Harry Nelson Pillsbury vs Emanuel Lasker

Nuremberg · 1896 · French, Classical · 1-0 in 50 moves

The Game

White Harry Nelson Pillsbury
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening French, Classical (C11)
Moves 50
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4bk2/7r/3QP3/3pK3/1p5P/3P4/7P/8 b - - 1 50

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.e5 Nfd7
  5. 5.f4 c5
  6. 6.dxc5 Nc6
  7. 7.a3 Nxc5
  8. 8.b4 Nd7
  9. 9.Bd3 a5
  10. 10.b5 Ncb8
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc5
  12. 12.Be3 Nbd7
  13. 13.O-O g6
  14. 14.Ne2 Be7
  15. 15.Qe1 Nb6
  16. 16.Nfd4 Bd7
  17. 17.Qf2 Nba4
  18. 18.Rab1 h5
  19. 19.b6 Nxd3
  20. 20.cxd3 Bxa3
  21. 21.f5 gxf5
  22. 22.Nf4 h4
  23. 23.Ra1 Be7
  24. 24.Rxa4 Bxa4
  25. 25.Ndxe6 fxe6
  26. 26.Nxe6 Bd7
  27. 27.Nxd8 Rxd8
  28. 28.Bc5 Rc8
  29. 29.Bxe7 Kxe7
  30. 30.Qe3 Rc6
  31. 31.Qg5+ Kf7
  32. 32.Rc1 Rxc1+
  33. 33.Qxc1 Rc8
  34. 34.Qe1 h3
  35. 35.gxh3 Rg8+
  36. 36.Kf2 a4
  37. 37.Qb4 Rg6
  38. 38.Kf3 a3
  39. 39.Qxa3 Rxb6
  40. 40.Qc5 Re6
  41. 41.Qc7 Ke7
  42. 42.Kf4 b6
  43. 43.h4 Rc6
  44. 44.Qb8 Be8
  45. 45.Kxf5 Rh6
  46. 46.Qc7+ Kf8
  47. 47.Qd8 b5
  48. 48.e6 Rh7
  49. 49.Ke5 b4
  50. 50.Qd6+

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