Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 5th · 1894 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 1/2-1/2 in 61 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event World Championship 5th
Site USA/CAN
Round 18
Date 1894.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D67)
Moves 61
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Final Position

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

8/8/p5p1/1p1k1b1p/4NP1P/PP2K3/8/8 w - - 6 62

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.Nf3 O-O
  6. 6.e3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Rc1 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 Nd5
  10. 10.Bxe7 Qxe7
  11. 11.e4 Nf4
  12. 12.g3 Ng6
  13. 13.O-O Rd8
  14. 14.Qe2 b5
  15. 15.Bb3 Bb7
  16. 16.Qe3 a6
  17. 17.Ne2 Rac8
  18. 18.Rfd1 Re8
  19. 19.Ne1 c5
  20. 20.dxc5 Nxc5
  21. 21.Bc2 Rc7
  22. 22.f3 Rec8
  23. 23.Bb1 Ne5
  24. 24.b3 f6
  25. 25.Rc2 f5
  26. 26.exf5 exf5
  27. 27.Qf2 g6
  28. 28.Nf4 Ncd7
  29. 29.Nd5 Qd6
  30. 30.Rcd2 Rc1
  31. 31.Ne3 Rxd1
  32. 32.Nxd1 Qe6
  33. 33.Kf1 Rc5
  34. 34.Qe3 Rd5
  35. 35.Rxd5 Qxd5
  36. 36.Nc3 Qc6
  37. 37.Kf2 Kg7
  38. 38.Ne2 Qd6
  39. 39.Nd4 Qf6
  40. 40.Ng2 Nc6
  41. 41.Ne6+ Kg8
  42. 42.Bc2 Qe5
  43. 43.Ngf4 Qxe3+
  44. 44.Kxe3 Nb4
  45. 45.Bb1 Ne5
  46. 46.Nd4 Kf7
  47. 47.a3 Nd5+
  48. 48.Nxd5 Bxd5
  49. 49.Bd3 Ke7
  50. 50.Be2 Kd6
  51. 51.f4 Nd7
  52. 52.g4 fxg4
  53. 53.Bxg4 Nb6
  54. 54.h4 Bb7
  55. 55.Be6 Nd5+
  56. 56.Bxd5 Kxd5
  57. 57.Nf3 Bc8
  58. 58.Ng5 h5
  59. 59.Ne4 Bf5
  60. 60.Nc3+ Kc5
  61. 61.Ne4+ Kd5

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