Emanuel Lasker vs Siegbert Tarrasch

World Championship 8th · 1908 · Queen's Pawn Game · 1/2-1/2 in 51 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 8th
Site Germany
Round 15
Date 1908.00.00
Opening Queen's Pawn Game (D02)
Moves 51
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1/2-1/2

R7/P4p2/2K5/7p/5k1P/8/8/2r5 w - - 8 52

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.Nf3 c5
  3. 3.dxc5 e6
  4. 4.e4 Bxc5
  5. 5.exd5 exd5
  6. 6.Bb5+ Nc6
  7. 7.O-O Nf6
  8. 8.Nc3 O-O
  9. 9.Bg5 Be7
  10. 10.Bxf6 Bxf6
  11. 11.Qxd5 Bxc3
  12. 12.Qxd8 Rxd8
  13. 13.bxc3 Na5
  14. 14.Rfe1 Bd7
  15. 15.Bd3 Re8
  16. 16.Nd4 Kf8
  17. 17.Nb3 b6
  18. 18.Nxa5 bxa5
  19. 19.Kf1 Rac8
  20. 20.c4 Be6
  21. 21.Re5 Bxc4
  22. 22.Rxa5 Bxd3+
  23. 23.cxd3 Rc3
  24. 24.Rxa7 Rxd3
  25. 25.Re1 Rd2
  26. 26.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  27. 27.Ke1 Rb2
  28. 28.a4 g6
  29. 29.a5 Ra2
  30. 30.a6 Kf8
  31. 31.Ra8+ Kg7
  32. 32.g4 Kf6
  33. 33.h4 h5
  34. 34.gxh5 gxh5
  35. 35.a7 Kg7
  36. 36.Kd1 Kh7
  37. 37.Kc1 Kg7
  38. 38.Kb1 Ra5
  39. 39.Kc2 Ra2+
  40. 40.Kc3 Ra3+
  41. 41.Kc4 Ra4+
  42. 42.Kb5 Ra1
  43. 43.f4 Rb1+
  44. 44.Kc5 Ra1
  45. 45.Kd6 Kf6
  46. 46.Kd7 Kf5
  47. 47.Kc6 Kxf4
  48. 48.Kb6 Rb1+
  49. 49.Kc5 Rc1+
  50. 50.Kb5 Rb1+
  51. 51.Kc6 Rc1+

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