[Event "St. Petersburg 1895-96"] [Site "Petersburg 1895-96"] [Date "1895.12.29"] [Round "7"] [White "Mikhail Chigorin (?)"] [Black "Emanuel Lasker (?)"] [Result "0-1"] [WhiteElo "?"] [BlackElo "?"] [Variant "Standard"] [TimeControl "-"] [ECO "C54"] [Opening "Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6"] [Termination "Normal"] [Annotator "lichess.org"] 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. c3 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. Nbd2 a6 { C54 Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 } 7. h3 Ba7 8. Bb3 Nd7 9. Nf1 Nc5 10. Bc2 d5 11. Qe2?! { (0.50 → -0.13) Inaccuracy. exd5 was best. } (11. exd5 Qxd5 12. Ne3 Qd8 13. O-O Ne6 14. b4 O-O 15. a4 f6 16. Ba3 Re8 17. b5 axb5 18. axb5 Ne7 19. d4 exd4 20. cxd4 Nxd4) 11... d4 12. c4?! { (-0.06 → -0.65) Inaccuracy. Ng3 was best. } (12. Ng3 O-O 13. O-O Ne6 14. Nf5 Kh8 15. cxd4 Ncxd4 16. N3xd4 Nxd4 17. Nxd4 Bxd4 18. Bb3 Be6) 12... f6 13. Bd2 Ne6 14. Ng3 b5 15. cxb5 axb5 16. Bb3 Ne7?! { (0.00 → 0.86) Inaccuracy. O-O was best. } (16... O-O 17. O-O Bb6 18. a4 bxa4 19. Bxa4 Bd7 20. b4 Kh8 21. Bb3 g6 22. Rfc1 Nf4 23. Qf1 Qe7 24. Rxa8 Rxa8 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. Bd5) 17. Nh4?! { (0.86 → 0.08) Inaccuracy. Nh5 was best. } (17. Nh5 O-O 18. Nxe5 fxe5 19. Qg4 Rf7 20. Bxe6 Bxe6 21. Qxe6 Qd6 22. Qxd6 cxd6 23. a4 bxa4 24. Rxa4 Nc6 25. O-O Rb8) 17... Nc5 18. Bc2 Be6 19. Nh5?! { (0.24 → -0.31) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (19. b4 Na4 20. Nh5 O-O 21. Bb3 Bxb3 22. axb3 Nc3 23. Qg4 g6 24. Qe6+ Kh8 25. Nxf6) 19... O-O 20. g4?! { (-0.21 → -1.28) Inaccuracy. b4 was best. } (20. b4 Nd7 21. f4 Kh8 22. O-O Bf7 23. Bb3 Bxb3 24. axb3 g6 25. fxe5 gxh5 26. exf6) 20... Bb6 21. b4 Nb3 22. Bxb3 Bxb3 23. O-O Bf7 24. Nf5 Nxf5 25. gxf5 Qe8 26. Ng3 Rxa2 27. Rxa2 Bxa2 28. Kh2 Bf7 29. Rg1 Kh8 30. Qg4 Rg8 31. f4 c5 32. fxe5 fxe5 33. Bg5 Bd8?! { (-1.55 → -0.59) Inaccuracy. Qc6 was best. } (33... Qc6 34. bxc5 Bxc5 35. Rc1 Qb6 36. Rf1 b4 37. f6 g6 38. Bh6 Bf8 39. Qd7 Qe6 40. Qxe6 Bxe6 41. Bd2) 34. bxc5 b4 35. c6? { (-0.92 → -2.18) Mistake. Qh4 was best. } (35. Qh4 Bxg5 36. Qxg5 b3 37. f6 g6 38. Nf1 Qb5 39. Nd2 Qxd3 40. Rg2 b2 41. Qxe5 Re8 42. Qc7 Kg8) 35... Qxc6 36. Bxd8 Rxd8 37. Qg5 Qf6 38. Qc1 Qe7?! { (-3.06 → -1.96) Inaccuracy. Ra8 was best. } (38... Ra8 39. Rg2 b3 40. Qd2 Ra2 41. Qb4 Rxg2+ 42. Kxg2 Bg8 43. Qb5 Qg5 44. Qb4 Qh6 45. h4 Qa6) 39. f6?! { (-1.96 → -2.70) Inaccuracy. Rg2 was best. } (39. Rg2 b3 40. Nf1 Rg8 41. Nd2 g6 42. fxg6 Rxg6 43. Rxg6 hxg6 44. Nf3 Kg7 45. Qb1 Be6 46. Nxe5 Qh4) 39... gxf6 40. Nf5 Qf8 41. Qc7 Rc8 42. Qb6 Bg6 43. Nh4 Be8 44. Nf5 Bd7 45. Nh4?? { (-3.39 → -6.95) Blunder. h4 was best. } (45. h4 Rc6 46. Qb7 Rc2+ 47. Kh1 Bxf5) 45... Qh6 46. Qd6? { (-7.05 → Mate in 9) Checkmate is now unavoidable. Ng6+ was best. } (46. Ng6+ hxg6 47. Qxf6+ Kh7 48. Qf7+ Qg7 49. Qxg7+ Kxg7 50. Rb1 Bb5 51. Rb3 Rc3 52. Rxb4 Bxd3 53. Rb7+ Kf6 54. Rb6+ Kg5 55. h4+ Kxh4) 46... Qxh4 47. Qxd7 Qf4+ { White resigns. } 0-1