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

Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
Match 03 1834 · Italian Game: Classical. De la Bourdonnais Variation (C53) · 1/2-1/2

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Feb-26-08		Knight13: <34. axb3?> A blunder. Kb1's definitely better. I prefer White before 34. axb3?.

Feb-27-08		wolfmaster: I just realized that McDonnell died a little over a year after these matches were played! Wopow!

Feb-01-12		Knight13: 22. Rxb7 Rh6 23. h4 Rg6 24. Rxh7 favors White. So 22... h6 and Black loses a pawn. 22. Rxb7 shatters Black's pawn structure as well. I don't understand why White decided to play 22. Rxh7 instead.

Sep-10-12		HOTDOG: 40...Rc6! (instead of 40...b2?) and Black wins, for example 41.Rg1 Rxh7 or 41.Nf5 b2 and the Knight now can't arrive in 2

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