Utterberg: De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834: The Eighty-Five Games of Their Six Chess Matches Damen Gambit The initiative on the queenside

The initiative on the queenside and the transposition to the endgame

to become world champion

the Berserk Attack

ein Gefühl für die richtigen strategischen Entscheidungen zu entwickeln

but the openings chosen provide a firm and sound base for experimentation

Utterberg: De la Bourdonnais versus McDonnell, 1834: The Eighty-Five Games of Their Six Chess Matches Damen Gambit The initiative on the queensideThe meeting of Louis Charles Mahe de la Bourdonnais and Alexander McDonnell at London's Westminster Chess Club in 1834 was notable for a number of reasons. Hard earned reputations were zealously protected, and masters of equal standing had seldom faced each other on even terms. The chess world was watching closely, but it was the actions of spectator William Greenwood Walker, who recorded each move of the 85 games, that has had the greatest impact.