Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 54 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 16
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 54
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

8/6p1/8/7P/5n2/4pBk1/8/3K4 w - - 6 55

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 Nbd7
  6. 6.e3 O-O
  7. 7.c5 Ne4
  8. 8.Nxe4 dxe4
  9. 9.Bxe7 Qxe7
  10. 10.Nd2 Nf6
  11. 11.Nc4 b6
  12. 12.b4 Nd5
  13. 13.Qb1 f5
  14. 14.Ne5 a5
  15. 15.Nc6 Qg5
  16. 16.h4 Qf6
  17. 17.cxb6 f4
  18. 18.Qxe4 fxe3
  19. 19.f3 Bb7
  20. 20.b5 Bxc6
  21. 21.bxc6 cxb6
  22. 22.Bd3 Qh6
  23. 23.g3 Rac8
  24. 24.Rc1 Rc7
  25. 25.O-O Rd8
  26. 26.f4 Qg6
  27. 27.Qxg6 hxg6
  28. 28.Bxg6 Ne7
  29. 29.Be4 Rxd4
  30. 30.Bf3 Nf5
  31. 31.Rfe1 Kf7
  32. 32.Rb1 Nxg3
  33. 33.Rxb6 Nf5
  34. 34.Rb7 Rxb7
  35. 35.cxb7 Rb4
  36. 36.Rc1 Nd4
  37. 37.Kg2 Rb2+
  38. 38.Kg3 Rxb7
  39. 39.Bxb7 Ne2+
  40. 40.Kf3 Nxc1
  41. 41.Kxe3 Nxa2
  42. 42.Kd4 Kf6
  43. 43.Kc5 Nc3
  44. 44.Kc4 Ne2
  45. 45.Kb5 Nxf4
  46. 46.Kxa5 Ng6
  47. 47.h5 Nf4
  48. 48.Bf3 Kf5
  49. 49.Kb4 e5
  50. 50.Kc3 e4
  51. 51.Bd1 e3
  52. 52.Bf3 Kg5
  53. 53.Kc2 Kh4
  54. 54.Kd1 Kg3

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