[Event "World Championship 6th"] [Site "Moscow RUS"] [Date "1896.12.7"] [Round "8"] [White "Lasker, Emanuel"] [Black "Steinitz, Wilhelm"] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C62"] [Opening "Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 d6 { C62 Ruy Lopez: Steinitz Defense } 4. d4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nge7 6. Bg5 f6 7. Be3 Nc8 8. Ne2?! { (1.28 → 0.68) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (8. O-O a6 9. Bc4 Nb6 10. Bb3 Be7 11. dxe5 fxe5 12. Bxb6 cxb6 13. Nd5 b5 14. Qd3 Be6) 8... Be7 9. c3 O-O 10. Bd3 Nb6 11. Ng3 Kh8 12. O-O Qe8 13. Rc1 Nd8 14. Re1 c5 15. Nd2 Na4 16. Rc2?! { (0.86 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. Rb1 was best. } (16. Rb1 Nf7 17. d5 b5 18. c4 b4 19. Nf5 a5 20. h4 Nb6 21. Qf3 g6 22. Nxe7 Qxe7) 16... b5?! { (0.04 → 0.72) Inaccuracy. exd4 was best. } (16... exd4 17. cxd4 Nc6 18. dxc5 Nb4 19. cxd6 Bxd6 20. Nc4 Nxc2 21. Bxc2 Be5 22. Nxe5 fxe5 23. Bb3) 17. f4 Ne6 18. f5 Nd8 19. d5 Nb7 20. Nf3 c4 21. Be2 Bd8 22. Nh4 g6 23. Bg4?! { (0.88 → 0.04) Inaccuracy. b3 was best. } (23. b3 Nac5 24. b4 Na4 25. a3 Rg8 26. Rf1 a5 27. Bg4 g5 28. Nf3 Bb6 29. Bxb6 Nxb6) 23... g5 24. Nf3 Nbc5 25. h4 gxh4 26. Nxh4 Nd3 27. Rf1 Naxb2?! { (-0.22 → 0.37) Inaccuracy. Bb6 was best. } (27... Bb6 28. Bxb6 Nxb6 29. Qd2 Rg8 30. Ng6+ Rxg6 31. fxg6 Bxg4 32. Rxf6 Nf4 33. gxh7 Rd8 34. Rxf4) 28. Qf3 Bb6?! { (0.27 → 0.91) Inaccuracy. Rg8 was best. } (28... Rg8 29. Nh5 Qf7 30. Qh3 Rxg4 31. Qxg4 Bb6 32. Bxb6 Rg8 33. Qe2 axb6 34. Kh1 Na4 35. Rg1) 29. Kh2?? { (0.91 → -0.79) Blunder. Bxb6 was best. } (29. Bxb6 axb6 30. Qe3 Na4 31. Qh6 Qd8 32. Ng6+ Kg8 33. Nxf8 Qxf8 34. Qh4 Nac5 35. Bd1 Nf4) 29... Rg8 30. Bh6 Qe7 31. Nh5 Be8 32. Qh3 Na4 33. Bf3?! { (-0.50 → -1.16) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } (33. Ng3 Nf4 34. Bxf4 exf4 35. Rxf4 Be3 36. Rf3 Bg5 37. Kh1 a5 38. Ng6+ Bxg6 39. fxg6 Rxg6) 33... Nac5 34. Re2?! { (-1.21 → -1.81) Inaccuracy. g4 was best. } (34. g4 a6 35. Ng2 Ra7 36. Qh4 Bxh5 37. Qxh5 Na4 38. Bd2 Qf7 39. Qh4 Qe7 40. Rb1 Nac5) 34... Nd7?! { (-1.81 → -1.10) Inaccuracy. Ba5 was best. } (34... Ba5 35. Ng6+ Bxg6 36. fxg6 Rxg6 37. Ng3 Rxg3 38. Qxg3 Bxc3 39. Qh4 Rg8 40. Bg4 Nf4 41. Bxf4) 35. g3 a5 36. Ng2?! { (-1.21 → -2.09) Inaccuracy. Bd2 was best. } (36. Bd2 Nf8 37. Bg4 Bxh5 38. Bxh5 b4 39. Bf3 bxc3 40. Bxc3 Bd4 41. Bd2 Qg7 42. Ng2 Nd7) 36... b4 37. Ne3 Rc8 38. Nd1 bxc3 39. Nxc3 Bd4 40. Bd2 N7c5 41. Qh4 Bxh5 42. Bxh5 Rb8 43. Nd1 Na4 44. Bxa5 Ra8 45. Bd2 c3 46. Bxc3? { (-1.66 → -3.20) Mistake. Bh6 was best. } (46. Bh6 Nab2 47. Ne3 Bxe3 48. Bxe3 Rxa2 49. Qh3 Ra4 50. Bh6 Nc5 51. Bf3 Nbd3 52. Rb1 Rc4) 46... Nxc3 47. Nxc3 Bxc3 48. Rf3 Nc1 49. Rc2 Nxa2 50. Rfxc3 Nxc3 51. Rxc3 Rgc8 52. Rb3 Ra2+ 53. Kh3 Rac2 54. Rb6 R2c3 55. Bg6?! { (-1.91 → -2.56) Inaccuracy. Bd1 was best. } (55. Bd1 Rg8 56. Rc6 Ra3 57. Bh5 Rgxg3+ 58. Qxg3 Rxg3+ 59. Kxg3 Qg7+ 60. Kf2 Qa7+ 61. Kg2 Qa3) 55... Rd8?? { (-2.56 → 0.00) Blunder. Rc1 was best. } (55... Rc1 56. Rb2 Rh1+ 57. Rh2 Rxh2+ 58. Kxh2 Qg7 59. Bh5 Qh6 60. Bd1 Kg7 61. Qxh6+ Kxh6 62. Kg2) 56. Rb7 Qxb7 { The game is a draw. } 1/2-1/2