Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 49 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 9
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C46)
Moves 49
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/3K4/1P3b2/2B1p3/4Pk2/2P2P2/6p1/8 b - - 0 49

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.Nc3 a6
  5. 5.Bc4 Be6
  6. 6.Bxe6 fxe6
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Nxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 Ne7
  10. 10.Bg5 Nc6
  11. 11.Bxd8 Nxd4
  12. 12.O-O-O Nb5
  13. 13.Nxb5 axb5
  14. 14.Bxc7 Rxa2
  15. 15.Bb6 Be7
  16. 16.c3 Kf7
  17. 17.Kc2 Rha8
  18. 18.Kb3 R2a4
  19. 19.f3 R8a6
  20. 20.Bd4 g6
  21. 21.Rd3 Ke8
  22. 22.Rhd1 e5
  23. 23.Be3 Kd7
  24. 24.Bc5 Ra1
  25. 25.R1d2 Ke6
  26. 26.Ba3 g5
  27. 27.Rd5 Rb6
  28. 28.Kb4 g4
  29. 29.Ka5 Ra6+
  30. 30.Kxb5 h5
  31. 31.Rd1 Rxd1
  32. 32.Rxd1 gxf3
  33. 33.gxf3 Ra8
  34. 34.Kb6 Rg8
  35. 35.Kxb7 Rg2
  36. 36.h4 Rh2
  37. 37.Kc6 Bxh4
  38. 38.Rxd6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Kd5 Bf6
  40. 40.Rd7+ Kg6
  41. 41.Ke6 h4
  42. 42.Rd1 h3
  43. 43.Rg1+ Rg2
  44. 44.Rxg2+ hxg2
  45. 45.Bc5 Bd8
  46. 46.b4 Kg5
  47. 47.Kd7 Bf6
  48. 48.b5 Kf4
  49. 49.b6

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