McDonnell, Alexander - De Labourdonnais, Louis [C37]. Match 4, game (8), London 1834 1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 [Risky to the point of foolhardiness. 4...Bg7 is far wiser] 5.Nc3!? [5.0-0 is a more regular way of entering the extremely dangerous Muzio Gambit, but the text move has its points] gxf3 6.Qxf3 Bh6 [An attempted improvement upon Nc6 7.d4 Nxd4] 8.Bxf7+ Kxf7 9.Qh5+ Kg7 10.0-0 Ne6 11.Bxf4 [This occurred in game six of the third part of this incredible match. De Labourdonnais won that game, but very fortuitously. By bizarre coincidence, last year I reached this exact position by transposition in an internet blitz game but with Black(!) after my opponent had opened 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Nc6 3.g3 f5!? 4.exf5 Nf6 5.g4 etc. The weirdest thing is that this was literally a day before receiving the above mentioned book] 7.d4 Nc6 8.0-0 Nxd4 9.Bxf7+! Kxf7 10.Qh5+ Kg7 11.Bxf4 DIAGRAM [Black is no less than two pieces up but cannot halt the devastating onslaught] Bxf4 12.Rxf4 Nf6 13.Qg5+ Kf7 14.Raf1 Ke8 15.Rxf6 Qe7 16.Nd5 Qc5 17.Kh1 [The computer indicates 17.Nxc7+! checkmates six moves quicker (17...Qxc7 18.Qh5+ Kd8 19.Rf8+ Rxf8 20.Rxf8+ Ke7 21.Re8+ Kf6 22.Qh6+etc.) but this human move amply suffices for victory] Ne6 18.Rxe6+ dxe6 19.Nf6+ [Black resigns as the Black queen drops]