Emanuel Lasker vs William Ewart Napier

Cambridge Springs · 1904 · Sicilian, Dragon · 1-0 in 35 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black William Ewart Napier
Result 1-0
Event Cambridge Springs
Site Cambridge
Round 3
Date 1904.00.00
Opening Sicilian, Dragon (B72)
Moves 35
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

7k/4N1bp/r7/p4KP1/n7/P3B2R/2P5/8 b - - 2 35

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 c5
  2. 2.Nc3 Nc6
  3. 3.Nf3 g6
  4. 4.d4 cxd4
  5. 5.Nxd4 Bg7
  6. 6.Be3 d6
  7. 7.h3 Nf6
  8. 8.g4 O-O
  9. 9.g5 Ne8
  10. 10.h4 Nc7
  11. 11.f4 e5
  12. 12.Nde2 d5
  13. 13.exd5 Nd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Nxd5
  15. 15.Nf5 Nxc3
  16. 16.Qxd8 Rxd8
  17. 17.Ne7+ Kh8
  18. 18.h5 Re8
  19. 19.Bc5 gxh5
  20. 20.Bc4 exf4
  21. 21.Bxf7 Ne4
  22. 22.Bxe8 Bxb2
  23. 23.Rb1 Bc3+
  24. 24.Kf1 Bg4
  25. 25.Bxh5 Bxh5
  26. 26.Rxh5 Ng3+
  27. 27.Kg2 Nxh5
  28. 28.Rxb7 a5
  29. 29.Rb3 Bg7
  30. 30.Rh3 Ng3
  31. 31.Kf3 Ra6
  32. 32.Kxf4 Ne2+
  33. 33.Kf5 Nc3
  34. 34.a3 Na4
  35. 35.Be3

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