https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checkmate_pattern M Galyas vs J Bick, 2006  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1-0 Sicilian Najdorf. Main Line (B99) 1/2-1/2 Q sacs, N perpetual Euwe vs Tal, 1960  (B99) Sicilian, Najdorf, 7...Be7 Main line, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black cannot exploit his material advantage in the endgame. Alexander Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 ADVANCED - STALEMATE S Boyd vs T Glimbrant, 1992  (C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 INTERMEDIATE - PERPETUAL I Zaitsev vs Karpov, 1966  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2 The greatest draw ever made??? (Soltis thinks so.) Tal vs Aronin, 1957  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 BEGINNER - STALEMATE Portisch vs L Lengyel, 1964  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 BEGINNER - STALEMATE V F Titenko vs Murey, 1963  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2 INTERMEDIATE - STALEMATE Bird vs Englisch, 1883  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 INTERMEDIATE - STALEMATE I A Horowitz vs M Pavey, 1951  (E17) Queen's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 BEGINNER - STALEMATE - CLASSIC CRAZY ROOK. A E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2 INTERMEDIATE - crazy rook Larry Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 BEGINNER - Crazy Rook Carousel Janowski vs Gruenfeld, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 BEGINNER - Crazy Rook Miles vs Rachels, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 Geller swindles an overconfident Reshevsky Reshevsky vs Geller, 1953  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Long stalemate trap: immobilize the K, sac the Q! J A Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 A great knight sac to draw Euwe vs Alekhine, 1934  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Wing Gambit. Marshall (B20) 1/2 Bloodthirsty Perpetual Bronstein vs Deep Blue, 1996  (B20) Sicilian, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Scheveningen. Delayed Keres Atk(B90) 1/2-Crowd Pleaser Anand vs Kasparov, 1996  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Normal. K's Knight Var (E60) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate blunder Karpov vs Judit Polgar, 1998  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2 English, Great Snake Var (A10) 1/2- Maintaining K's opposition Y Nikolaevsky vs Taimanov, 1967  (A10) English, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 Benoni Def. Taimanov (A67) 1/2-1/2 Crazy Rook Sac Stalemate S Ernst vs Stellwagen, 2003  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Orthodox. Positional Def (E94) 1/2- The champ gets swindled Kasparov vs N R McDonald, 1986  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 K's Gambit: Declined. Classical (C30) 1/2- Q sac for Stalemate Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 The player with "9 lives" strikes again... Schlechter vs Janowski, 1907  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 Modern Def. 2Knts. Suttles (B06)1/2-Arabian Stalemate w/Crazy R Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 Caro-Kann Accelerated Panov Attk. Modern Var (B10) 1/2-Crazy R K Wockenfuss vs Ulf Andersson, 1977  (B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B62) 1/2-Crazy R Stalemate Huebner vs Salov, 1989  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Dutch Semi-Leningrad (A81) 1/2-1/2 Back rank interpose, Crazy R F Braga vs P Vezzosi, 1991  (A81) Dutch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97)1/2-Crazy R Arabian Stalemate J Stocek vs G Pelle, 1994  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Orthodox. Glek Def (E94) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook forces draw Beliavsky vs H Hamdouchi, 1999  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Orthodox (E91) 1/2-Mad Rook device forces stalemate H Lieb vs V Vaisman, 2001  (E91) King's Indian, 82 moves, 1/2-1/2 Center Game: Berger Var (C22) 1/2-1/2 BORING but feasible H Tahmasebi vs F Sadeghian, 2001  (C22) Center Game, 87 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Closed. Smyslov (C93) 1/2-Another protected h-passer S Jalanskis vs H Ploompuu, 2002  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Nezhmetdinov-Rossolimo Attk (B51) 1/2-Mad Rook Device B Lajthajm vs M Zlatic, 2006 (B30) Sicilian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 NID Classical. Berlin