Louis de la Bourdonnais vs Alexander McDonnell

London m6 · 1834 · Evans Gambit · 1-0 in 41 moves

The Game

White Louis de la Bourdonnais
Black Alexander McDonnell
Result 1-0
Event London m6
Site London
Round 79
Date 1834.00.00
Opening Evans Gambit (C51)
Moves 41
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/pp1k1PB1/8/2bp2N1/2p5/8/P3KP2/8 b - - 2 41

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.b4 Bxb4
  5. 5.c3 Ba5
  6. 6.O-O d6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.cxd4 Bb6
  9. 9.Bb2 Nf6
  10. 10.d5 Na5
  11. 11.Bd3 O-O
  12. 12.h3 Nh5
  13. 13.Qd2 f5
  14. 14.exf5 Bxf5
  15. 15.Nc3 Bxh3
  16. 16.Bxh7+ Kh8
  17. 17.Bc2 Rxf3
  18. 18.gxf3 Qh4
  19. 19.Ne2 Rf8
  20. 20.Qh6+ Kg8
  21. 21.Bh7+ Kf7
  22. 22.Bg6+ Ke7
  23. 23.Qxh5 Qxh5
  24. 24.Bxh5 Bxf1
  25. 25.Kxf1 Rf5
  26. 26.Bg4 Rxd5
  27. 27.Nf4 Rd2
  28. 28.Re1+ Kf8
  29. 29.Re2 Rxe2
  30. 30.Kxe2 Nc4
  31. 31.Ne6+ Kf7
  32. 32.Bxg7 c5
  33. 33.f4 d5
  34. 34.f5 Nd6
  35. 35.Be5 Ne8
  36. 36.Bh5+ Ke7
  37. 37.Bxe8 Kxe8
  38. 38.f6 c4
  39. 39.Ng5 Bc5
  40. 40.f7+ Kd7
  41. 41.Bg7

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