Emanuel Lasker vs James Mason

Amsterdam · 1889 · Four Knights Game · 1/2-1/2 in 38 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black James Mason
Result 1/2-1/2
Event Amsterdam
Site Amsterdam
Date 1889.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C47)
Moves 38
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

2k5/3n1p2/p1p5/P3pP2/7r/6p1/6R1/1R4K1 w - - 0 39

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Be2 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.d3 h6
  7. 7.Bd2 Be6
  8. 8.Qc1 Ne7
  9. 9.Nd1 Bxd2
  10. 10.Nxd2 g5
  11. 11.f3 Ng6
  12. 12.Re1 Nf4
  13. 13.Bf1 h5
  14. 14.g3 Nh3+
  15. 15.Bxh3 Bxh3
  16. 16.Re2 Be6
  17. 17.Nf2 Nd7
  18. 18.Nf1 Qe7
  19. 19.Qe3 a6
  20. 20.c3 O-O-O
  21. 21.b4 Rdg8
  22. 22.a4 g4
  23. 23.fxg4 Bxg4
  24. 24.Nxg4 Rxg4
  25. 25.Qf3 Rhg8
  26. 26.Ne3 R4g5
  27. 27.Nf5 Qe6
  28. 28.a5 d5
  29. 29.Rb1 c6
  30. 30.c4 dxc4
  31. 31.dxc4 h4
  32. 32.b5 hxg3
  33. 33.h4 Rxf5
  34. 34.exf5 Qxc4
  35. 35.bxc6 bxc6
  36. 36.Qe4 Rg4
  37. 37.Qxc4 Rxc4
  38. 38.Rg2 Rxh4

More Emanuel Lasker Games

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. browse all Emanuel Lasker games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.