Louis de la Bourdonnais (1795-1840) was the best chess player in France and the world during his lifetime. He studied the game with the best player of his day, Alexandre Deschapelles (1780-1847), defeating him in a match in 1821. In 1834, Bourdonnais contested six matches with Alexander McDonnell, the best chess player in England, winning the overall series of 85 games (+45 -27 =13).
Alexander McDonnell - Louis de la Bourdonnais
4th Match, London, England, 1834, Round 16 (Game 62)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 e5 5. Nxc6 bxc6 6. Bc4 Nf6 7. Bg5 Be7 8. Qe2 d5 9. Bxf6 Bxf6 10. Bb3 O-O 11. O-O a5 12. exd5 cxd5 13. Rd1 d4 14. c4 Qb6 15. Bc2 Bb7 16. Nd2 Rae8 17. Ne4 Bd8 18. c5 Qc6 19. f3 Be7 20. Rac1
20... f5 21. Qc4+ Kh8 22. Ba4 Qh6 23. Bxe8 fxe4 24. c6 exf3 25. Rc2 Qe3+ 26. Kh1 Bc8 27. Bd7 f2 28. Rf1 d3 29. Rc3 Bxd7 30. cxd7 e4 31. Qc8 Bd8 32. Qc4 Qe1 33. Rc1 d2 34. Qc5 Rg8 35. Rd1 e3 36. Qc3 Qxd1 37. Rxd1 e2 0-1
Source: The Oxford Companion to Chess by David Hooper and Kenneth Whyld, Oxford University Press, 1984.