Jose Raul Capablanca vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 12th · 1921 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 23 moves

The Game

White Jose Raul Capablanca
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 12th
Site Havana
Round 7
Date 1921.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D61)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

5k2/1p1b1ppp/1p2pn2/8/8/3BP3/PP3PPP/2N3K1 w - - 1 24

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 c6
  8. 8.Qc2 c5
  9. 9.Rd1 Qa5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Nxe7
  12. 12.Bd3 Nf6
  13. 13.O-O cxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Bd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Ned5
  16. 16.Nb3 Qd8
  17. 17.Nxf6+ Nxf6
  18. 18.Qc5 Qb6
  19. 19.Rc1 Rfc8
  20. 20.Qxb6 axb6
  21. 21.Rxc8+ Rxc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1+
  23. 23.Nxc1 Kf8

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