Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 6th · 1896 · Italian Game · 1-0 in 58 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 6th
Site Moscow
Round 6
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Italian Game (C50)
Moves 58
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

2k4q/pr5b/2Q5/1N1Pp1p1/N3P1P1/1P6/1KP5/8 b - - 2 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.Nc3 Nf6
  5. 5.d3 d6
  6. 6.Be3 Bxe3
  7. 7.fxe3 Na5
  8. 8.Bb3 Nxb3
  9. 9.axb3 Ng4
  10. 10.Qe2 f6
  11. 11.d4 c6
  12. 12.O-O-O Qe7
  13. 13.h3 Nh6
  14. 14.g4 Bd7
  15. 15.Nh4 g6
  16. 16.Nf3 Nf7
  17. 17.Rdg1 O-O-O
  18. 18.b4 Kb8
  19. 19.Qf2 Rdf8
  20. 20.Qg3 h6
  21. 21.Rf1 Nd8
  22. 22.Rhg1 Ne6
  23. 23.Rf2 Nc7
  24. 24.Rgf1 Rfg8
  25. 25.Nh4 Ne8
  26. 26.b5 Ka8
  27. 27.bxc6 bxc6
  28. 28.Nf3 g5
  29. 29.Rg2 h5
  30. 30.b3 Rh6
  31. 31.Kb2 Rgh8
  32. 32.Qf2 Nc7
  33. 33.Ra1 Rb8
  34. 34.Qe2 Rb7
  35. 35.Rgg1 Rh8
  36. 36.Rad1 hxg4
  37. 37.hxg4 Rc8
  38. 38.Qd3 Be6
  39. 39.Nd2 Nb5
  40. 40.Ndb1 Rbc7
  41. 41.Na4 Rb7
  42. 42.Kc1 Rcb8
  43. 43.Rg2 Rd7
  44. 44.Nbc3 Nc7
  45. 45.d5 cxd5
  46. 46.exd5 Bg8
  47. 47.Qc4 Rc8
  48. 48.Kb2 Rb8
  49. 49.e4 Rdd8
  50. 50.Rf2 Rf8
  51. 51.Rdf1 Bh7
  52. 52.Rxf6 Rxf6
  53. 53.Rxf6 Qxf6
  54. 54.Qxc7 Qh8
  55. 55.Qc6+ Rb7
  56. 56.Nb5 Kb8
  57. 57.Qxd6+ Kc8
  58. 58.Qc6+

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