Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

The Game

White	Wilhelm Steinitz
Black	Emanuel Lasker
Result	0-1
Event	St Petersburg9596
Site	St Petersburg
Round	2
Date	1895.00.00
Opening	Queen's Gambit Declined (D37)
Moves	39

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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

6k1/5pp1/8/5n1p/1R2NPq1/r2Qb1P1/7K/8 w - - 0 40

All The Moves

1. 1.d4 d5
2. 2.c4 e6
3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
4. 4.Bf4 Be7
5. 5.e3 O-O
6. 6.Rc1 c5
7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
8. 8.cxd5 exd5
9. 9.Nf3 Nc6
10. 10.Bd3 d4
11. 11.exd4 Nxd4
12. 12.O-O Bg4
13. 13.Nb5 Bxf3
14. 14.gxf3 Ne6
15. 15.Be5 Nh5
16. 16.Kh1 Qg5
17. 17.Bg3 Rad8
18. 18.Qc2 Qh6
19. 19.Rcd1 Rc8
20. 20.Qb3 a6
21. 21.Nc3 Nd4
22. 22.Qxb7 Nxg3+
23. 23.fxg3 Rb8
24. 24.Qxa6 Rb6
25. 25.Qc4 Rxb2
26. 26.h4 Ba7
27. 27.Be4 Qd6
28. 28.f4 Qd7
29. 29.Bg2 Qg4
30. 30.Qd3 Nf5
31. 31.Ne4 Be3
32. 32.Rf3 Rxg2
33. 33.Kxg2 Nxh4+
34. 34.Kh2 Nxf3+
35. 35.Kg2 Nh4+
36. 36.Kh2 Nf5
37. 37.Rb1 h5
38. 38.Rb4 Ra8
39. 39.a3 Rxa3

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