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C24 Bishop's Opening

MacDonnell Gambit. La Bourdonnais-Denker Gambit

Arnold Denker vs Arthur Randolph Shayne, 1945

1-0, 17 moves ("Bitte!")

[Event "Rochester, NY"]
[Site "Rochester, NY"]
[Date "1945.??.??"]
[EventDate "?"]
[Round "?"]
[Result "1-0"]
[White "Arnold Denker"]
[Black "Arthur Randolph Shayne"]
[ECO "C23"]
[WhiteElo "?"]
[BlackElo "?"]
[PlyCount "33"]
1.e4 {Notes by Eric Schiller.} e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.b4 {No, this isn't an Evans Gambit, though it can transpose. This gambit is attributed to MacDonnell.} Bxb4 4.c3 Bc5 5.d4 exd4 6.Nf3 {6.Bxf7+ !? Kxf7 7.Qh5+ g6 8.Qxc5 also looks very good for White.} Nf6 {Play heads toward the territory of the Evans Gambit. 6...dxc3? 7.Qb3 Qe7 8.Nxc3 c6 9.O-O gives White an overpowering lead in development.} 7.e5 Ne4 8.O-O Nxc3 {? 8...d5! 9.exd6 O-O gets Black out of immediate danger, but his position is still suspect. 10.dxc7 Qxc7 11.cxd4 Bd6 12.Bd3 with a more comfortable game for White, e.g. Nc3? 13.Bxh7+ Kxh7 14.Ng5+ Kg6 15.Qd3+ Kf6 16.Nxc3} 9.Nxc3 dxc3 10.Bg5 Be7 11.Qd5 {A fine move! Subtlety is not required!} Rf8 {11...O-O 12.Bxe7 Qxe7 13.Rfe1 c6 14.Qd3 b5 15.Bb3 b4 16.Bc2 g6 17.h4 and Black is paralyzed.} 12.Bf6 {Boldly played! Denker appreciates the predicament of the enemy king on the e-file.} gxf6 {12...Bxf6 13.exf6 Qxf6 14.Rfe1+ Kd8 15.Ng5 or 12...c6 13.Qe4 d5 14.exd6 Qxd6 15.Bxg7 Rg8 16.Qxh7 Rxg7 17.Qxg7 Be6 18.Qg8+ Bf8 19.Rad1 and White wins.} 13.exf6 Bxf6 {Or 13...c6 14.Qh5 Bxf6 15.Rfe1+ Be7 16.Bxf7+ Rxf7 17.Ng5 and wins.} 14.Rfe1+ Be7 15.Ng5 c6 16.Nxf7 {Denker provides a stylish finish!!} cxd5 17.Nd6# 1-0

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