Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

Nuremberg · 1896 · French, Tarrasch · 0-1 in 44 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event Nuremberg
Site Nuremberg
Date 1896.00.00
Opening French, Tarrasch (C07)
Moves 44
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

1r6/1P3p2/5k1p/3p4/1Rn2K2/8/6P1/8 w - - 3 45

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e6
  2. 2.d4 d5
  3. 3.Nd2 c5
  4. 4.dxc5 Bxc5
  5. 5.Nb3 Bb6
  6. 6.exd5 Nf6
  7. 7.Bb5+ Bd7
  8. 8.Bxd7+ Qxd7
  9. 9.c4 exd5
  10. 10.c5 Bc7
  11. 11.Nf3 Nc6
  12. 12.O-O O-O
  13. 13.Nbd4 Nxd4
  14. 14.Qxd4 Rfe8
  15. 15.Be3 Re4
  16. 16.Qd3 Rae8
  17. 17.Rfd1 h6
  18. 18.a3 Qg4
  19. 19.b4 g5
  20. 20.Qc3 Qf5
  21. 21.Qd3 Qg6
  22. 22.Qb5 Qh5
  23. 23.Qxb7 Bxh2+
  24. 24.Nxh2 Rh4
  25. 25.f3 Rxh2
  26. 26.Qc7 Rh1+
  27. 27.Kf2 Qh4+
  28. 28.Qg3 Qxg3+
  29. 29.Kxg3 Rxd1
  30. 30.Rxd1 Rxe3
  31. 31.Rc1 Ne8
  32. 32.a4 Ra3
  33. 33.b5 Rxa4
  34. 34.Rb1 Rc4
  35. 35.b6 axb6
  36. 36.cxb6 Rc8
  37. 37.Kg4 Nd6
  38. 38.Kh5 Kg7
  39. 39.b7 Rb8
  40. 40.Rb6 Nf5
  41. 41.f4 gxf4
  42. 42.Kg4 Ne3+
  43. 43.Kxf4 Nc4
  44. 44.Rb4 Kf6

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