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| Result | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 39 |
| 0-1 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 33 |
| 1/2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| Result | McDonnell White |
Labourdonnais White |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-0 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 0-1 | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| 1/2 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| White | 1st move | M1 | M2 | M3 | M4 | M5 | M6 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell | 1.d4 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| McDonnell | 1.e4 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 39 |
| Labourdonnais | 1.d4 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | |
| Labourdonnais | 1.e4 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 |
| Labourdonnais | 1.f4 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| ECO | McDonnell White |
Labourdonnais White |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0 | 2 | 2 | |
| B2 | 15 | 15 | |
| B3 | 5 | 5 | |
| C2 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| C3 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
| C4 | 2 | 2 | |
| C5 | 6 | 20 | 26 |
| D0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D2 | 15 | 15 | |
| D3 | 1 | 1 |
| White | ECO | M1 gms |
M1 pct |
M2 gms |
M2 pct |
M3 gms |
M3 pct |
M4 gms |
M4 pct |
M5 gms |
M5 pct |
M6 gms |
M6 pct |
Total gms |
Total pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonnell | B | 6 | 25% | 3 | 33% | 5 | 40% | 4 | 25% | 2 | 100% | 20 | 38% | ||
| McDonnell | C | 5 | 0% | 2 | 100% | 5 | 40% | 3 | 33% | 3 | 83% | 1 | 100% | 19 | 45% |
| McDonnell | D | 1 | 100% | 1 | 100% | ||||||||||
| Labourdonnais | A | 1 | 100% | 1 | 0% | 2 | 50% | ||||||||
| Labourdonnais | C | 7 | 36% | 1 | 0% | 1 | 50% | 8 | 75% | 5 | 80% | 5 | 60% | 27 | 59% |
| Labourdonnais | D | 6 | 83% | 2 | 100% | 5 | 60% | 2 | 25% | 1 | 100% | 16 | 72% |
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
Opening Repertoire
Match 18341. e4
1. f4 d5 2. d4 c5 3. e3 e6 - g.25 LL-AM (3... Nc6 - g.27 LL-AM)
1. d4 d5 17 games; see Queen's Pawn1... e5
1... c5 19 games; see Sicilian Defence
1... e6 2. f4 d5 3. e5 c5 1 game; see Sicilian Defence2. Nf3
2. d4 - g.01 LL-AM
2. f4 11 games; see King's Gambit
2. Bc4 6 games; see Bishop's Opening2... Nc6 3. Bc4
3. d4 exd4 4. Bc4 Qf6 5. c3 d3 6. Qxd3 d6 7. O-O Qg6 8. Bf4 Be7 9. Nbd2 h5 - g.02 LL-AM (9... Nh6 - g.03 LL-AM)3... Bc5 26 games; see Giuoco Piano & Evans Gambit *
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
Giuoco Piano & Evans Gambit
Match 18341. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. b4
4. c3 d6 (4... Bd6 - g.52 LL-AM) 5. d3 - g.29 LL-AM (5. d4 exd4 6. cxd4 Bb6 7. d5 (7. Nc3 - g.36 LL-AM) 7... Nce7 - g.06 LL-AM (7... Ne5 - g.04 LL-AM))4... Bxb4 5. c3 Ba5
5... Bc5 6. O-O Bb6 (6... d6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 Bb6 is the main line) 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 d6 is the main line
5... Bd6 - g.53 LL-AM
5... Be7 - g.51 AM-LL6. O-O d6
6... Bb6 7. d4 exd4 8. cxd4 d6 is the main line7. d4 exd4
7... Bb6 8. dxe5 - g.26 AM-LL8. cxd4 Bb6
This line of the Evans Gambit was seen in 18 games.9. --
9. h3 h6 (9... Nf6 - g.83 AM-LL) 10. Bb2 (10. Nc3 - g.65 AM-LL) 10... Qe7 (10... Nge7 - g.80 LL-AM) 11. e5 dxe5 12. Ba3 - g.66 AM-LL (12. d5 - g.72 AM-LL)
9. Bb2 Nf6 10. d5 (10. e5 dxe5 11. d5 Na5 - g.82 LL-AM (11... Ne7 - g.75 LL-AM)) 10... Na5 11. Bd3 O-O 12. h3 (12. Nc3 - g.77 LL-AM) 12... Nh5 13. Qd2 f5 14. exf5 - g.79 LL-AM (14. Nc3 - g.56 LL-AM)
9. d5 Na5 (9... Ne5 10. Nxe5 dxe5 11. Nd2 Ne7 - g.59 LL-AM (11... Qf6 - g.60 LL-AM)) (9... Nce7 - g.73 LL-AM) 10. Bd3 Nf6 11. Nc3 (11. h3 - g.71 LL-AM) 11... O-O 12. h3 h6 ( 12... Bd7 - g.63 LL-AM) 13. Kh2 - g.67 LL-AM (13. Kh1 - g.69 LL-AM)
9. Nc3 - g.84 LL-AM*
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
Sicilian Defence
Match 18341. e4 c5 2. f4
2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 (3. Bc4 - g.64 AM-LL) 3... cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 ( 4... Nxd4 - g.58 AM-LL) 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 (7. Qe2 - g.61 AM-LL) 7... Bc5 - g.57 AM-LL (7... Be7 - g.62 AM-LL)2... e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. e5 Nc6 5. c3 f6
This line of the Sicilian Defence was seen in 14 games, all AM-LL. The overall result was +4-9=1.
