Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

Hastings · 1895 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 40 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event Hastings
Site Hastings
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C75)
Moves 40
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

r4rk1/1pp2q1p/p4Bp1/2P1PNQ1/2b5/1P6/P4P2/3R2K1 b - - 1 40

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 d6
  5. 5.O-O Ne7
  6. 6.c3 Bd7
  7. 7.d4 Ng6
  8. 8.Re1 Be7
  9. 9.Nbd2 O-O
  10. 10.Nf1 Qe8
  11. 11.Bc2 Kh8
  12. 12.Ng3 Bg4
  13. 13.d5 Nb8
  14. 14.h3 Bc8
  15. 15.Nf5 Bd8
  16. 16.g4 Ne7
  17. 17.Ng3 Ng8
  18. 18.Kg2 Nd7
  19. 19.Be3 Nb6
  20. 20.b3 Bd7
  21. 21.c4 Nc8
  22. 22.Qd2 Nce7
  23. 23.c5 g6
  24. 24.Qc3 f5
  25. 25.Nxe5 dxe5
  26. 26.Qxe5+ Nf6
  27. 27.Bd4 fxg4
  28. 28.hxg4 Bxg4
  29. 29.Qg5 Qd7
  30. 30.Bxf6+ Kg8
  31. 31.Bd1 Bh3+
  32. 32.Kg1 Nxd5
  33. 33.Bxd8 Nf4
  34. 34.Bf6 Qd2
  35. 35.Re2 Nxe2+
  36. 36.Bxe2 Qd7
  37. 37.Rd1 Qf7
  38. 38.Bc4 Be6
  39. 39.e5 Bxc4
  40. 40.Nf5

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