Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin

Nuremberg · 1896 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1-0 in 53 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 53
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/4k1Q1/3nP3/3p2P1/3P2qp/4KN2/8/8 b - - 6 53

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 dxc4
  3. 3.Nf3 e6
  4. 4.e3 Nf6
  5. 5.Bxc4 Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 O-O
  7. 7.O-O Nbd7
  8. 8.Qe2 c6
  9. 9.Rd1 Qc7
  10. 10.e4 Rd8
  11. 11.Bg5 Nf8
  12. 12.e5 Ne8
  13. 13.Bxe7 Qxe7
  14. 14.Rac1 b6
  15. 15.Ne4 Bb7
  16. 16.Ba6 Rac8
  17. 17.Rd2 Ng6
  18. 18.g3 Bxa6
  19. 19.Qxa6 Qd7
  20. 20.Kg2 Ne7
  21. 21.b4 Nd5
  22. 22.a3 Rc7
  23. 23.Rdc2 Ne7
  24. 24.Qd3 h6
  25. 25.Nc3 Qc8
  26. 26.Qe4 Qa6
  27. 27.a4 Rdc8
  28. 28.Qg4 Nd5
  29. 29.Nxd5 cxd5
  30. 30.Rxc7 Rxc7
  31. 31.Rxc7 Nxc7
  32. 32.Qh4 Qxa4
  33. 33.Qe7 Qc2
  34. 34.h4 a5
  35. 35.bxa5 bxa5
  36. 36.h5 a4
  37. 37.g4 Qc1
  38. 38.Kg3 g5
  39. 39.hxg6 fxg6
  40. 40.Qd8+ Kf7
  41. 41.g5 h5
  42. 42.Qd7+ Kf8
  43. 43.Qxa4 h4+
  44. 44.Kg4 Qh1
  45. 45.Qd7 Qg2+
  46. 46.Kf4 Ne8
  47. 47.Qxe6 Qxf2
  48. 48.Qxg6 Qg3+
  49. 49.Ke3 Qg4
  50. 50.e6 Nd6
  51. 51.Qf6+ Ke8
  52. 52.Qh8+ Ke7
  53. 53.Qg7+

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