Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

8/5p2/2p1k1p1/1p1bP1Pp/p1p2P1P/P1P1K3/1P1B4/8 b - - 0 44

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.O-O Be7
  7. 7.e5 Ne4
  8. 8.Re1 Nc5
  9. 9.Bxc6 dxc6
  10. 10.Nxd4 O-O
  11. 11.Nc3 Re8
  12. 12.Bf4 Ne6
  13. 13.Nxe6 Qxd1
  14. 14.Raxd1 Bxe6
  15. 15.a3 Rad8
  16. 16.h3 Rxd1
  17. 17.Nxd1 Rd8
  18. 18.Ne3 Rd4
  19. 19.Bg3 b5
  20. 20.Rd1 c5
  21. 21.c3 Rxd1+
  22. 22.Nxd1 a5
  23. 23.Kf1 a4
  24. 24.Bf4 Kf8
  25. 25.Bd2 Ke8
  26. 26.f4 Bc4+
  27. 27.Kf2 Bd3
  28. 28.Ne3 Kd7
  29. 29.Kf3 Ke6
  30. 30.Be1 g6
  31. 31.g4 h6
  32. 32.h4 c6
  33. 33.g5 h5
  34. 34.Bd2 Bb1
  35. 35.Be1 Ba2
  36. 36.Bd2 Bd8
  37. 37.Be1 Bb6
  38. 38.Bd2 Bb3
  39. 39.Be1 Bd5+
  40. 40.Ke2 Be4
  41. 41.Bd2 c4
  42. 42.Be1 Bd5
  43. 43.Bd2 Bxe3
  44. 44.Kxe3

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