Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 6th · 1896 · Queen's Gambit Declined · 0-1 in 59 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 0-1
Event World Championship 6th
Site Moscow
Round 17
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined (D60)
Moves 59
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 0-1

2Q5/6pk/P4p1p/3q4/1P2p1Pn/4B3/5PK1/7r w - - 3 60

All The Moves

  1. 1.d4 d5
  2. 2.c4 e6
  3. 3.Nc3 Nf6
  4. 4.Bg5 Be7
  5. 5.e3 O-O
  6. 6.Qb3 Nbd7
  7. 7.Nf3 c6
  8. 8.Bd3 dxc4
  9. 9.Bxc4 b5
  10. 10.Be2 a6
  11. 11.a4 b4
  12. 12.Nb1 c5
  13. 13.Nbd2 Bb7
  14. 14.a5 cxd4
  15. 15.exd4 Nd5
  16. 16.Be3 Bd6
  17. 17.Nc4 Bc7
  18. 18.Bg5 f6
  19. 19.Bd2 Qe7
  20. 20.Ne3 Rab8
  21. 21.Bc4 Rfd8
  22. 22.O-O Nf8
  23. 23.Rfe1 Qf7
  24. 24.Nf1 Kh8
  25. 25.Ng3 Bxg3
  26. 26.hxg3 Ng6
  27. 27.Qd3 Rd6
  28. 28.Re2 Bc8
  29. 29.Ne1 Qd7
  30. 30.Nc2 e5
  31. 31.Rae1 Bb7
  32. 32.Qb3 Bc6
  33. 33.Nxb4 Nxb4
  34. 34.Bxb4 Rxd4
  35. 35.Qc3 Bxg2
  36. 36.Kxg2 Qc6+
  37. 37.Re4 Rxe4
  38. 38.Rxe4 Qxe4+
  39. 39.Kg1 Qb7
  40. 40.Bc5 Rd8
  41. 41.Be2 e4
  42. 42.b4 Ne5
  43. 43.Be3 Nd3
  44. 44.Bb6 Rc8
  45. 45.Qd4 h6
  46. 46.Kh2 Ne5
  47. 47.Qd1 Rc3
  48. 48.Qd6 Nf3+
  49. 49.Kg2 Qf7
  50. 50.g4 Qa2
  51. 51.Bf1 Nh4+
  52. 52.Kg1 Rc1
  53. 53.Be3 Nf3+
  54. 54.Kg2 Rxf1
  55. 55.Qxa6 Rg1+
  56. 56.Kh3 Qd5
  57. 57.Qc8+ Kh7
  58. 58.a6 Rh1+
  59. 59.Kg2 Nh4+

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