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Lasker, Emanuel vs. Bird, Henry Edward, Liverpool, 1890.??.??, Round 2, Result1/2-1/2

Lasker, Emanuel vs. Bird, Henry Edward,  Liverpool,  1890.??.??,  Round 2,  Result1/2 1/2


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[Event Liverpool m] [Site Liverpool] [Date 1890.??.??] [Round 2] [White Lasker, Emanuel] [Black Bird, Henry Edward] [Result 1/2-1/2] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO B26]1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. d3 d6 6. Be3 h5 7. h3 Bd7 8. Qd2 Nd4 9. Nd1 e5 10. c3 Nc6 11. Ne2 f5 12. d4 Qe7 13. Bg5 Bf6 14. Bxf6 Nxf6 15. exf5 gxf5 16. Ne3 O-O-O 17. d5 Nb8 18. Qc2 Qh7 19. O-O-O Rhg8 20. Rdg1 Na6 21. Bf1 Nc7 22. c4 Rg7 23. h4 Na6 24. a3 Rdg8 25. Bh3 Ng4 26. Nd1 Qh6+ 27. Qd2 Qxd2+ 28. Kxd2 Nf6 29. Ne3 Ng4 30. Nd1 Kc7 31. b3 b5 32. cxb5 Bxb5 33. Nec3 Bd7 34. Bf1 Kb6 35. Rg2 Nf6 36. Ne3 Nb8 37. Rhg1 Kc7 38. Bd3 e4 39. Bb5 Ng4 40. Bxd7 Nxe3 41. fxe3 Kxd7 42. Rf1 Rxg3 43. Rxg3 Rxg3 44. Rxf5 Rg2+ 45. Ne2 Ke7 46. Rxh5 Nd7 47. Rh7+ Kd8 48. Rh6 Kc7 49. h5 Ne5 50. Rh7+ Kb6 51. h6 Rh2 52. Rh8 Nf7 53. Rb8+ Kc7 54. Re8 Ng5 55. Re7+ Kd8 56. Rxa7 Nf3+ 57. Kd1 Rxh6 58. Nf4 Rh1+ 59. Kc2 Re1 1/2-1/2

Bird, Henry Edward vs. Lasker, Emanuel, Liverpool, 1890.??.??, Round 1, Result 0-1

Bird, Henry Edward vs. Lasker, Emanuel,  Liverpool,  1890.??.??,  Round 1,  Result 0 1


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[Event Liverpool m] [Site Liverpool] [Date 1890.??.??] [Round 1] [White Bird, Henry Edward] [Black Lasker, Emanuel] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO A03]1. f4 d5 2. e3 g6 3. Nf3 Bg7 4. c3 Nf6 5. Na3 O-O 6. Be2 a6 7. O-O Nc6 8. Nc2 Re8 9. Ne5 Nxe5 10. fxe5 Nd7 11. d4 f6 12. Nb4 Nb6 13. exf6 exf6 14. b3 Be6 15. Nd3 Bf7 16. Qe1 Nd7 17. Qf2 Qe7 18. Bf3 Rac8 19. a4 c6 20. Bd2 f5 21. g4 Be6 22. Qg2 fxg4 23. Bxg4 Bxg4 24. Qxg4 Nf6 25. Qg2 Ne4 26. Rf3 Bh6 27. Ne5 Bg7 28. Nd3 Bh6 29. Ne5 Bg7 30. Nd3 Rc7 31. c4 dxc4 32. bxc4 c5 33. Nf4 Nxd2 34. Qxd2 Qe4 35. Raf1 cxd4 36. Nd5 Rxc4 37. Qg2 dxe3 38. Nxe3 Rc3 39. Nd5 Rxf3 40. Qxf3 Bd4+ 41. Kh1 Qxf3+ 42. Rxf3 Re1+ 43. Kg2 Re2+ 44. Kf1 Rxh2 45. Rb3 Rb2 46. Rd3 Bc5 47. Rc3 b6 48. a5 Rf2+ 49. Ke1 Rf5 0-1

Loman, Rudolf vs. Lasker, Emanuel, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1889.??.??, Round ?, 0-1

Loman, Rudolf vs. Lasker, Emanuel,  Amsterdam,  Amsterdam,  1889.??.??,  Round ?,  0 1


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[Event Amsterdam] [Site Amsterdam] [Date 1889.??.??] [Round ?] [White Loman, Rudolf] [Black Lasker, Emanuel] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C79]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. O-O d6 6. Nc3 b5 7. Bb3 Bg4 8. h3 Bh5 9. d3 Nd4 10. Kh2 g5 11. g4 Nxg4+ 12. hxg4 Bxg4 13. Bxf7+ Kxf7 14. Nxg5+ Qxg5 15. Bxg5 Bxd1 16. f4 Bg4 17. fxe5+ Kg6 18. Bf6 Bg7 19. Rf4 h5 20. Raf1 Raf8 21. R1f2 dxe5 0-1

