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Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell
La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 3rd Casual Match (1834), 09, rd 43
Queen's Gambit Accepted: Old Variation (D20)  ·  0-1

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ANALYSIS [x]
Notes by Stockfish 9 v010218 (minimum 6s/ply)7.Qe2+ was played in C Marcelin vs Li Shilong, 2006 (1-0)8...h6 was played in I Valles Moreno vs B Lalic, 2001 (0-1)9...Be6 was played in A Krumova vs M Aulia, 2013 (0-1) 12...Bh7 13.Re1 a6 14.Nd2 Bg6 15.Qf3 Qd7 16.Rad1 b5 = -0.28 (21 ply) ⩲ +0.93 (24 ply) 14...Qd7 15.Qg6 Nxe3 16.fxe3 Rxe3 17.Rae1 Rxe1 18.Nxe1 ⩲ +0.53 (23 ply) ⩲ +1.45 (24 ply) 16.Nd5 Nxd5 17.Bxd5 Rad8 18.Rae1 Bxa3 19.bxa3 Nxe3+ ± +1.70 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.84 (23 ply) 17.Kh1 Nf5 18.Nxd6 cxd6 19.Bf4 d5 20.Bb5 Re4 21.Qd2 Nf6 ⩱ -0.51 (23 ply)-+ -2.96 (24 ply) 20.Rfe1 Bf4+ 21.Kf1 Qh5 22.Ng1 Nd6 23.Bb3 a5 24.Qf3 Qb5+ ∓ -2.44 (23 ply) 20...Re3 21.Bxf7+ Qxf7 22.Qc2 Rae8 23.Rf2 R8e4 24.Re1 -+ -6.60 (26 ply)-+ -2.56 (24 ply) 21...Qh3+ 22.Nh2 Ng3+ 23.Kg1 Re2 24.Qxe2 Nxe2+ 25.Bxe2 -+ -2.95 (26 ply) ⩱ -1.22 (28 ply) 23.Qd2 Re4 24.Qh2 Nxf1 25.Rxf1 Qf4 26.Bd5 Rxd4 27.Bxb7 ⩱ -1.15 (25 ply) 23...Qh3+ 24.Kg1 Re4 25.Nh2 Rg4+ 26.Qxg4 Nxg4 27.Nxg4 -+ -7.54 (24 ply) ⩱ -0.56 (29 ply) 26.Qg2 Qxg2+ 27.Kxg2 g5 28.Ne5 Kg7 29.Bh5 Rf8 30.Rc1 c6 = -0.44 (24 ply)-+ -3.54 (28 ply)48.Ke5 g2 49.Kd6 Rg3 50.Rc8 g1=Q 51.Kc7 Qc5+ 52.Kb8 -+ -59.07 (20 ply)0-1

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Kibitzer's Corner
Apr-23-06
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  Gypsy: A very nice performance by MacDonnell; his play from <12...Bxg4> to <26...Rxf7> has a tour-de-force feel to it.

MacDonnell comes accross as a pure 'piece player'; his pawns do not move much, that is left up to La Bourdonnais.

At first glance, <26.Rf2> looks like a lame surrender. But what should White play? Black stands realy, realy well also after 26.Qh5 Qg3+ 27.Kh1 Rf8..., and 26.Bd5 c6 just drops a piece.

May-12-06  sneaky pete: <26.Rf2 .. looks like lame surrender.> It certainly does. Anderssen suggested 26.Qg2 .. as better play and Staunton 26.Bd5 ... This <just drops a piece after 26... c6> but I don't see how. If 27.Be4 Rxe4 28.Qxe4 Qg3+ 29.Kh1 Rf8 30.Qe2 .. with 31.Qg2 .. or 31.Nh2 .. white's position looks tenable.

Black twice missed a more convincing win earlier. First 21... Qh3+ 22.Nh2 Ng3+ 23.Kg1 Re2 or 22.Kg1 Re3 23.Qd1 Re4. Next after 23.Qg6 .. (23.Qd2 .. and if .. Re4 24.Qh2 .. may be better) 23... Qh3+ 24.Kg1 Re4! or 24.Nh2 Nxf1.

Feb-01-12  Knight13: In this game La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834 Morphy comments, <The series of moves, beginning with the sixteenth, has been capitally played by Labourdonnais, and the result is a clear gain of two pawns. All interest in the game is now at an end, victory being a mere question of time.> Same can be said for this game from move 12 to 30, which results in Black having two pawns up, like White in the above game.

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