Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Ruy Lopez · 1-0 in 46 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 2
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C67)
Moves 46
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/5p2/P3k3/1PKN2p1/7p/7P/4b3/8 b - - 2 46

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O Nxe4
  5. 5.d4 Be7
  6. 6.Qe2 Nd6
  7. 7.Bxc6 bxc6
  8. 8.dxe5 Nb7
  9. 9.b3 O-O
  10. 10.Bb2 d5
  11. 11.exd6 cxd6
  12. 12.Nbd2 Bf6
  13. 13.Bxf6 Qxf6
  14. 14.Rfe1 Nc5
  15. 15.Ne4 Nxe4
  16. 16.Qxe4 Bd7
  17. 17.c4 Rfe8
  18. 18.Qd4 Rxe1+
  19. 19.Rxe1 Qxd4
  20. 20.Nxd4 Kf8
  21. 21.Kf1 a5
  22. 22.a4 Re8
  23. 23.Rxe8+ Kxe8
  24. 24.Ke2 Kd8
  25. 25.Kd2 Kc7
  26. 26.Kc3 Kb6
  27. 27.f4 h5
  28. 28.h3 Kc5
  29. 29.f5 g6
  30. 30.f6 d5
  31. 31.cxd5 Kxd5
  32. 32.Nf3 Ke6
  33. 33.Nd2 Kxf6
  34. 34.Nc4 h4
  35. 35.Nxa5 Ke5
  36. 36.Nc4+ Kf4
  37. 37.Nb6 Bf5
  38. 38.Kd4 Be4
  39. 39.a5 c5+
  40. 40.Kxc5 Bxg2
  41. 41.a6 g5
  42. 42.Nd5+ Ke5
  43. 43.Ne3 Bf3
  44. 44.b4 Ke6
  45. 45.b5 Be2
  46. 46.Nd5

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