Emanuel Lasker vs Eugene Znosko Borovsky

St Petersburg · 1909 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 42 moves

The Game

White Emanuel Lasker
Black Eugene Znosko Borovsky
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1909.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C12)
Moves 42
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2r2ppp/5k2/8/1Rnr4/5P2/P3BKPP/2R5 b - - 1 42

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Bb4
  5. 5.exd5 Qxd5
  6. 6.Nf3 Ne4
  7. 7.Bd2 Bxc3
  8. 8.bxc3 Nxd2
  9. 9.Qxd2 Nd7
  10. 10.Bd3 c5
  11. 11.c4 Qd6
  12. 12.c3 b6
  13. 13.O-O Bb7
  14. 14.Qe3 O-O
  15. 15.Rad1 Rad8
  16. 16.Rfe1 Qc7
  17. 17.Bf1 a6
  18. 18.Nd2 Nf6
  19. 19.Nb3 Rc8
  20. 20.Rb1 Rfd8
  21. 21.dxc5 bxc5
  22. 22.Qxc5 Qxc5
  23. 23.Nxc5 Rxc5
  24. 24.Rxb7 Ra5
  25. 25.Rd1 Rc8
  26. 26.Rc7 Rb8
  27. 27.c5 Nd5
  28. 28.Rd7 Kf8
  29. 29.c6 Rc5
  30. 30.c4 Nf6
  31. 31.c7 Re8
  32. 32.R7d6 a5
  33. 33.Ra6 Ke7
  34. 34.Rb1 Rxc7
  35. 35.Rxa5 Ne4
  36. 36.Rc1 Rd8
  37. 37.f3 Nd2
  38. 38.Be2 Rd4
  39. 39.Kf2 e5
  40. 40.Rxe5+ Kf6
  41. 41.Rb5 Nxc4
  42. 42.Rb4

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