Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 49 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

8/2pk3n/3p4/1P1Pp1p1/4P1P1/4BK2/8/8 w - - 13 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bb5 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O O-O
  6. 6.d3 d6
  7. 7.Bg5 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 Bg4
  10. 10.h3 Bxf3
  11. 11.Qxf3 g5
  12. 12.Bg3 Nd7
  13. 13.d4 f6
  14. 14.Qg4 Kh8
  15. 15.h4 Rf7
  16. 16.hxg5 hxg5
  17. 17.f3 Nf8
  18. 18.Kf2 Rh7
  19. 19.Rh1 Qe7
  20. 20.Qf5 Rd8
  21. 21.Rxh7+ Nxh7
  22. 22.Rh1 Rg8
  23. 23.Bxc6 bxc6
  24. 24.Rb1 Kg7
  25. 25.Rb7 Ra8
  26. 26.Kg1 Nf8
  27. 27.d5 c5
  28. 28.Bf2 Qd8
  29. 29.g3 Rb8
  30. 30.Rb3 Rxb3
  31. 31.cxb3 Qd7
  32. 32.Qxd7+ Nxd7
  33. 33.Kf1 Kg6
  34. 34.Ke2 f5
  35. 35.g4 fxe4
  36. 36.fxe4 Nf6
  37. 37.Kf3 Kf7
  38. 38.Be3 Nh7
  39. 39.b4 cxb4
  40. 40.cxb4 a6
  41. 41.a4 Ke7
  42. 42.b5 axb5
  43. 43.axb5 Kd7
  44. 44.Bf2 Kc8
  45. 45.Be3 Kd7
  46. 46.Bf2 Kc8
  47. 47.Be3 Kd7
  48. 48.Bf2 Kc8
  49. 49.Be3 Kd7

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