Akiba Rubinstein vs Emanuel Lasker

Moscow · 1925 · Semi-Slav Defense · 0-1 in 57 moves

The Game

White Akiba Rubinstein
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event Moscow
Site Moscow
Date 1925.00.00
Opening Semi-Slav Defense (D47)
Moves 57
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/5p2/4p1p1/4P1Kn/7P/p2k3P/8/B7 w - - 4 58

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 c6
  3. 3.e3 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 e6
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.Bd3 dxc4
  7. 7.Bxc4 b5
  8. 8.Be2 a6
  9. 9.O-O Bb7
  10. 10.b3 Be7
  11. 11.Bb2 O-O
  12. 12.Ne5 c5
  13. 13.Bf3 Qc7
  14. 14.Nxd7 Nxd7
  15. 15.Ne4 Rad8
  16. 16.Rc1 Qb8
  17. 17.Qe2 cxd4
  18. 18.exd4 Rc8
  19. 19.g3 Qa8
  20. 20.Kg2 Rfd8
  21. 21.Rxc8 Rxc8
  22. 22.Rc1 Rxc1
  23. 23.Bxc1 h6
  24. 24.Bb2 Nb6
  25. 25.h3 Qc8
  26. 26.Qd3 Nd5
  27. 27.a3 Nb6
  28. 28.Kh2 Bd5
  29. 29.Kg2 Qc6
  30. 30.Nd2 a5
  31. 31.Qc3 Bxf3+
  32. 32.Nxf3 Qxc3
  33. 33.Bxc3 a4
  34. 34.bxa4 bxa4
  35. 35.Kf1 Bxa3
  36. 36.Ke2 Kf8
  37. 37.Kd3 Nd5
  38. 38.Be1 Bd6
  39. 39.Kc4 Ke7
  40. 40.Ne5 Bxe5
  41. 41.dxe5 Kd7
  42. 42.Bd2 h5
  43. 43.Bc1 Kc6
  44. 44.Ba3 Nb6+
  45. 45.Kd4 Kb5
  46. 46.Bf8 Nc4
  47. 47.Kc3 g6
  48. 48.f4 Ne3
  49. 49.Kd3 Nd5
  50. 50.Ba3 h4
  51. 51.gxh4 Nxf4+
  52. 52.Ke4 Nh5
  53. 53.Kf3 Kc4
  54. 54.Bb2 Kb3
  55. 55.Ba1 a3
  56. 56.Kg4 Kc2
  57. 57.Kg5 Kd3

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