Gunsberg, Isidor vs. Lasker, Emanuel, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1889.??.??, Round ?, 0-1

Gunsberg, Isidor vs. Lasker, Emanuel,  Amsterdam,  Amsterdam,  1889.??.??,  Round ?,  0 1


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[Event Amsterdam] [Site Amsterdam] [Date 1889.??.??] [Round ?] [White Gunsberg, Isidor] [Black Lasker, Emanuel] [Result 0-1] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C65]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 Nf6 4. Qe2 Be7 5. c3 d6 6. d3 Bd7 7. Ba4 Qc8 8. Nbd2 Nd8 9. Bb3 Be6 10. Nf1 c6 11. Ng3 Qc7 12. O-O O-O 13. Bc2 Re8 14. d4 Bf8 15. Nh4 g6 16. Bg5 Bg7 17. Qd2 Bc4 18. Rfe1 Ne6 19. b3 Nxg5 20. Qxg5 Be6 21. Qd2 Rad8 22. Nf3 Bc8 23. a4 Nd7 24. Rad1 Nf8 25. b4 Bg4 26. Qe3 exd4 27. cxd4 d5 28. h3 dxe4 29. Nxe4 Be6 30. Bb3 Qb6 31. d5 Qxe3 32. Rxe3 Bxd5 33. Bxd5 cxd5 34. Rxd5 Rxd5 35. Nf6+ Bxf6 0-1

Lasker, Emanuel vs. Bauer, Johann, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1889.??.??, Round ?, 1-0

Lasker, Emanuel vs. Bauer, Johann,  Amsterdam,  Amsterdam,  1889.??.??,  Round ?,  1 0


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[Event Amsterdam] [Site Amsterdam] [Date 1889.??.??] [Round ?] [White Lasker, Emanuel] [Black Bauer, Johann] [Result 1-0] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO A03]1. f4 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. b3 e6 4. Bb2 Be7 5. Bd3 b6 6. Nf3 Bb7 7. Nc3 Nbd7 8. O-O O-O 9. Ne2 c5 10. Ng3 Qc7 11. Ne5 Nxe5 12. Bxe5 Qc6 13. Qe2 a6 14. Nh5 Nxh5 15. Bxh7+ Kxh7 16. Qxh5+ Kg8 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. Qg4+ Kh7 19. Rf3 e5 20. Rh3+ Qh6 21. Rxh6+ Kxh6 22. Qd7 Bf6 23. Qxb7 Kg7 24. Rf1 Rab8 25. Qd7 Rfd8 26. Qg4+ Kf8 27. fxe5 Bg7 28. e6 Rb7 29. Qg6 f6 30. Rxf6+ Bxf6 31. Qxf6+ Ke8 32. Qh8+ Ke7 33. Qg7+ Kxe6 34. Qxb7 Rd6 35. Qxa6 d4 36. exd4 cxd4 37. h4 d3 38. Qxd3 1-0

Lasker, Emanuel vs. Mason, James, Amsterdam, Amsterdam, 1889.??.??, Round ?, 1/2-1/2

Lasker, Emanuel vs. Mason, James,  Amsterdam,  Amsterdam,  1889.??.??,  Round ?,  1/2 1/2


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[Event Amsterdam] [Site Amsterdam] [Date 1889.??.??] [Round ?] [White Lasker, Emanuel] [Black Mason, James] [Result 1/2-1/2] [WhiteElo ] [BlackElo ] [ECO C47]1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Be2 Bb4 5. O-O d6 6. d3 h6 7. Bd2 Be6 8. Qc1 Ne7 9. Nd1 Bxd2 10. Nxd2 g5 11. f3 Ng6 12. Re1 Nf4 13. Bf1 h5 14. g3 Nh3+ 15. Bxh3 Bxh3 16. Re2 Be6 17. Nf2 Nd7 18. Nf1 Qe7 19. Qe3 a6 20. c3 O-O-O 21. b4 Rdg8 22. a4 g4 23. fxg4 Bxg4 24. Nxg4 Rxg4 25. Qf3 Rhg8 26. Ne3 R4g5 27. Nf5 Qe6 28. a5 d5 29. Rb1 c6 30. c4 dxc4 31. dxc4 h4 32. b5 hxg3 33. h4 Rxf5 34. exf5 Qxc4 35. bxc6 bxc6 36. Qe4 Rg4 37. Qxc4 Rxc4 38. Rg2 Rxh4 1/2-1/2

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