Emanuel Lasker vs Wilhelm Steinitz

World Championship 6th · 1896 · Ruy Lopez, Exchange · 1-0 in 78 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Wilhelm Steinitz
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 6th
Site Moscow
Round 14
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Exchange (C68)
Moves 78
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/r3R3/5KP1/8/5k2/8/8/8 b - - 4 78

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Bxc6 dxc6
  5. 5.Nc3 f6
  6. 6.d4 exd4
  7. 7.Qxd4 Bd6
  8. 8.Be3 Ne7
  9. 9.Nd2 c5
  10. 10.Qd3 b5
  11. 11.Qe2 c4
  12. 12.Qh5+ g6
  13. 13.Qh6 Kf7
  14. 14.f4 Qf8
  15. 15.Qh4 Nc6
  16. 16.Nd5 f5
  17. 17.Qf6+ Kg8
  18. 18.Qxf8+ Bxf8
  19. 19.Nxc7 Rb8
  20. 20.O-O-O Kf7
  21. 21.Nf3 h6
  22. 22.e5 Be7
  23. 23.Nd5 Bd8
  24. 24.h4 Rg8
  25. 25.Rhe1 Be6
  26. 26.Bc5 b4
  27. 27.Ne3 Rb5
  28. 28.Bd6 c3
  29. 29.b3 a5
  30. 30.Rd3 a4
  31. 31.Nd4 Nxd4
  32. 32.Rxd4 Bxh4
  33. 33.Re2 axb3
  34. 34.cxb3 Be7
  35. 35.Nc2 g5
  36. 36.Bxe7 Kxe7
  37. 37.Nxb4 gxf4
  38. 38.Nc6+ Kf7
  39. 39.Rxf4 Rg4
  40. 40.Rd4 h5
  41. 41.Nd8+ Ke7
  42. 42.Nxe6 Kxe6
  43. 43.Rd6+ Ke7
  44. 44.Rh6 Re4
  45. 45.Rf2 Rbxe5
  46. 46.Rxh5 Ke6
  47. 47.Rh6+ Kd5
  48. 48.Rf6 Kd4
  49. 49.Rd6+ Kc5
  50. 50.Rd8 Re2
  51. 51.Rf3 Rxa2
  52. 52.Rxc3+ Kb4
  53. 53.Rc2 Rxc2+
  54. 54.Kxc2 Re2+
  55. 55.Rd2 Re4
  56. 56.Rf2 Rg4
  57. 57.Kb2 Re4
  58. 58.g3 Re5
  59. 59.Rf4+ Kb5
  60. 60.Ka3 Rd5
  61. 61.Rf3 Ka5
  62. 62.b4+ Kb5
  63. 63.Kb3 Kb6
  64. 64.Kc4 Kc6
  65. 65.Rb3 Re5
  66. 66.b5+ Kb6
  67. 67.Kd4 Re4+
  68. 68.Kd5 Re8
  69. 69.Kd6 Re1
  70. 70.Rf3 Kxb5
  71. 71.Rxf5+ Kc4
  72. 72.g4 Kd4
  73. 73.g5 Rg1
  74. 74.Ke6 Ke4
  75. 75.Kf6 Ra1
  76. 76.g6 Ra7
  77. 77.Re5+ Kf4
  78. 78.Re7

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