Emanuel Lasker vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Petroff Defense · 1/2-1/2 in 31 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 3
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Petroff Defense (C42)
Moves 31
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Final Position

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

8/1pp3pp/p3k3/5p2/4KP2/P7/1PP3PP/8 w - f6 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nf6
  3. 3.Nxe5 d6
  4. 4.Nf3 Nxe4
  5. 5.Qe2 Qe7
  6. 6.d3 Nf6
  7. 7.Bg5 Nc6
  8. 8.Nc3 Be6
  9. 9.O-O-O O-O-O
  10. 10.d4 d5
  11. 11.Ne5 Qe8
  12. 12.Qf3 Be7
  13. 13.Bb5 Nxe5
  14. 14.dxe5 Nd7
  15. 15.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  16. 16.Bxe7 Qxe7
  17. 17.Nxd5 Qc5
  18. 18.Nc3 Qxe5
  19. 19.Rde1 Qa5
  20. 20.a3 Rd4
  21. 21.Qe3 Rhd8
  22. 22.Rd1 Qb6
  23. 23.Rxd4 Qxd4
  24. 24.Qxd4 Rxd4
  25. 25.Rd1 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Kxd1 Kd7
  27. 27.Kd2 a6
  28. 28.Ke3 Bf5
  29. 29.Ne4 Bxe4
  30. 30.Kxe4 Ke6
  31. 31.f4 f5+

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