Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky vs Emanuel Lasker

Paris m · 1909 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Dawid Markelowicz Janowsky
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event Paris m
Site Paris
Round 3
Date 1909.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/1pp3k1/3p1p2/n2P4/4PK2/R7/2P5/8 b - - 1 49

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 Ne7
  9. 9.Bc4 Be6
  10. 10.Bb3 Bxb3
  11. 11.axb3 Nd7
  12. 12.d4 f6
  13. 13.Be3 Ng6
  14. 14.Qd3 Kh8
  15. 15.Nd2 a6
  16. 16.f4 exf4
  17. 17.Bxf4 Qe7
  18. 18.Bg3 Rfe8
  19. 19.Rae1 Nb6
  20. 20.h4 Nf8
  21. 21.c4 Rad8
  22. 22.Nf3 Qf7
  23. 23.d5 Nbd7
  24. 24.Nd4 Qg6
  25. 25.Nf5 Ne5
  26. 26.Bxe5 Rxe5
  27. 27.Re3 Rd7
  28. 28.Qe2 Qe8
  29. 29.Qg4 g6
  30. 30.Ng3 Rf7
  31. 31.Ref3 Nd7
  32. 32.Rf4 Rfe7
  33. 33.Qf3 h5
  34. 34.b4 Rg7
  35. 35.Qc3 g5
  36. 36.Rf5 gxh4
  37. 37.Nxh5 Qxh5
  38. 38.Rxh5+ Rxh5
  39. 39.Qh3 Kg8
  40. 40.Rf4 Rhg5
  41. 41.Rxh4 Rxg2+
  42. 42.Qxg2 Ne5
  43. 43.Qxg7+ Kxg7
  44. 44.Kf2 Nxc4
  45. 45.Rh3 Ne5
  46. 46.Ke3 a5
  47. 47.bxa5 Nc4+
  48. 48.Kf4 Nxa5
  49. 49.Ra3

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