Emanuel Lasker vs Siegbert Tarrasch

The Game

White	Emanuel Lasker
Black	Siegbert Tarrasch
Result	0-1
Event	World Championship 8th
Site	Germany
Round	3
Date	1908.00.00
Opening	Ruy Lopez, Closed (C98)
Moves	44

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

7k/5n1p/p2Q4/1p1B2K1/4P3/3q3b/P5N1/8 w - - 1 45

All The Moves

1. 1.e4 e5
2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
3. 3.Bb5 a6
4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
5. 5.O-O Be7
6. 6.Re1 b5
7. 7.Bb3 d6
8. 8.c3 Na5
9. 9.Bc2 c5
10. 10.d4 Qc7
11. 11.Nbd2 Nc6
12. 12.h3 O-O
13. 13.Nf1 cxd4
14. 14.cxd4 Nxd4
15. 15.Nxd4 exd4
16. 16.Ng3 Nd7
17. 17.Bb3 Qb6
18. 18.Nf5 Bf6
19. 19.Bf4 Ne5
20. 20.Bd5 Ra7
21. 21.Qb3 Rc7
22. 22.g4 g6
23. 23.Nh6+ Kg7
24. 24.g5 Bd8
25. 25.Qg3 f6
26. 26.Nf5+ Kh8
27. 27.Nh4 fxg5
28. 28.Bxg5 Bxg5
29. 29.Qxg5 d3
30. 30.Kh1 Rc2
31. 31.Re3 Rfxf2
32. 32.Ng2 d2
33. 33.Rg1 Rc1
34. 34.Qe7 Rxg1+
35. 35.Kxg1 d1=Q+
36. 36.Kxf2 Qf3+
37. 37.Ke1 Qa5+
38. 38.Rc3 Bxh3
39. 39.Qxd6 Qaxc3+
40. 40.bxc3 Qxc3+
41. 41.Ke2 Qc2+
42. 42.Ke3 Qd3+
43. 43.Kf4 g5+
44. 44.Kxg5 Nf7+

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