Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 52 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 3
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves 52
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5PNp/1pk5/2r5/8/2Bp4/7P/2K5 b - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 d6
  4. 4.d4 Bd7
  5. 5.Nc3 Nge7
  6. 6.Bc4 exd4
  7. 7.Nxd4 Nxd4
  8. 8.Qxd4 Nc6
  9. 9.Qe3 Ne5
  10. 10.Bb3 Be6
  11. 11.f4 Nc4
  12. 12.Qg3 Nb6
  13. 13.Be3 c6
  14. 14.f5 Bxb3
  15. 15.axb3 Nd7
  16. 16.Bf4 Qc7
  17. 17.b4 f6
  18. 18.Ne2 Ne5
  19. 19.Nd4 Qb6
  20. 20.c3 O-O-O
  21. 21.Ne6 Rd7
  22. 22.Be3 Qb5
  23. 23.Rxa7 b6
  24. 24.Ra8+ Kb7
  25. 25.Rxf8 Rxf8
  26. 26.Nxf8 Qd3
  27. 27.Rf1 Qc2
  28. 28.Bd2 Re7
  29. 29.Ne6 Qxe4+
  30. 30.Qe3 Qxg2
  31. 31.b3 Re8
  32. 32.Qe2 Qh3
  33. 33.Kd1 Ra8
  34. 34.Rf2 Ra2
  35. 35.b5 c5
  36. 36.Nxg7 d5
  37. 37.Kc1 Qd3
  38. 38.Qxd3 Nxd3+
  39. 39.Kb1 Rb2+
  40. 40.Ka1 Rxb3
  41. 41.Rf3 c4
  42. 42.Ne8 Nb4
  43. 43.Rg3 Ra3+
  44. 44.Kb1 Rb3+
  45. 45.Kc1 Nd3+
  46. 46.Rxd3 cxd3
  47. 47.Nxf6 Rxb5
  48. 48.Ne8 Kc6
  49. 49.f6 d4
  50. 50.Ng7 dxc3
  51. 51.Bxc3 Rc5
  52. 52.f7

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