Emanuel Lasker vs Harry Nelson Pillsbury

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 50 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 5
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves 50
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Final Position

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

8/4k3/1p5R/3P4/1r6/4K3/P7/8 b - - 0 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nf3 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Be2 b6
  7. 7.O-O Bb7
  8. 8.b3 Nbd7
  9. 9.Bb2 Ne4
  10. 10.Nxe4 dxe4
  11. 11.Nd2 f5
  12. 12.f3 Bg5
  13. 13.f4 Bf6
  14. 14.Rf2 c5
  15. 15.Nf1 Qc7
  16. 16.Qd2 Rad8
  17. 17.g4 cxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Nb8
  19. 19.gxf5 Bxd4
  20. 20.Bxd4 Nc6
  21. 21.Bxb6 axb6
  22. 22.Qe3 Nd4
  23. 23.Rd1 Nxe2+
  24. 24.Qxe2 exf5
  25. 25.Ne3 Rxd1+
  26. 26.Qxd1 h6
  27. 27.b4 Kh7
  28. 28.h4 Qe7
  29. 29.Rg2 Rf7
  30. 30.Qe1 Qf6
  31. 31.h5 Rd7
  32. 32.Qg3 Rd3
  33. 33.Qg6+ Qxg6
  34. 34.hxg6+ Kg8
  35. 35.Re2 Rd6
  36. 36.Nxf5 Rf6
  37. 37.Ne3 Rxg6+
  38. 38.Kf2 Rf6
  39. 39.Kg3 Rg6+
  40. 40.Kf2 Rf6
  41. 41.Kg3 Rd6
  42. 42.f5 Kf7
  43. 43.Kf4 g5+
  44. 44.fxg6+ Rxg6
  45. 45.Nd5 Bxd5
  46. 46.cxd5 Ke7
  47. 47.Rc2 e3
  48. 48.Kxe3 Rg4
  49. 49.Rc6 Rxb4
  50. 50.Rxh6

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