06		JIRKA KADLEC: 12.Bxe5?!(12.Qg3)13...Bd6?!(13...Rd8)14.h3!?(14.Bb3) 14...Kh8!?(14...c6;14...Bxh3 15.Nh4 Qg5 16.Ndf3!Qg4 17.Qe3=)16...f5(16...Be7)20...Rf6?!(20...Rf4!=) 22...Qd7 (22...g6) 23.Bd3(23.Qe4!)24...Raf8(24...Qe7)33...g5!? (33...Rbf6=)36.hxg4??(36.Be2 )36...hxg4 37...Rh6?!(37...Qh7+ 38.Kg1 Rg8 )43.Qc8?(43.Qd3)44...Rh1? (44...Rh2 45.Rxd4 Qxb1+ )50...Qg7?!(50...Qe6 )51.Be4?!(51.b6 ) 51...Kg8?! (51...Qg4+ ).

May-07-07		Dick Brain: I'm sure I would have fallen into the tempting 44..Rh1? in that same circumstance; and probably I would have played 36. hxg4? also were I White. There are a lot of tactical patterns to learn from even in drawn games played in those days of old.

Oct-26-08		just a kid: I probably would have played worse moves than they did.=)

Dec-27-10		Llawdogg: La Bourdonnais was in trouble in this game. Then he was able to pull out another draw in this third game of their big match. McDonnell was probably bitterly disappointed.

Dec-27-10		kjr63: White blockaded the e-pawn like a "hypermodernist."

Feb-01-12		Knight13: If 25. Bxb7 then ... Qb5. If 25. Qxa7 then what? White seems fine to me after Qxa7.

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