Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg9596 · 1895 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1/2-1/2 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1/2-1/2
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 6
Date 1895.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 44
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Final Position

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

3r4/6R1/6B1/2b1p1pp/5k2/5P2/PP4K1/8 w - - 14 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bf4 c5
  5. 5.e3 Nc6
  6. 6.Nf3 a6
  7. 7.dxc5 Bxc5
  8. 8.cxd5 Nxd5
  9. 9.Nxd5 exd5
  10. 10.Bd3 Bb4+
  11. 11.Ke2 d4
  12. 12.exd4 Bg4
  13. 13.Be3 Qd5
  14. 14.Qb3 Nxd4+
  15. 15.Bxd4 Qxd4
  16. 16.Rhd1 Kf8
  17. 17.Bc4 Bxf3+
  18. 18.gxf3 Qe5+
  19. 19.Kf1 Be7
  20. 20.Rd7 Rd8
  21. 21.Rxd8+ Bxd8
  22. 22.Qxb7 Qc7
  23. 23.Qd5 g6
  24. 24.Qd4 f6
  25. 25.Rd1 Be7
  26. 26.Bxa6 Qxh2
  27. 27.Qd7 Qf4
  28. 28.Bb5 Kf7
  29. 29.Rd4 Qxf3
  30. 30.Bc4+ Kf8
  31. 31.Qe6 Qh1+
  32. 32.Ke2 Qh5+
  33. 33.f3 Qe5+
  34. 34.Qxe5 fxe5
  35. 35.Rd7 h5
  36. 36.Rb7 Rh6
  37. 37.Kf1 g5
  38. 38.Rb8+ Kg7
  39. 39.Rg8+ Kf6
  40. 40.Kg2 Kf5
  41. 41.Bd3+ Kf4
  42. 42.Rg6 Rh8
  43. 43.Rg7 Bc5
  44. 44.Bg6 Rd8

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