Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 19
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/8/2kn3R/1pn5/4P2p/P4P2/2K5/2B5 b - - 2 52

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.Bd3 c5
  7. 7.dxc5 dxc4
  8. 8.Bxc4 Qxd1+
  9. 9.Kxd1 Nc6
  10. 10.a3 Bxc5
  11. 11.b4 Rd8+
  12. 12.Ke2 Bf8
  13. 13.Bb2 Bd7
  14. 14.Rhd1 Rac8
  15. 15.Bb3 Ne7
  16. 16.Nd4 Ng6
  17. 17.Rd2 e5
  18. 18.Nf3 Bg4
  19. 19.Rxd8 Rxd8
  20. 20.h3 Bxf3+
  21. 21.gxf3 Be7
  22. 22.Rc1 Kf8
  23. 23.Na4 b6
  24. 24.Nc3 Bd6
  25. 25.Rd1 Ne8
  26. 26.Nb5 Rd7
  27. 27.Bc2 Ke7
  28. 28.Bf5 a6
  29. 29.Bxd7 Kxd7
  30. 30.Nc3 f5
  31. 31.b5 axb5
  32. 32.Nxb5 Ke6
  33. 33.Bc3 Ne7
  34. 34.Nxd6 Nxd6
  35. 35.Bb4 Nd5
  36. 36.Rc1 Nf7
  37. 37.Bd2 Nd6
  38. 38.Kd3 Kd7
  39. 39.e4 Nf6
  40. 40.Be3 fxe4+
  41. 41.fxe4 b5
  42. 42.f3 Nc4
  43. 43.Rc3 Ne8
  44. 44.Bc1 Ncd6
  45. 45.Rc5 Nc7
  46. 46.Rxe5 Ne6
  47. 47.Rh5 h6
  48. 48.Re5 g5
  49. 49.h4 gxh4
  50. 50.Rh5 Kc6
  51. 51.Rxh6 Nc5+
  52. 52.Kc2

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