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 13
Date 1921.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D63)
Moves 23
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Final Position

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

2nn1k2/1p3pp1/p3p2p/8/8/4PN1P/PP2NPP1/6K1 w - - 0 24

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.c4 e6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.Rc1 Re8
  8. 8.Qc2 h6
  9. 9.Bh4 c5
  10. 10.cxd5 Nxd5
  11. 11.Bxe7 Nxe7
  12. 12.dxc5 Nxc5
  13. 13.Bb5 Bd7
  14. 14.O-O Qb6
  15. 15.Bxd7 Nxd7
  16. 16.Rfd1 Red8
  17. 17.h3 Rac8
  18. 18.Qa4 Nc6
  19. 19.Qb5 a6
  20. 20.Qxb6 Nxb6
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Nxd8
  22. 22.Ne2 Kf8
  23. 23.Rxc8 Nxc8

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