Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Ruy Lopez, Closed · 1-0 in 32 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 1
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Closed (C87)
Moves 32
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4k2/1pR4p/p2p1Np1/2PP1bn1/5p2/7P/PP3PP1/3R2K1 b - - 0 32

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.d4 Bd7
  6. 6.c3 Nf6
  7. 7.Nbd2 Be7
  8. 8.O-O O-O
  9. 9.Re1 Re8
  10. 10.Nf1 Bf8
  11. 11.Ng3 g6
  12. 12.h3 Bg7
  13. 13.Bc2 Bc8
  14. 14.d5 Ne7
  15. 15.Be3 Rf8
  16. 16.Qd2 Ne8
  17. 17.Bh6 Kh8
  18. 18.Rad1 Ng8
  19. 19.Bxg7+ Nxg7
  20. 20.c4 f5
  21. 21.Qc3 fxe4
  22. 22.Bxe4 Nf6
  23. 23.Qe3 Nxe4
  24. 24.Nxe4 Rf4
  25. 25.c5 Bf5
  26. 26.Nfg5 Qd7
  27. 27.Qxf4 exf4
  28. 28.Nf6 Ne6
  29. 29.Nxd7 Nxg5
  30. 30.Re7 Kg8
  31. 31.Nf6+ Kf8
  32. 32.Rxc7

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