Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Semi-Tarrasch Defense · 1-0 in 44 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 15
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Semi-Tarrasch Defense (D40)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

6rk/6qp/p2P4/P1PB1p2/5P1n/4Q3/7P/1R5K b - - 6 44

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.O-O cxd4
  8. 8.exd4 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nbd7
  10. 10.Bb3 Nb6
  11. 11.Bg5 Bd7
  12. 12.Qd3 Rc8
  13. 13.Ne5 Bc6
  14. 14.Nxc6 Rxc6
  15. 15.Rfd1 Nfd5
  16. 16.Bxe7 Nxe7
  17. 17.Bc2 Ng6
  18. 18.Qf3 Nd5
  19. 19.Be4 Nxc3
  20. 20.bxc3 Rb6
  21. 21.c4 f5
  22. 22.Bc2 Qf6
  23. 23.c5 Rc6
  24. 24.Rab1 Nh4
  25. 25.Qe3 Rc7
  26. 26.f4 Ng6
  27. 27.Bb3 Re7
  28. 28.a4 Rd8
  29. 29.a5 a6
  30. 30.Ba4 Qh4
  31. 31.g3 Qg4
  32. 32.Rd2 Nf8
  33. 33.Bd1 Qg6
  34. 34.d5 Rf7
  35. 35.d6 Qf6
  36. 36.Rdb2 g5
  37. 37.Rxb7 gxf4
  38. 38.Rxf7 Qxf7
  39. 39.gxf4 Qg7+
  40. 40.Kh1 Ng6
  41. 41.Qxe6+ Kh8
  42. 42.Qe3 Rg8
  43. 43.Bf3 Nh4
  44. 44.Bd5

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