Carl Schlechter vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg · 1909 · Ruy Lopez · 1/2-1/2 in 71 moves

The Game

White Carl Schlechter
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg
Site St Petersburg
Date 1909.00.00
Opening Ruy Lopez (C66)
Moves 71
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Final Position

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

8/8/1k6/RP1r4/1K6/2p5/8/8 b - - 0 71

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.O-O d6
  5. 5.d4 Bd7
  6. 6.Nc3 Be7
  7. 7.Re1 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 O-O
  9. 9.Nde2 a6
  10. 10.Ba4 Re8
  11. 11.f3 h6
  12. 12.Be3 Bf8
  13. 13.Qd2 Ne5
  14. 14.Bb3 c5
  15. 15.Bd5 Rb8
  16. 16.Nf4 b5
  17. 17.a3 Nxd5
  18. 18.Ncxd5 f5
  19. 19.exf5 Bxf5
  20. 20.Bf2 Qd7
  21. 21.Ne3 Bh7
  22. 22.Nfd5 Qf7
  23. 23.Rad1 Nc6
  24. 24.Bg3 Rbd8
  25. 25.Bh4 Rd7
  26. 26.Ng4 Rxe1+
  27. 27.Rxe1 Nd4
  28. 28.Nge3 Bxc2
  29. 29.Nxc2 Nxc2
  30. 30.Nf6+ gxf6
  31. 31.Qxc2 f5
  32. 32.f4 Bg7
  33. 33.h3 c4
  34. 34.g4 d5
  35. 35.gxf5 d4
  36. 36.Qe4 d3
  37. 37.f6 Bf8
  38. 38.Kh2 d2
  39. 39.Rd1 Qh5
  40. 40.Qe6+ Kh8
  41. 41.f7 Qxf7
  42. 42.Bf6+ Bg7
  43. 43.Qxf7 Rxf7
  44. 44.Bxg7+ Kxg7
  45. 45.Rxd2 Rxf4
  46. 46.Kg3 Re4
  47. 47.Kf3 Re1
  48. 48.Rd7+ Kf6
  49. 49.Rd6+ Ke5
  50. 50.Rxa6 Rb1
  51. 51.Rxh6 Rxb2
  52. 52.Ke3 Rb3+
  53. 53.Kd2 Kd4
  54. 54.Rd6+ Kc5
  55. 55.Ra6 Rxh3
  56. 56.Ra8 Rh2+
  57. 57.Kc3 Ra2
  58. 58.Rc8+ Kb6
  59. 59.Rb8+ Kc6
  60. 60.Ra8 Kc5
  61. 61.Rc8+ Kb6
  62. 62.Rb8+ Kc6
  63. 63.Ra8 Kb7
  64. 64.Ra5 Kb6
  65. 65.Ra8 Kc6
  66. 66.Kd4 Kb7
  67. 67.Ra5 Rd2+
  68. 68.Kc3 Rd5
  69. 69.Kb4 Kb6
  70. 70.a4 c3
  71. 71.axb5

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