Sicilian MacDonnell Attack

I played a game using the MacDonnell-Labordonnais Attack against the Sicilian.  My opponent was the Fischer personality of CM9000.  Here's the game, I ran out of time and lost.  But I was wondering where I went wrong.

4. e5.

nope not a good move a good alternitive would be (in my opinion) : 4. d3

6. Nxe5

It was a trap, I would have done: 6. Nxb1

9. Bxc6+

No offense but that was just stupid

Alternitive: 9. O-O-O

That was just the 1st 9 moves. You want me to go through the whole game tell me!

That alternative isn't a legal move and if it were the Black's Queen would take the Knight.

Mike

That move isn't legal either.  And the text move was 6. Nxd5 not 6. Nxe5.

Mike

Sure, but could you make your suggestions legal chess moves?

Mike

I think 4. e5 is the most questionable move. White has more space and two pawn in center. So, the first task for Black is to get active game on queenside or on center. The main idea of 2.Nc3 is, that White resists Black's main idea - the move d7 - d5 and so operation on queenside and d-file. Now, 4.e5 turn off control of d5 and then White has to defend himself.

As well the closed Sicilian isn't so tactical as other Sicilians. This means, White should develop his pieces carefully at first and then attack. There White opens position before his development is ready and that's why Black can attack and White is in trouble.

Later White has pawns on e5 and d4. They are in center, but because White has dark bishop and knight on f3, white actually has two powerless pieces.

In the end, my opinion is, 31. Re4 doesn't enough to drawn because 31. - e5 32. f5 (32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Be3 Bg3 34. Bg5 Rd5 35. Kc4 Kc6) 32. - Kc6 33. Bc1 Bg3 34. Re3 Bf4.

4. e5 isn't so good. The normal plan for white in the line black played is:  4. Nf3 g6 5. Bb5+ Bd7 6. Bc4! Bg7 7. 0-0 Nc6 8. d3 0-0

with the plan of Qe1 Qh4, and then try f5, Bh6 and Ng5 with some sort of kingside attack.

I am sorry :(

Good points tseta and Flier.

I never played 2 or 3 ... f4 until this game.  I thought Black would be better with Nc6 so after Black moved Nf6, I thought that I could force him to lose some tempi in the opening. But what you're saying makes sense.

Interesting thoughts after 31. Re4.  What worried me most was Black's replies of 31... Rc8 or 31... Rd6.

Mike

31. - Rc8+ loses the pawn on d3 (32. Kxd3), so I don't ecpect that. The continuation of the move 31. - Rd6 could have the same idea that early after 31. Re4.

Okay if 4. e5? is bad then where did CM9000 go wrong?  I played it again using the Fischer personality and this time it lost on time after a few refinements on my part in the opening:

Mike

Perhaps better is 4. - Nfd7. White has more space, but black is better on queen side. For example 5. Bb5 a6 6. Bxd7+ Qxd7. Since black has moved Bb7, white can't play 0-0, so white could play 0-0-0 and then attack on king side. Black can delay this attack with Bb7 and Nd7; in addition black can attack on queen side. The game will be a race...

Thanks tseta.  I played it on CM8000. It played 10... Bf5 and eventually won.

Mike