Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 12th · 1921 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 12th
Site Havana
Round 1
Date 1921.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/5pk1/R5p1/6p1/6P1/4KP2/Pr6/8 w - - 1 51

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 e6
  3. 3.c4 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Bb5 Bb7
  10. 10.Qa4 a6
  11. 11.Bxd7 Nxd7
  12. 12.Bxe7 Qxe7
  13. 13.Qb3 Qd6
  14. 14.O-O Rfd8
  15. 15.Rfd1 Rab8
  16. 16.Ne1 Nf6
  17. 17.Rc2 c5
  18. 18.dxc5 bxc5
  19. 19.Ne2 Ne4
  20. 20.Qa3 Rbc8
  21. 21.Ng3 Nxg3
  22. 22.hxg3 Qb6
  23. 23.Rcd2 h6
  24. 24.Nf3 d4
  25. 25.exd4 Bxf3
  26. 26.Qxf3 Rxd4
  27. 27.Rc2 Rxd1+
  28. 28.Qxd1 Rd8
  29. 29.Qe2 Qd6
  30. 30.Kh2 Qd5
  31. 31.b3 Qf5
  32. 32.g4 Qg5
  33. 33.g3 Rd6
  34. 34.Kg2 g6
  35. 35.Qc4 Re6
  36. 36.Qxc5 Qxg4
  37. 37.f3 Qg5
  38. 38.Qxg5 hxg5
  39. 39.Kf2 Rd6
  40. 40.Ke3 Re6+
  41. 41.Kd4 Rd6+
  42. 42.Ke3 Re6+
  43. 43.Kf2 Rd6
  44. 44.g4 Rd1
  45. 45.Ke2 Ra1
  46. 46.Kd3 Kg7
  47. 47.b4 Rf1
  48. 48.Ke3 Rb1
  49. 49.Rc6 Rxb4
  50. 50.Rxa6 Rb2

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