Var Pirc Var(E39) 1/2-K&Q vs cornered K&R Morozevich vs Jakovenko, 2006  (E39) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Pirc Variation, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Modern (B60) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Device K Arakhamia-Grant vs P Poobalasingam, 2007  (B60) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Paulsen. Bastrikov (B47) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Stalemate I Gaponenko vs B De Jong-Muhren, 2007  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Rubinstein Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook device Van der Wiel vs E Berg, 2007  (C10) French, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2 Zukertort vs Dbl Fio (A04) 1/2-Mad Rook device forces stalemate C Foisor vs F Wantiez, 2007 (A04) Reti Opening, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld Exchange. Classical (D86) 1/2-Mad R Arabian Stalemate Hertneck vs R Ris, 2007 (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld, Brinckmann Attk (D82) 1/2-Another corner K stalemate V Cmilyte vs Lahno, 2012  (D82) Grunfeld, 4.Bf4, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 QGA Old Variation (D20) 1/2-1/2 Oops in the corner E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1846  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2 Modern Defense: Averbakh Var (A42) 1/2-1/2 Mad Rook Device Chandler vs B Feustel, 1981  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 An attempted draw from a crazy rook Cordel / Minckwitz / Allies vs Anderssen / Goring / Allies, 1871  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 67 moves, 1-0 Slav Def. Modern (D11) 1/2-1/2 Sacrifices to avoid defeat! M Walter vs G Nagy, 1924  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Def. Tarrasch. Open System (C07) 1/2-1/2 46...Q offer Keres vs Kholmov, 1948  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 Uncommon Opening (A00) 1/2-1/2 It's a dead even draw Janosevic vs Geller, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 1/2-1/2 Queen Pawn Opening (A40) 1/2-1/2 The passive Adolph Tartakower vs A Kramer, 1928  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1/2-1/2 Queen Pawn Opening (A40) 1/2-1/2 Shades of Tartakower - Kramer Karpov vs Leko, 1995  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 1 moves, 1/2-1/2 Underpromotion to N saves the day as Q,B,R would lose S Y Shipov vs V V Gagarin, 1994  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Cornered King orders Crazy Rook to force Stalemate! W Fuller vs L G Basin, 1992  (A80) Dutch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 Damiano's Defense 3...Qe7 finds sac perpetual vs Fischer. Fischer vs R F McGregor, 1964  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit Nxf7 (C42) 1/2-1/2 Topalov vs Kramnik, 1999  (C42) Petrov Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 Tarrasch Def. Classical. Advance (D34) 1/2- Perpetual N threat J Saladino vs C Cranbourne, 1986  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2 Caro-Kann Def. Bronstein-Larsen Var(B16) 1/2-Notes by Ray Keene Lasker vs Nimzowitsch, 1914   (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Last move K to 6th is critical. P to 6th = stalemate. Nakamura vs Karjakin, 2004  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 NID Normal. Saemisch Deferred (E51) 1/2-1/2 Nice save by Black Szabo vs Kholmov, 1965  (E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 Stalemate w/no pieces taken: played by two exactly 2500s J Hohmeister vs T Frank, 1993  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Game: Open (C80) 1/2-1/2 She had the last word! Pribyl vs A Ornstein, 1977  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 Underpromotion to avoid stalemate - move 77 Alapin vs Rubinstein, 1908  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 78 moves, 0-1 Saragossa Opening 1.c3 (A00) 1/2-1/2 King & Pawn Stalemate Tartakower vs Reti, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Var (D16) 1/2-1/2 Lively Anand vs Karjakin, 2012  (D16) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 Scotch Game: Blumenfeld Attk (C45) 1/2-1/2 80 yrs old vs 64 yrs J Mieses vs E G Sergeant, 1946  (C45) Scotch Game, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Perpetual Check of the Queen T Purser vs Euwe, 1978  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 15 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf. English Attack (B90) 1-0Who needs SIX Queens? E Szalanczy