Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

The Game

White	Emanuel Lasker
Black	Wilhelm Steinitz
Result	1-0
Event	St Petersburg9596
Site	St Petersburg
Round	5
Date	1895.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez (C62)
Moves	47

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/k1pN4/2P5/1PK5/P6p/7b/7P/8 b - - 6 47

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.dxe5 dxe5
7. 7.Bg5 h6
8. 8.Bxc6 bxc6
9. 9.Be3 Ng6
10. 10.Qd3 Bd6
11. 11.Nd2 Ne7
12. 12.Nc4 Nc8
13. 13.O-O-O Qe7
14. 14.f4 f6
15. 15.fxe5 fxe5
16. 16.Rhf1 Qe6
17. 17.Na4 Qe7
18. 18.Bc5 Bxc5
19. 19.Nxc5 Bg4
20. 20.Rd2 Nb6
21. 21.Na6 Rf8
22. 22.Na5 Rxf1+
23. 23.Qxf1 Rd8
24. 24.Nxc6 Rxd2
25. 25.Nxe7 Rd1+
26. 26.Qxd1 Bxd1
27. 27.Nc6 Be2
28. 28.Nc5 Bf1
29. 29.g3 Nc4
30. 30.Nxa7 Bg2
31. 31.Nc6 Nd6
32. 32.Nxe5 Nxe4
33. 33.Nxe4 Bxe4
34. 34.Nd3 Ke7
35. 35.Kd2 Kd6
36. 36.Kc3 Bd5
37. 37.Kd4 g5
38. 38.c4 Bg2
39. 39.b4 h5
40. 40.b5 h4
41. 41.gxh4 gxh4
42. 42.c5+ Kd7
43. 43.a4 Kc8
44. 44.c6 Kb8
45. 45.Ne5 Ka7
46. 46.Kc5 Bh3
47. 47.Nd7

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