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16 a2-a3?? takes away the a3-square, stalemating White b3-queen
Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011 
(A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1

36 ... Bd8xh4?? blocks h4-sq, h5-Q trapped after 37 g3-g4! 1-0
Ivanchuk vs Vallejo-Pons, 2011 
(A20) English, 37 moves, 1-0

34 ... Ra7-g7?? takes away g7-sq from Black h7-king
S B Hansen vs Aronian, 2011 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 35 moves, 0-1

37 ... Be5-c7?? takes away c7-flight sq of b8-king, stalemate!
Carlsen vs Gelfand, 2011 
(D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

25 Rd1-d2?? White d6-queen now trapped by 25 ... Re8-e6! 0-1
Y Shulman vs B Savchenko, 2009 
(E15) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1

37 ... Bd5-e6? blocks e6-sq and Black king get mated on e7-sq
V Gunina vs A Muzychuk, 2012 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 38 moves, 1-0

29 ... Rc8-e8? blocks Black f8-king allowing 30 Qd2-d6+!+-
Movsesian vs L Pantsulaia, 2012 
(B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 31 moves, 1-0

29 Bg2-h1?? stalemates White h2-king allowing 29 ... Ng6-e5!-+
Sasikiran vs Short, 2012 
(A63) Benoni, Fianchetto, 9...Nbd7, 50 moves, 0-1

65 ... Nf6-h5+?? 66 Rb5xNh5+! 1-0 Black g6-rook is critic block
Karjakin vs D Kokarev, 2012 
(B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 66 moves, 1-0

38 Bd2-f4?? leaves White h5-knight with no retreat(!)
Fressinet vs Bacrot, 2012 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 38 moves, 0-1

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