vs Thi Mai Hung Nguyen, 2009  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2 Colle-Zukertort Becomes a Stalemate... Cunning! J Fichtl vs F Blatny, 1956  (A47) Queen's Indian, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 The theoretically most important game of the first half of 1988 Sax vs Seirawan, 1988  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 13 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Winawer. Poisoned Pawn (C18) Dbl R Sac Draw Balashov vs Bareev, 1987  (C18) French, Winawer, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 83 in Modern Chess Strategy III by Ludek Pachman Bronstein vs Kotov, 1948  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Old Indian Defense: Ukrainian(A54) 1/2-1/2 N sac, Q+ perpetual O Chernikov vs Vasiukov, 2005  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Open. Karpov Gambit (C80) 1/2-1/2 Spanish Fried Liver Svidler vs Anand, 1999  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf. Goteborg (Argentine) (B98)1/2- 3 Ps for Minor Gligoric vs Fischer, 1958  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf. Poisoned P Accepted (B97) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual F Vallejo Pons vs Kasparov, 2004  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Saemisch. Normal Def (E81) 1/2-1/2 Q giveways Zamikhovsky vs Nezhmetdinov, 1956  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Um jogo simplesmente BRILHANTE! Anand vs Topalov, 2005  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Chigorin tries the Steinitz Gambit against its inventor! Chigorin vs Steinitz, 1892  (C28) Vienna Game, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 Three Knights Opening: Schlechter Var (C46) 1/2-1/2 Round 10 Schlechter vs Teichmann, 1912 (C46) Three Knights, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Def. Steinitz. Boleslavsky Var (C11) 1/2-1/2 Q Perpetual Grischuk vs Wang Hao, 2013  (C11) French, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Game: Marshall Attack. Modern Main Line (C89) 1/2-1/2 Tal vs Spassky, 1965  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Game: Morphy Def (C78) 1/2-1/2 Novelty Svidler vs Caruana, 2010  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kasparov forced a draw when he was a queen and a bishop up! Kasparov vs Kiril D Georgiev, 1988  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 English, Symmetrical. Mecking Var (A39) 1/2-1/2 Q Perpetual L Bruzon Batista vs Carlsen, 2006  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf (B90) 1/2-1/2 Short vs Kasparov, 1993  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2 It takes nuts of steel to allow an en passant check like this! Timman vs Leko, 1999 (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 English, Agincourt Def. Catalan Def (A14) 1/2-Q sac counterplay Ehlvest vs Nakamura, 2009  (A14) English, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Richter-Rauzer. Classical (B64) 1/2-Fightin' for 1st Ivanchuk vs C Hansen, 2003  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2 A copy of the famous "Immortal Draw," Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872 A Nilsson vs J Eriksson, 1991  (C25) Vienna, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 90. b8=N gives White good drawing chances Adams vs Miles, 1993  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 122 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Najdorf. Anti-English Attk(290) 1/2-1/2 R+ from behind Shirov vs Kasparov, 1999  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Closed Botvinnik Def. II (B25) 1/2-1/2 missed the win Adams vs Topalov, 2007  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2 FIDE WCh 2002 - No breakthrough, Ponomariov the wall. Ivanchuk vs Ponomariov, 2002  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 NID Normal. Bernstein Def (E58) 1/2-1/2 Famous exchange sac Reshevsky vs Petrosian, 1953  (E58) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line with 8...Bxc3, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black Hippo; Windmill Perpetual Draw Petrosian vs Spassky, 1966  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 39 moves, 1/2-1/2 4 Queens game - My 60 Memorable Games by Fischer p. 109 Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959  (B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 Old Indian Defense: Normal (A55) 1/2-1/2 Exchange sac Kotov vs Petrosian, 1953  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 A queen and two