The international chess congress, St. Petersburg, 1909
by Emmanuel Lasker

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The openings classified

I. Queen's Gambit and Queen's Pawn Opening.

A) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3

3... c5
1. 4. e3
  - Game 22
  - Game 45
  - Game 57
  - Game 65
  - Game 74
  - Game 91
  - Game 133
  - Game 137
  - Game 144
  - Game 150
2. 4. dxc5 dxc4 5. Nf3 Nc6 6. g3
  - Game 44
  - Game 78
  - Game 82
3. 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bf4
  - Game 33
4. 4. cxd5
  - Game 130
  - Game 166
3... Nf6
- Game 37
- Game 40
- Game 49
- Game 95
- Game 108
- Game 142
- Game 164
3... dxc4
- Game 13
- Game 34
- Game 47
- Game 135
- Game 154

B) 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6

Game 15

C) 1. d4 d5 2. Nf3

2... c5
- Game 21
- Game 24
- Game 27
- Game 32
- Game 62
- Game 63
- Game 92
- Game 127
- Game 150
- Game 159
- Game 160
2... e6
- Game 30
- Game 31
- Game 39
- Game 75
- Game 77
- Game 79
- Game 113
- Game 139
2... Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Bg5 c5
- Game 26
2... Nf6 3. c4
1. 3... c6 4. e3 Bf5
  - Game 115
2. 3... dxc4
  - Game 136
  - Game 147
2... c6
- Game 81

D) 1. d4 d5 2. Bf4

Game 11
Game 86
Game 120

E) 1. d4 f5

Game 52
Game 126
Game 131

F) 1. d4 Nf6

Game 1
Game 48
Game 50
Game 69
Game 148
Game 167

G) 1. d4 c5

Game 8
Game 29

H) 1. d4 g6

Game 125

II. Ruy Lopez.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5

3... d6 [or 3... Nf6 4. O-O d6]
- Game 4
- Game 5
- Game 6
- Game 9
- Game 14
- Game 35
- Game 51
- Game 56
- Game 76
- Game 84
- Game 85
- Game 94
- Game 96
- Game 101
- Game 102
- Game 105
- Game 111
- Game 124
- Game 153
- Game 161
3... Nf6 4. d3 d6 5. c4
- Game 10
3... f5
- Game 19
- Game 173
3... a6 4. Ba4 Nf6
1. 5. O-O Be7
  1. 6. Re1
    - Game 16
    - Game 41
    - Game 112
    - Game 119
    - Game 122
    - Game 138
    - Game 145
    - Game 149
    - Game 170
  2. 6. Qe2
    - Game 171
  3. 6. d3
    - Game 141
2. 5. d3 d6 6. c4
  - Game 73
3. 5. d3 d6 6. h3 Be7 7. c4
  - Game 158
4. 5. O-O Nxe4
  - Game 104
  - Game 128
  - Game 132
5. 5. Nc3
  - Game 17
  - Game 36
  - Game 54

III. Four Knights Game.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O

Game 12
Game 23
Game 25
Game 43
Game 53
Game 70
Game 93
Game 152

IV. Three Knights Game.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3

3... g6
- Game 67
3... Bb4 4. Bb5 Nd4
- Game 98

V. Giuoco Piano.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4

3... Bc5 4. O-O
- Game 114
3... Nc6 4. d3 Bc5
- Game 90

VI. Two Knights Defence.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 4. d4 exd4 5. O-O Bc5 6. e5 d5

Game 37
Game 165

VII. Scotch Game

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 exd4

4. c3
1. 4... d5
  - Game 55
  - Game 72
2. 4... dxc3
  - Game 89
4. Nxd4
1. 4... Nf6
  - Game 140
2. 4... Bc5
  - Game 123

VIII. Ponziani.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. c3

Game 20

IX. Philidor's Defence.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6

Game 28
Game 162

X. Vienna Game.

1. e4 e5 2. Nc3

2... Nf3
1. 3. f4
  - Game 46
  - Game 134
2. 3. g3
  - Game 18
  - Game 106
  - Game 117
  - Game 174
3. 3. Bc4
  - Game 83
  - Game 100
2... Bc5
- Game 2
2... Nc6 3. f4
- Game 116

XI. Bishop's Opening.

1. e4 e5 2. Bc4

Game 64

XII. King's Gambit Declined.

1. e4 e5 2. f4

2... Bc5
- Game 107
- Game 151
2... d5
- Game 172

XIII. French Defence.

1. e4 e6

2. d4 d5
1. 3. exd5 exd5
  - Game 38
  - Game 109
  - Game 110
  - Game 129
  - Game 168
  - Game 169
2. 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bg5
  1. 4... Bb4
    - Game 58
    - Game 59
    - Game 68
    - Game 146
  2. 4... Be7
    - Game 163
3. 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bd3 c5
  - Game 71
2. c4
- Game 87
- Game 143

XIV. Sicilian Defence.

1. e4 c5

2. Nf3 Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 [or with transposition of moves] 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6
1. 6. Bc4 Bd7 7. Bg5 e6
  - Game 60
2. 6. Be2 g6
  - Game 97
  - Game 175
2. Nc3 Nc3 3. g3
- Game 157

XV. Caro-Kann Defence.

1. e4 c6

Game 61
Game 121
Game 155

XVI. Scandinavian Defence

1. e4 d5

Game 42
Game 80
Game 88
Game 103
Game 118

XVII. English Opening

1. c4

1... e5
- Game 66
1... e6
- Game 99

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