Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 12th · 1921 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 12th
Site Havana
Round 5
Date 1921.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

1Q3k2/p4p2/1p6/7R/3q4/1P2n3/P7/6K1 b - - 7 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Bg5 Nbd7
  5. 5.e3 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 b6
  8. 8.cxd5 exd5
  9. 9.Qa4 c5
  10. 10.Qc6 Rb8
  11. 11.Nxd5 Bb7
  12. 12.Nxe7+ Qxe7
  13. 13.Qa4 Rbc8
  14. 14.Qa3 Qe6
  15. 15.Bxf6 Qxf6
  16. 16.Ba6 Bxf3
  17. 17.Bxc8 Rxc8
  18. 18.gxf3 Qxf3
  19. 19.Rg1 Re8
  20. 20.Qd3 g6
  21. 21.Kf1 Re4
  22. 22.Qd1 Qh3+
  23. 23.Rg2 Nf6
  24. 24.Kg1 cxd4
  25. 25.Rc4 dxe3
  26. 26.Rxe4 Nxe4
  27. 27.Qd8+ Kg7
  28. 28.Qd4+ Nf6
  29. 29.fxe3 Qe6
  30. 30.Rf2 g5
  31. 31.h4 gxh4
  32. 32.Qxh4 Ng4
  33. 33.Qg5+ Kf8
  34. 34.Rf5 h5
  35. 35.Qd8+ Kg7
  36. 36.Qg5+ Kf8
  37. 37.Qd8+ Kg7
  38. 38.Qg5+ Kf8
  39. 39.b3 Qd6
  40. 40.Qf4 Qd1+
  41. 41.Qf1 Qd2
  42. 42.Rxh5 Nxe3
  43. 43.Qf3 Qd4
  44. 44.Qa8+ Ke7
  45. 45.Qb7+ Kf8
  46. 46.Qb8+

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