Emanuel Lasker vs Mikhail Chigorin

London · 1899 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Mikhail Chigorin
Result 1-0
Event London
Site London
Round 14
Date 1899.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C84)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3R4/5Qpk/5pNp/B1p2q2/1nP5/7P/1P4PK/4r3 b - - 1 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Be7
  6. 6.Nc3 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 O-O
  8. 8.d3 d6
  9. 9.Be3 Na5
  10. 10.Ne2 c5
  11. 11.c3 Nxb3
  12. 12.axb3 Qc7
  13. 13.Ng3 d5
  14. 14.Qc2 Bb7
  15. 15.Rfe1 h6
  16. 16.Rad1 Rfe8
  17. 17.Bc1 Bf8
  18. 18.Kh1 Qc6
  19. 19.Ng1 a5
  20. 20.f3 b4
  21. 21.Nf5 Qe6
  22. 22.Nh3 Bc6
  23. 23.c4 dxe4
  24. 24.dxe4 a4
  25. 25.bxa4 b3
  26. 26.Qc3 Rxa4
  27. 27.Ne3 Rb8
  28. 28.Nf2 Ne8
  29. 29.Nd3 f6
  30. 30.Bd2 Qc8
  31. 31.Ra1 Nc7
  32. 32.Rxa4 Bxa4
  33. 33.f4 exf4
  34. 34.Nxf4 Qe8
  35. 35.Nf5 Rd8
  36. 36.Qe3 Bd7
  37. 37.Qxb3 Bxf5
  38. 38.exf5 Qd7
  39. 39.Ba5 Re8
  40. 40.Rd1 Qc8
  41. 41.Qd3 Re5
  42. 42.Ng6 Re8
  43. 43.h3 Na6
  44. 44.Qd5+ Kh7
  45. 45.Qf7 Nb4
  46. 46.Rd7 Re1+
  47. 47.Kh2 Bd6+
  48. 48.Rxd6 Qxf5
  49. 49.Rd8

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