rooks en prise in the final position.... Draw! Kramnik vs Anand, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 Karjakin was 14 years old. Kramnik struggles w/the Nadorf. Karjakin vs Kramnik, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Rubinstein. Blackburne Def (C10) 1/2-1/2 missed win H Wolf vs Rubinstein, 1907  (C10) French, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 Great fighting spirit by Fischer to hang onto the endgame. Browne vs Fischer, 1970  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2 Scotch Game: Mieses Var (C45) 1/2-1/2 Light squared fortress Ni Hua vs Shirov, 2011  (C45) Scotch Game, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 Scandi, Gipslis Var (B01) 1/2-1/2 Black forces perpetual vs WC Lasker vs Alekhine, 1914  (B01) Scandinavian, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2 Anglo-Indian Def. Flohr-Mikenas-Carls Var (A18) 1/2- Perpetual+ Keene vs D W Anderton, 1977  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2 Vienna Gambit. Steinitz Gambit Zukertort Def (C25) 1/2 Qk Draw Winawer vs S Rosenthal, 1883  (C25) Vienna, 9 moves, 1/2-1/2 Cntr Cntr 3...Qa5/Nc6 (B01) 1/2-1/2 Qk draw by repetition Spielmann vs J Mieses, 1909   (B01) Scandinavian, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2 Slav, Chameleon Variation (D15) 1/2-1/2 Rooks gone wild... Gelfand vs Bacrot, 2002  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 incredible long calculation to draw by Kramnik Anand vs Kramnik, 2004  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 A fighting draw using the bayonet attack Shirov vs Topalov, 2003  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Normal. Rare Defenses. CONTRADICTION (E90) 1/2-1/2Mad Rook H Grooten vs Nijboer, 2009  (E90) King's Indian, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Exchange; Black Fishin' Pole (C69) 1/2-Q sac perpetual Adorjan vs Karpov, 1967  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2 Underpromotion avoids stalemate, sets up mate in one!! D Tomic vs F Winzbeck, 1993  (B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0 Neo-Grünfeld Def. Goglidze Attk (D70) 1/2- Q pin sac stalemate! C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2 French, Classical. Burn. Morozevich (C11) 1/2-Sacs to stalemate Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 King's English. Reversed Sicil (A21) 0-1 Q sac avoids perpetual R Toran Albero vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1 A rook VS two knights and a bishop...who will win? Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2 Underpromotion to a Bishop to avoid Stalemating opponent later A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0 Benko Gambit: Accepted. Modern (A57) 1/2-1/2 Draw claim denied Karpov vs Miles, 1986  (A57) Benko Gambit, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 "The Caro Kann Advance" by IM Byron Jacobs - see story S Kindermann vs Korchnoi, 1995  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 26 moves, 1/2-1/2 Kasparov and all the GM analysts missed 46...Qe3! = (Draw) Deep Blue vs Kasparov, 1997  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 45 moves, 1-0 The Immortal Draw - An All-Time Classic Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2 This is the longest game in the database with 269 moves! I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2 Nimzo-Dutch. Alekhine Var(A90) 1/2-1/2 Interesting OCB ending Szabo vs Bronstein, 1950  (A90) Dutch, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Exchange (C01) 1/2-1/2 Bxh3 attack; 3 connected P's EG Zukertort vs W Potter, 1875  (C01) French, Exchange, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Morphy Def. Anderssen Var (C77) 1/2? The K must charge! W Potter vs Zukertort, 1875  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 91 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Two Knights (C00) 0-1 White declines perpetual+ draw S Sathyanandha vs B P Jovanovic, 2012  (C00) French Defense, 40 moves, 0-1 KGD Petrov's Defense (C30) 1-0 Don't count your $ at the table Bronstein vs Kholmov, 1975  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 56 moves, 1-0 44.f5!? Bxe3?? 