Siegbert Tarrasch vs Emanuel Lasker

World Championship 8th · 1908 · Four Knights Game · 1-0 in 65 moves

The Game

White Siegbert Tarrasch
Black Emanuel Lasker
Result 1-0
Event World Championship 8th
Site Germany
Round 12
Date 1908.00.00
Opening Four Knights Game (C49)
Moves 65
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Final Position

The position after the last move · 1-0

8/2Pk1p2/8/8/2K2B2/6PP/2n5/8 b - - 1 65

All The Moves

  1. 1.e4 e5
  2. 2.Nf3 Nc6
  3. 3.Bb5 Nf6
  4. 4.Nc3 Bb4
  5. 5.O-O d6
  6. 6.Nd5 Bc5
  7. 7.d4 exd4
  8. 8.Nxd4 Bxd4
  9. 9.Qxd4 O-O
  10. 10.Nxf6+ Qxf6
  11. 11.Qxf6 gxf6
  12. 12.Bh6 Re8
  13. 13.Rfe1 a6
  14. 14.Bf1 Kh8
  15. 15.Bd2 Ne7
  16. 16.Bc3 Ng8
  17. 17.f4 Kg7
  18. 18.Re3 Kf8
  19. 19.Bd3 Bd7
  20. 20.Rae1 Bb5
  21. 21.e5 Bxd3
  22. 22.Rxd3 fxe5
  23. 23.fxe5 dxe5
  24. 24.Rxe5 b6
  25. 25.Rh5 h6
  26. 26.Bd2 Re6
  27. 27.Rd7 Rc8
  28. 28.Rf5 Re7
  29. 29.Rxe7 Kxe7
  30. 30.Re5+ Kf6
  31. 31.Bc3 Kg6
  32. 32.Re3 Rd8
  33. 33.Rg3+ Kf5
  34. 34.Rg7 Ke6
  35. 35.Rh7 c5
  36. 36.Kf2 b5
  37. 37.Ke2 b4
  38. 38.Bd2 Rd4
  39. 39.g3 Rg4
  40. 40.Bxh6 Nf6
  41. 41.Rh8 Rc4
  42. 42.Kd1 Ng4
  43. 43.Bf4 Kf5
  44. 44.b3 Rc3
  45. 45.Bd2 Rf3
  46. 46.Rh5+ Ke4
  47. 47.Rh4 Kf5
  48. 48.h3 Nf6
  49. 49.Rf4+ Rxf4
  50. 50.Bxf4 Ke4
  51. 51.Ke2 c4
  52. 52.Bg5 Nd5
  53. 53.bxc4 Nc3+
  54. 54.Kd2 Kf5
  55. 55.Bf4 Nxa2
  56. 56.c5 Ke6
  57. 57.c6 Nc3
  58. 58.Kd3 Nd5
  59. 59.Kc4 Ne7
  60. 60.Kc5 a5
  61. 61.c7 Kd7
  62. 62.Kb6 Nf5
  63. 63.Kxa5 Nd4
  64. 64.Kxb4 Nxc2+
  65. 65.Kc4

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