Emanuel Lasker vs Joseph Blackburne

Nuremberg · 1896 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Joseph Blackburne
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C79)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3q4/2Q5/1P1p3k/3Pp1pb/5r2/P2B2R1/5PP1/6K1 b - - 2 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.d4 Bd7
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nbd2 g6
  8. 8.O-O Qe7
  9. 9.Re1 Bg7
  10. 10.Nf1 O-O
  11. 11.Ng3 Rfe8
  12. 12.h3 Qf8
  13. 13.Bc2 Rad8
  14. 14.d5 Ne7
  15. 15.c4 Kh8
  16. 16.b4 Nfg8
  17. 17.Bb2 f5
  18. 18.exf5 Nxf5
  19. 19.Ne4 Nf6
  20. 20.c5 Nxe4
  21. 21.Bxe4 Bf6
  22. 22.Rc1 Re7
  23. 23.cxd6 cxd6
  24. 24.Rc7 Rc8
  25. 25.Qc2 Nh4
  26. 26.Rc1 Nxf3+
  27. 27.Bxf3 Rxc7
  28. 28.Qxc7 Rf7
  29. 29.Qxb7 Bxh3
  30. 30.Qxa6 Bg5
  31. 31.Rc3 Bd2
  32. 32.Rd3 Bc8
  33. 33.Qa4 Bg5
  34. 34.Rc3 Bd7
  35. 35.Qa6 Kg8
  36. 36.Qe2 Bd8
  37. 37.Bc1 h5
  38. 38.Ra3 Bb6
  39. 39.Be3 Qb8
  40. 40.Bxb6 Qxb6
  41. 41.Qd2 Kg7
  42. 42.Bxh5 Rf4
  43. 43.Rg3 Bf5
  44. 44.a3 Qd8
  45. 45.Bf3 Qh8
  46. 46.Qc3 Qd8
  47. 47.Be2 Rd4
  48. 48.Bd3 Bg4
  49. 49.b5 Kh6
  50. 50.Qc1+ g5
  51. 51.Qc6 Bh5
  52. 52.b6 Rf4
  53. 53.Qc7

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