Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Italian Game · 0-1 in 51 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 17
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2r5/4k3/3p2p1/1p1Ppp1p/pPr1P1bP/2PKP3/2R1NRP1/8 w - - 0 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.d3 Nf6
  5. 5.Nc3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bb6
  7. 7.Qd2 Na5
  8. 8.Bb5+ c6
  9. 9.Ba4 Bxe3
  10. 10.fxe3 b5
  11. 11.Bb3 Qb6
  12. 12.O-O Ng4
  13. 13.Rae1 f6
  14. 14.h3 Nh6
  15. 15.Ne2 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 O-O
  17. 17.Ng3 a5
  18. 18.d4 Nf7
  19. 19.Qf2 Ra7
  20. 20.Rd1 a4
  21. 21.b4 Qc7
  22. 22.Ne1 c5
  23. 23.Qd2 Be6
  24. 24.d5 Bd7
  25. 25.Ra1 cxb4
  26. 26.Qxb4 Rc8
  27. 27.Qd2 Qc4
  28. 28.Rf2 Ng5
  29. 29.Qd3 Rac7
  30. 30.h4 Nf7
  31. 31.Qxc4 Rxc4
  32. 32.Rd2 g6
  33. 33.Kf2 Nd8
  34. 34.b3 R4c7
  35. 35.Rdd1 Nb7
  36. 36.Rdb1 Kf7
  37. 37.Ke2 Ra8
  38. 38.Kd2 Na5
  39. 39.Kd3 h5
  40. 40.Ra2 Raa7
  41. 41.b4 Nc4
  42. 42.Nf3 Ra8
  43. 43.Nd2 Nb6
  44. 44.Rf1 Rac8
  45. 45.Nb1 Ke7
  46. 46.c3 Nc4
  47. 47.Raf2 Na3
  48. 48.Ne2 Nxb1
  49. 49.Rxb1 Bg4
  50. 50.Rc1 Rc4
  51. 51.Rc2 f5

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