#4906 by Noname
17:35, March 04, 2012 by Noname
[Event "London m1"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "1834.??.??"]
[Round "15"]
[White "De la Bourdonnais, Louis Mahé"]
[Black "McDonnell, Alexander"]
[Result "1-0"]
[ECO "D20"]
[Annotator "JvR"]
[PlyCount "57"]
[EventDate "1834.??.??"]
{The names of all players in this file have been made identical to the
spelling of ChessBase at the advice of Geurt Gijssen. More information about
the players can be looked up this way. A match of 85 games in six matches was
one of the longest fights in chess history. Games started in the afternoon,
except for sundays. There was no time limitation and the adjournment was after
six hours. Sometimes the Irishman McDonnell thought for 11/2 hour about one
move, because he did not have to worry about a time control. It made a
profound impression on the public. His opponent the Frenchman De la
Bourdonnais was a fine attacking player. The moves were recorded by the old
Greenwood Walker. The audience behaved pleasantly, but once a newcomer started
a polite' conversation with the players before he sat down. The first
match was set on twenty-one games. Draws did not count and had to be replayed
with the same colours. La Bourdonnais won by +16, =4, -5. The scores of the
following matches were (+4, -5), (+6, =1, -5), (+8, =7, -3), (+7, =1, -4) and
(+4, -5). The last match stayed unfinished because the players had other
obligations. Popular openings were Scotch, Evans Gambit, Bishop's Game,
French Defence, Sicilian Defence, Queen's Gambit Accepted and King's Gambit.
Both players were great attackers, but the defence and technics were weak.} 1.
d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4 3. e3 e5 4. Bxc4 exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nc3 Be7 7. Nf3 O-O 8. h3
c6 ({The opening looks modern. Theory in the Queen's Gambit Accepted has become
} 8... Nbd7 9. O-O Nb6 10. Bb3 c6) 9. Be3 Bf5 10. g4 Bg6 11. Ne5 Nbd7 12. Nxg6
hxg6 13. h4 $5 {White starts an attack on the king, although he has not
finished his development yet.} Nb6 14. Bb3 Nfd5 $6 {A defender is removed.} (
14... Qd7 15. h5 g5 $1 16. Bxg5 Nxg4) 15. h5 $1 Nxe3 16. fxe3 Bh4+ 17. Kd2 gxh5
18. Qf3 $1 Bg5 19. Raf1 $1 Qxd4+ 20. Kc2 Qf6 21. Rxh5 Qg6+ $2 (21... Qxf3 22.
Rxf3 Bf6 23. Ne4 Nd7 24. g5 g6 25. Rh6 Bg7 26. Rxg6 {is favourable for White.})
22. e4 $1 Nd5 23. Rfh1 Bh6 24. g5 {The attack on the h-file decides the game.}
f5 25. Nxd5 cxd5 26. Bxd5+ Kh7 27. Rxh6+ gxh6 28. Rxh6+ Qxh6 29. gxh6 {
The queen's Gambit is played well, until the h-file opens.} 1-0
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