Emanuel Lasker vs Siegbert Tarrasch

St Petersburg prel · 1914 · Ruy Lopez, Open · 1/2-1/2 in 47 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Siegbert Tarrasch
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg prel
Site St Petersburg
Date 1914.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez, Open (C83)
Moves 47
Replay this game move by move →

Final Position

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

8/8/8/K7/8/1k6/1P6/8 w - - 0 48

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 a6
  4. 4.Ba4 Nf6
  5. 5.O-O Nxe4
  6. 6.d4 b5
  7. 7.Bb3 d5
  8. 8.dxe5 Be6
  9. 9.c3 Be7
  10. 10.Nbd2 O-O
  11. 11.Re1 Nc5
  12. 12.Bc2 d4
  13. 13.cxd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Nxd4 Qxd4
  15. 15.Nb3 Nxb3
  16. 16.axb3 Qxd1
  17. 17.Rxd1 c5
  18. 18.Bd2 Rfd8
  19. 19.Ba5 Rxd1+
  20. 20.Rxd1 f6
  21. 21.Bc3 fxe5
  22. 22.Bxe5 Rd8
  23. 23.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  24. 24.f4 Kf7
  25. 25.Kf2 Bf6
  26. 26.Bd6 Bd4+
  27. 27.Kf3 Bd5+
  28. 28.Kg4 Ke6
  29. 29.Bf8 Kf7
  30. 30.Bd6 Bxg2
  31. 31.Bxh7 Ke6
  32. 32.Bf8 Kd5
  33. 33.Kg5 Bf6+
  34. 34.Kg6 Be4+
  35. 35.f5 Ke5
  36. 36.Bxg7 Bxf5+
  37. 37.Kf7 Bxg7
  38. 38.Bxf5 Kxf5
  39. 39.Kxg7 a5
  40. 40.h4 Kg4
  41. 41.Kg6 Kxh4
  42. 42.Kf5 Kg3
  43. 43.Ke4 Kf2
  44. 44.Kd5 Ke3
  45. 45.Kxc5 Kd3
  46. 46.Kxb5 Kc2
  47. 47.Kxa5 Kxb3

Go Deeper

Step through this game on the interactive board, where you can also branch off and play your own ideas from any position. See every game between Emanuel Lasker and Siegbert Tarrasch, or browse all Emanuel Lasker games in the collection. To find out what the engine thinks of it, paste the moves into Analyze Game and Stockfish will mark every turning point.