Louis de la Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell

London m4 · 1834 · King's Gambit · 1/2-1/2 in 92 moves

The Game

White Louis de la Bourdonnais
Black Alexander McDonnell
Result 1/2-1/2
Event London m4
Site London
Round 55
Date 1834.00.00
Opening King's Gambit (C38)
Moves 92
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

1R6/n7/8/k1K5/8/8/8/8 w - - 4 93

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.f4 exf4
  3. 3.Nf3 g5
  4. 4.Bc4 Bg7
  5. 5.h4 h6
  6. 6.d4 d6
  7. 7.c3 Nc6
  8. 8.hxg5 hxg5
  9. 9.Rxh8 Bxh8
  10. 10.Qe2 Qe7
  11. 11.Na3 Bg4
  12. 12.Bd2 O-O-O
  13. 13.O-O-O Nf6
  14. 14.Bd3 Re8
  15. 15.Re1 Nh5
  16. 16.Qf2 Bxf3
  17. 17.gxf3 a6
  18. 18.Bc2 Ng3
  19. 19.Ba4 Bg7
  20. 20.d5 Nb8
  21. 21.Bxe8 Qxe8
  22. 22.Qg2 Qh8
  23. 23.Rd1 f5
  24. 24.Be1 Be5
  25. 25.exf5 Qh7
  26. 26.Nc4 Qxf5
  27. 27.Nxe5 Qxe5
  28. 28.Bxg3 fxg3
  29. 29.Rg1 Qxd5
  30. 30.Qxg3 b6
  31. 31.Qg4+ Nd7
  32. 32.Rd1 Qe5
  33. 33.Rg1 Qe3+
  34. 34.Kb1 c6
  35. 35.Rh1 Kc7
  36. 36.a3 b5
  37. 37.Ka2 Qe8
  38. 38.Qf5 Qe2
  39. 39.Qxg5 Qxf3
  40. 40.Rh6 Qe4
  41. 41.Qg8 Qe2
  42. 42.Rh8 Kb6
  43. 43.Rh7 Kc7
  44. 44.Qf7 Kb6
  45. 45.Rg7 Qe4
  46. 46.Qf2+ Nc5
  47. 47.Rg1 Qc4+
  48. 48.Ka1 a5
  49. 49.Rd1 Kc7
  50. 50.Qf6 Nb7
  51. 51.Rg1 c5
  52. 52.Rg7+ Kb6
  53. 53.Qf7 Qe4
  54. 54.Ka2 a4
  55. 55.Rg8 Qc6
  56. 56.Qe6 Qf3
  57. 57.Rc8 Qh1
  58. 58.Qf7 Ka7
  59. 59.c4 Qh3
  60. 60.Rc7 Qb3+
  61. 61.Kb1 bxc4
  62. 62.Qd5 Qb6
  63. 63.Qc6 Qxc6
  64. 64.Rxc6 d5
  65. 65.Kc2 d4
  66. 66.Kd1 Kb8
  67. 67.Ra6 Kc7
  68. 68.Rxa4 Nd6
  69. 69.Ra6 Ne4
  70. 70.Kc2 Nd6
  71. 71.a4 Nc8
  72. 72.a5 Kb7
  73. 73.Rf6 Na7
  74. 74.b3 c3
  75. 75.b4 cxb4
  76. 76.Rb6+ Kc7
  77. 77.Rxb4 Nc6
  78. 78.Rb5 Na7
  79. 79.Rb1 Kc6
  80. 80.a6 Nc8
  81. 81.Kd3 Kc7
  82. 82.Kxd4 c2
  83. 83.Rc1 Kb6
  84. 84.Rxc2 Na7
  85. 85.Ra2 Nc6+
  86. 86.Kc4 Na7
  87. 87.Ra1 Nc6
  88. 88.Ra3 Na7
  89. 89.Kd5 Nb5
  90. 90.Rb3 Kxa6
  91. 91.Kc5 Na7
  92. 92.Rb8 Ka5

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