45.Rg7+ Kxg7 Game drawn by stalemate! M Apicella vs Lautier, 1986  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 The drawing master is swindled with a drawing trap Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1906  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2 Long Tall Salwe. A great swindle. Znosko-Borovsky vs Salwe, 1907  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 Trompowsky Attack (A45)0-1 R shot prevents perpetual check draw A Stefanova vs I Sokolov, 2007  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 47 moves, 0-1 Slav Defense: Czech. Classical System ML (D19) 1/2- Notes by AA Lasker vs Capablanca, 1936   (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 19 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Def. Chekhover Qxd4 (B53) 1/2- Wrong colored Bishop EG V Gashimov vs Karjakin, 2008  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2 King's Indian. Fianchetto(A49) 1/2-1/2 R&Q sacs force stalemate G Danielsson vs W Lange, 1952  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish Game: Morphy Def. Mackenzie Var (C77) 0-1 W missed draw W Wittmann vs A Rodriguez Cespedes, 1980  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1 Russian Game: Cochrane Gambit. Center 6.Nc3(C42) 1/2-Correspond R Roloff vs T Weigel, 1985  (C42) Petrov Defense, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 10 in 'Think Like a Grandmaster' by Alexander Kotov. Alekhine vs Reti, 1922  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 30 in 'My 60 Memorable Games' by Robert James Fischer. Gligoric vs Fischer, 1961  (E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Pin Variation (B40) 1/2-1/2 Some sort of death wish? Szabo vs Dake, 1935  (B40) Sicilian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 Polgar's Kh3! surprises. Vishy in a long "think" realizes its n Judit Polgar vs Anand, 2005  (B46) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2 Modern Defense 1...g6 2.h4 (B06) 1/2-1/2 Castle into Q sac?! F Mora vs Suttles, 1964  (B06) Robatsch, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sic Chameleon (B20) 1/2-Astonishing problem-like save by Keres Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 Three pawns on the 7th rank isn't the half of it. D Birnbaum vs E Relange, 1995  (D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 Game 103 in 'The World's Great Chess Games' by Reuben Fine. Alekhine vs A Pomar Salamanca, 1944  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 Thanks to both l'Ami and Stellwagen for showing why Chess ROCKS L'Ami vs Stellwagen, 2007  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 1/2-1/2 "Now I've got him! Oops. Uh, now I've got him! Oops. Uh, now.." Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1925  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 P-Q4 Zukertort vs Baltic Def (D02) 1/2-By the skin of his teeth Alatortsev vs Kholmov, 1948  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2 Russian Game: Classical Attk. Staunton (C42) 1/2- Razor-sharp Jakovenko vs Kramnik, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld Def. Exchange (D85) 1/2-1/2 1st game of WC - Photo Anand vs Carlsen, 2014  (D85) Grunfeld, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 A great drawing mechanism (R vs 2P) Keres vs E Eliskases, 1938  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 This link: Kibitzing Tricks will tell you how to make links to Reshevsky vs Fine, 1941  (E40) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 Gruenfeld Def. 3Knights. Hungarian Attk (D58) 1/2 - GK's 1st GD Karpov vs Kasparov, 1986  (D92) Grunfeld, 5.Bf4, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2 Nimzo-Dutch. Alekhine Var (A90) 1/2-1/2 Perpetual Mate threat Najdorf vs Tartakower, 1946  (A90) Dutch, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 Semi-Slav Defense: Accepted (D44) Qk draw 1/2-1/2 Photo Bronstein vs Botvinnik, 1951  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 FR Rubinstein. Blackburne (C10) 1/2- Early pressure...stalemate Nunn vs Korchnoi, 1990 (C10) French, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 Absolutely fantastic save in a rook ending - being down 2 pawns Tarrasch vs Rubinstein, 1911  (C10) French, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 Benoni Defense: Modern. Snake Var (A60) 1/2-1/2 Trouble follows J Stopa vs D Kuljasevic, 2007  (A60) Benoni Defense, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian, Najdorf. Poisoned P (B97) 1/2-1/2 All 8 Black pieces I Johannesson vs S Bergsson, 2007  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 23 moves, 1/2-1/2 BFTC: Page 235 (White to move 24.?) Seidman vs Fischer, 1957  (B98) Sicilian, Najdorf, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 KGA Mason-Keres Gambit (C33) 1-0 It's a DRAW! Keres vs N Tchernoff, 1934  