(89) Lasker,E - Steinitz,W [C68]
World Championship Match CAN Montreal, PQ (Cosmopolita (13), 05.05.1894
[Steinitz]



1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5 a6 4.Bxc6 dxc6 5.d4 exd4 6.Qxd4 Qxd4 7.Nxd4 c5
[ 7...Bd6 ; 7...Bd7 ]

8.Ne2 Bd7 9.Nbc3 0-0-0 10.Bf4 Bc6 11.0-0 Nf6 12.f3 Be7 13.Ng3 g6 14.Rfe1
[ 14.Bg5 h6 15.Be3 ; 14.Rfd1 ]

14...Nd7 15.Nd1 Nb6 16.Nf1 Rd7 17.Be3 Rhd8 18.b3 c4 19.Bxb6 cxb6 20.bxc4
[ 20.Nde3 ]

20...Bb4 21.c3 Bc5+ 22.Kh1
[ 22.Nfe3 Rxd1 ; 22.Nde3 Rd3 23.Rac1 f5! ]

22...Rd3 23.Rc1 a5 24.Nde3 f5 25.exf5
[ 25.Nd5 fxe4 26.fxe4 Rf8 27.Rc2 h5 ]

25...gxf5 26.h3
[ 26.Nxf5 Rxf3 27.Ne7+ ( 27.gxf3 Bxf3# ) 27...Bxe7 28.gxf3 Bxf3+ 29.Kg1 Bc5+ 30.Ne3 Rd2 31.a4 Rg2+ 32.Kf1 Rxh2 33.Rc2 Rh1+ 34.Kf2 Rxe1 ]

26...Rg8 27.Nd5
[ 27.Nxf5 Rxf3 ]

27...Bxd5 28.cxd5 Rxd5 29.Rcd1 Rxd1 30.Rxd1 f4 31.Kh2 Re8 32.a4 Kc7 33.h4 Kc6 34.c4 Bb4 35.Kh3 Re1 36.Rxe1 Bxe1 37.Kg4 Kc5 38.Kxf4 Kxc4 39.Ke4 Bxh4 40.g3 Bd8 41.Ne3+ Kb4 42.Kd3 Kxa4 43.Kc2 Kb4 44.f4 Kc5 45.f5 Kd6 46.g4 b5 47.Nd1 Ke5 48.Nc3 b4 49.Na4 Kd4 50.Nb2 b5 51.Kb3 Be7 52.g5 a4+ 53.Nxa4 bxa4+ 54.Kxa4 Ke5 55.Kb5 Kxf5 0-1