The Masterpiece | Alexander McDonnell vs. Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais, London 1834

The Matches:
Over the course of six matches, they played a staggering total of 85 games. La Bourdonnais won the first, third, fourth, and fifth matches, while McDonnell won the second. The sixth match was left unfinished with McDonnell leading. Overall, La Bourdonnais won 45 games, McDonnell 27, and 13 were draws.

The Highlight:
One of the most celebrated games in this series was the 62nd game. In this game, La Bourdonnais showcased his strategic acumen by setting up a powerful mobile pawn center, reminiscent of François-André Danican Philidor's famous adage that "pawns are the soul of chess." La Bourdonnais made an exchange sacrifice at 23.Bxe8?! fxe4! to set his pawns in motion, creating a series of complex tactical threats that ultimately overwhelmed McDonnell.

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 e5 5.Nxc6?! bxc6 6.Bc4 Nf6 7.Bg5 Be7 8.Qe2 d5 9.Bxf6? Bxf6 10.Bb3 O-O 11.O-O a5 12.exd5? cxd5 13.Rd1 d4 14.c4?? Qb6 15.Bc2 Bb7 16.Nd2 Rae8!? 17.Ne4 Bd8 18.c5 Qc6 19.f3 Be7 20.Rac1 f5? 21.Qc4+ Kh8 22.Ba4? Qh6! 23.Bxe8 fxe4 24.c6 exf3! 25.Rc2 Qe3+?! 26.Kh1? Bc8 27.Bd7 f2 28.Rf1 d3 29.Rc3 Bxd7 30.cxd7 e4!
30.Qc8 Bd8 32.Qc4 Qe1 33.Rc1 d2 34.Qc5 Rg8 35.Rd1 e3! 36.Qc3 Qxd1! 37.Rxd1 e2!!
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