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| Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1795–1840) |
The La Bourdonnais-McDonnell Attack ..... what the heck is that? Well, it's a name that
Michael Goeller has given to the
1.e4 e6 2.f4 d5 3.e5 c5 4.Nf3 opening line suggested by
Igor Glek in
SOS (Secrets of Opening Surprises) #8 by
Jeroen Bosch. He feels that
Alexander McDonnell most deserves credit for the innovation in
this game played in 1834, but
Louis Charles Mahe De La Bourdonnais has already been credited for
this game in 1837 by others. And of course, Louis certainly has the coolest name. If you are a
French Defense aficionado you have to know it and how to spell it if only for how it rolls off the tongue. If you haven't read Michael Goeller at the
Kenilworthian, you are very much missing a good time. Check out this
recent article on his game and an
earlier article on the opening. If you find this sort of skullduggery interesting and have also tried the
random games, try looking for the "find similar games" link on the
1834 game and you'll see
this interesting material.
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