[Event "La Bourdonnais - McDonnell 1st Casual Match"]
[Site "London ENG"]
[Date "1834.??.??"]
[EventDate "1834.00.01"]
[Round "20"]
[Result "0-1"]
[White "Alexander McDonnell"]
[Black "Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais"]
[ECO "C33"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "40"]

1. e4 {Annotation copyright Jan van Reek. --- A match of 85
games in six matches was one of the longest fights in chess
history. Sometimes the Irishman McDonnell thought for 1½
hours, 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.} e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 d6 5. d4 Bg4 6. Qd3
Nc6 7. Bxf7+ $2 {White plays too wild. Stronger is 7. Bb5 with
the threat of 8.d5.} 7...Kxf7 8. Qb3+ Kg6 {8... Ke7! is even
better.} 9. Qxb7 Nxd4 10. Qxa8 Nf6 {This looks like real
coffeehouse chess. White has not developed a piece and
abandoned his king.} 11. Na3 f3 $1 12. g3 {12. e5 c6! 13. exf6
fxg2+ 14. Kxg2 Bh3+! 15. Nxh3 Qg4+ 16. Kf1 (16. Kf2 Qf3+
17. Kg1 Ne2#) 16... Qe2+ 17. Kg1 Nf3#} 12... Bh3+ 13. Ke1 Qg4
14. Be3 d5 $1 15. Qxa7 Nc6 16. Qxc7 d4 $1 17. Bd2 {17. Qxc6
dxe3 (threatens ...f2#) 18. Nxh3 Qxh3 and 19...Qg2.}
17... Qxe4+ 18. Kd1 f2 19. Nxh3 Qf3+ 20. Kc1 Qxh1+ {Black
played a wonderful game in the style of Greco.} 0-1