Wilhelm Steinitz vs Emanuel Lasker

St Petersburg9596 · 1896 · Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange · 1-0 in 31 moves

The Game

White Wilhelm Steinitz
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event St Petersburg9596
Site St Petersburg
Round 4
Date 1896.00.00
Opening Queen's Gambit Declined, Exchange (D35)
Moves 31
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

3b2k1/pppR1r2/2n1p3/2P3P1/2BP1P2/P3PN2/1P6/2K5 b - - 2 31

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.c5 Ne4
  7. 7.Nxe4 dxe4
  8. 8.Qc2 f5
  9. 9.Bc4 Nc6
  10. 10.a3 Bf6
  11. 11.O-O-O Kh8
  12. 12.f3 Qe7
  13. 13.Bg3 f4
  14. 14.Qxe4 fxg3
  15. 15.hxg3 g6
  16. 16.Qxg6 Bd7
  17. 17.f4 Rf7
  18. 18.g4 Rg7
  19. 19.Qh6 Rxg4
  20. 20.Bd3 Rg7
  21. 21.Nf3 Qf7
  22. 22.g4 Rag8
  23. 23.g5 Bd8
  24. 24.Rh2 Rg6
  25. 25.Qh5 R6g7
  26. 26.Rdh1 Qxh5
  27. 27.Rxh5 Rf8
  28. 28.Rxh7+ Rxh7
  29. 29.Rxh7+ Kg8
  30. 30.Rxd7 Rf7
  31. 31.Bc4

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