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SELF-BLOCKS: CAN'T CAPTURE YOUR OWN PIMP
Compiled by notyetagm
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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 F 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, 39 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
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

47 Nd4-f3? denies f3-flight of g2-king for 47 ... Qe5-g3+! 0-1
A Moroz vs K Lerner, 2000 
(B58) Sicilian, 47 moves, 0-1

15 ... Ra8-d8?! dangerously takes away d8-flight from a5-queen
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

41 ... Kh8-g8?? denies g8-flight of f7-queen, 42 Re5-f5! traps
M Pavlovic vs I Miladinovic, 1998 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 44 moves, 1-0

36 Qb2-c1?? denies c1-flight to b1-king allowing 36 .. Ra8-a1+!
C Ward vs J Tambini, 2013 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 42 moves, 0-1

D Spence vs G Suez-Panama, 2016 
(C11) French, 22 moves, 1-0

V S Gujrathi vs L Bruzon Batista, 2015
(A13) English, 57 moves, 0-1

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