Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Giuoco Piano · 1-0 in 60 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 4
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Giuoco Piano (C54)
Moves 60
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

4r3/3kP3/3P1K2/8/8/8/6p1/6R1 b - - 1 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bc4 Bc5
  4. 4.c3 Nf6
  5. 5.d4 exd4
  6. 6.e5 d5
  7. 7.Bb5 Ne4
  8. 8.cxd4 Be7
  9. 9.Nc3 O-O
  10. 10.Bd3 f5
  11. 11.exf6 Nxf6
  12. 12.Be3 Nb4
  13. 13.Bb1 Ng4
  14. 14.a3 Nxe3
  15. 15.fxe3 Bh4+
  16. 16.g3 Bg4
  17. 17.O-O Qe8
  18. 18.axb4 Qh5
  19. 19.Nxd5 Rxf3
  20. 20.Nf4 Rxf4
  21. 21.Qb3+ Rf7
  22. 22.Rxf7 Qxf7
  23. 23.Ba2 Qxb3
  24. 24.Bxb3+ Kf8
  25. 25.gxh4 Ke7
  26. 26.Bd5 c6
  27. 27.Be4 a6
  28. 28.Ra5 h6
  29. 29.b5 cxb5
  30. 30.Bxb7 Ra7
  31. 31.Bc6 Bd7
  32. 32.Bxd7 Kxd7
  33. 33.Kf2 Kc6
  34. 34.Ke2 Kb6
  35. 35.Ra1 a5
  36. 36.Kd3 a4
  37. 37.e4 Rf7
  38. 38.e5 Rf3+
  39. 39.Ke4 Rf2
  40. 40.Rb1 Kc6
  41. 41.d5+ Kd7
  42. 42.Kd4 Rd2+
  43. 43.Kc5 Rc2+
  44. 44.Kxb5 Re2
  45. 45.e6+ Kd6
  46. 46.Rd1 Rxb2+
  47. 47.Kxa4 Rxh2
  48. 48.Re1 Ra2+
  49. 49.Kb5 Ra8
  50. 50.Kc4 g5
  51. 51.hxg5 hxg5
  52. 52.Kd4 Ra4+
  53. 53.Kd3 Ra3+
  54. 54.Ke4 g4
  55. 55.Kf4 Ra8
  56. 56.e7 Re8
  57. 57.Kf5 g3
  58. 58.Kf6 Kd7
  59. 59.d6 g2
  60. 60.Rg1

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