Emanuel Lasker vs Joseph Blackburne

London m · 1892 · French Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event London m
Site London
Round 8
Date 1892.00.00
Opening French Defense (C00)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3kB1P1/3P4/p1p2P2/4K3/1P6/P7/3b4 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Bd3 dxe4
  4. 4.Bxe4 Nf6
  5. 5.Bf3 c6
  6. 6.Ne2 Bd6
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Nd2 O-O
  9. 9.Nc4 Bc7
  10. 10.Bf4 Nb6
  11. 11.Ne5 Nfd5
  12. 12.Bg3 Qe7
  13. 13.c3 f5
  14. 14.Bxd5 Nxd5
  15. 15.Qc1 g5
  16. 16.f4 Bxe5
  17. 17.dxe5 g4
  18. 18.c4 Nc7
  19. 19.Qe3 Na6
  20. 20.Rfd1 Qc5
  21. 21.Qxc5 Nxc5
  22. 22.Nc3 b6
  23. 23.Rd6 Ba6
  24. 24.b3 Rad8
  25. 25.Rad1 Nb7
  26. 26.Rxe6 Rxd1+
  27. 27.Nxd1 Rd8
  28. 28.Ne3 Rd3
  29. 29.Nxf5 Rd1+
  30. 30.Kf2 Nc5
  31. 31.Rd6 Ne4+
  32. 32.Ke2 Rxd6
  33. 33.exd6 Nf6
  34. 34.Nh6+ Kf8
  35. 35.Bh4 Nd7
  36. 36.Be7+ Ke8
  37. 37.Nxg4 b5
  38. 38.cxb5 Bxb5+
  39. 39.Kd2 c5
  40. 40.Kc3 h5
  41. 41.Ne3 Nb6
  42. 42.h3 Bc6
  43. 43.g4 hxg4
  44. 44.hxg4 Nd5+
  45. 45.Nxd5 Bxd5
  46. 46.f5 Kd7
  47. 47.Kd3 a5
  48. 48.g5 Bc6
  49. 49.g6 Bf3
  50. 50.Ke3 Bh5
  51. 51.Ke4 Bd1
  52. 52.g7

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