Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais

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Louis-Charles Mahé de La Bourdonnais (1795 - 1840) was a French chess master, possibly the strongest player in the early 19th century.

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The end position of the game MacDonnell-La Bourdonnais, London 1834 after the Black move 37. ... e2

De La Bourdonnais was considered to be the unofficial world champion (there was no official title at the time) from 1821, when he became able to beat his chess teacher Alexandre Deschapelles, until his death in 1840. The most famous match series, indeed considered as the world championship, was the one against Alexander McDonnell in 1834. The match is covered in detail in the McDonnell page.

He was the grandson of Bertrand-François Mahé de La Bourdonnais.