5... f5 - g.85 AM-LL6. Na3
6. Bd3 Nh6 (6... Qb6 - g.74 AM-LL) 7. Bc2 Qb6 (7... Bd7 - g.68 AM-LL) 8. O-O Nf7 (8... Bd7 - g.81 AM-LL) 9. Kh1 Bd7 10. d4 Be7 11. a3 a5 12. b3 - g.70 AM-LL (12. h3 - g.76 AM-LL)
6. Be2 - g.07 AM-LL6... Nh6 7. Nc2 Qb6
7... Be7 - g.05 AM-LL
7... Nf7 - g.09 AM-LL8. d4 Bd7
8... cxd4 9. cxd4 Bb4+ 10. Nxb4 - g.13 AM-LL (10. Kf2 - g.28 AM-LL)9. h4
9. Ne3 cxd4 10. cxd4 Bb4+ 11. Kf2 O-O 12. Kg3 fxe5 - g.14 AM-LL (12... Rac8 - g.16 AM-LL)9... O-O-O - g.34 AM-LL
9... cxd4 - g.32 AM-LL*
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
Queen's Pawn
Match 18341. d4 d5 2. c4
2. Bf4 - g.23 LL-AM2... dxc4 McDonnell played this capture in 15 games, but it was a disaster for him. The result was +11-3=1 for Labourdonnais.
2... e6 - g.38 AM-LL3. e3
3. e4 e5 4. d5 f5 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Bxc4 Bc5 7. Nf3 fxe4 - g.78 LL-AM (7... Qe7 - g.50 LL-AM)
3. Nc3 f5 - g.08 LL-AM3... e5 4. Bxc4
4. dxe5 - g.10 LL-AM4... exd4 5. exd4 Nf6 6. Nc3
This line was seen in 9 games.
6. Nf3 Bd6 - g.12 LL-AM (6... Be7 - g.33 LL-AM)6... Be7
6... Bd6 7. Nf3 Nc6 (7... O-O 8. h3 Re8+ 9. Be3 Bf4 - g.41 LL-AM (9... Nc6 - g.43 LL-AM)) 8. O-O O-O 9. h3 h6 10. a3 - g.45 LL-AM (10. Qd3 - g.48 LL-AM)7. Nf3 O-O 8. Be3
8. h3 c6 9. Be3 Bf5 - g.15 LL-AM8... c6 9. h3 Nbd7 10. Bb3 Nb6 11. O-O Nfd5 12. Qe2
12. a4 - g.17 LL-AM12... f5
12... Kh8 - g.31 LL-AM13. Rae1
13. Ne5 - g.39 LL-AM13... g5 - g.37 LL-AM *
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
King's Gambit
Match 18341. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3
3. Bc4 Qh4+ 4. Kf1 g5 (4... d6 - g.20 AM-LL) 5. Nc3 Bg7 6. d4 d6 (6... Nc6 - g.18 AM-LL) 7. Nd5 (7. Be2 - g.11 AM-LL) 7... Kd8 8. Be2 Nc6 - g.22 AM-LL (8... Nf6 - g.46 AM-LL)3... g5 4. Bc4
A common move in the 19th century; 4.h4 is preferred today.4... Bg7
4... g4 5. Nc3 gxf3 6. Qxf3 Bh6 - g.54 AM-LL (6... Nc6 - g.40 AM-LL) (6... Qf6 - g.35 AM-LL)5. d4 d6 6. c3
6. h4 - g.55 LL-AM6... h6 - g.44 AM-LL
6... Nc6 - g.42 AM-LL*
Labourdonnais - McDonnell
Bishop's Opening
Match 18341. e4 e5 2. Bc4 Bc5
2... Nf6 - g.30 AM-LL3. Qe2
3. b4 - g.24 AM-LL
3. c3 - g.47 AM-LL
3. Nf3 - g.49 LL-AM3... d6 - g.19 LL-AM
3... Nf6 - g.21 LL-AM*
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