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 43 moves, 1-0 Four queens; Black pulls off the perpetual check draw Judit Polgar vs Morozevich, 2008  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 146 moves, 1/2-1/2 English Opening (A10) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate in 10 moves?!?! J Upmark vs Robin Johansson, 1995  (A10) English, 10 moves, 1/2-1/2 Nimzowitsch Def. Nc6, e6 French (C10) 1-0 Black had a perpetual W So vs I Rogers, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 50 moves, 1-0 Bird Opening: Dutch Var (A03) 1/2-1/2 Exchange sac -> Perpetual Bird vs Lasker, 1890  (A03) Bird's Opening, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Marshall Attack. Modern ML (C89) 1/2-1/2 Thrill ride Anand vs Kamsky, 1994  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Marshall Attack. Modern ML (C89) 1/2-1/2 Black sacs Ponomariov vs Anand, 2002  (C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2- St. Petersburg 1914 Nimzowitsch vs Marshall, 1914  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1/2-1/2 G10 in 'The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas' by C. Scheerer. Anand vs Kramnik, 2008  (C42) Petrov Defense, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2 Russian Game: Nimzowitsch Attack (C42) 1/2-Chess Network Videos Nakamura vs Kramnik, 2010  (C42) Petrov Defense, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Orthodox. Bayonet Attack (E97) 1/2-1/2 R sac for Stalemate Khalifman vs D Yuffa, 2016  (E97) King's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 Longest WC game ever, and first to end in stalemate Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 124 moves, 1/2-1/2 GK says this draw was action-packed A Muzychuk vs Sutovsky, 2012  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid 5...NxBc4 (C28) 1/2-1/2 Larsen vs Geller, 1976  (C28) Vienna Game, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 Story came from Gerald Abrahams in his book Not Only Chess. W Fairhurst vs Tylor, 1929  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2 NID Normal. Bernstein Def (E59) 1/2-1/2 Q sac for stalemate! Najdorf vs R A Redolfi, 1959  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Morphy Def. Anderssen (C77) 1/2-1/2 In dire straits Blackburne vs Winawer, 1892  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black steals a draw from the jaws of defeat A Romero Holmes vs B Kantsler, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 Dutch Def: Leningrad. Matulovic (A89) 1/2-1/2 Take me or lose! G Kluger vs B Sandor, 1954  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 Spanish, Berlin Def. Rio de Janeiro (C67) 1/2-1/2 Irritating Q K A Walbrodt vs Charousek, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2 Owen Defense (B00) 1-0 He resigned instead of forcing stalemate Klinova vs D Spence, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0 Old Sicilian. Open (B32) 1/2-1/2 Sac for passer. Safe barrier. Seidman vs Reshevsky, 1960  (B32) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2 Bishop's Opening Vienna Hybrid. Spielmann (C26)No Ordinary Draw Caruana vs Anand, 2015  (C26) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2 English Anglo-Indian Def. QID Formation (A15) 1/2- KxQStalemate Ribli vs Spassky, 1985  (A15) English, 85 moves, 1/2-1/2 Scandinavian Def: Modern. Gipslis Var (B01) 1/2-Midwest Masters M Brooks vs T Braunlich, 2005  (B01) Scandinavian, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2 G55 The Greatest Ever Chess Opening Ideas by Christoph Scheerer Aronian vs Shirov, 2007  (D86) Grunfeld, Exchange, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2 King's Indian Attack (A07) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate Swindle Huebner vs Adorjan, 1980  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2 Mary offered Jose a draw instead Capablanca vs M Bain, 1933  (C48) Four Knights, 11 moves, 0-1 A great fight between two future World Champions Tal vs Petrosian, 1958  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 73 moves, 1/2-1/2 The game was of course agreed drawn in advance. Miles vs L Christiansen, 1987  (C42) Petrov Defense, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Delete this. L Galojan vs A Ushenina, 2012  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0 Delete this. M Stean vs Geller, 1975  (B52) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 16 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sicilian Def. Richter-Rauzer. Neo-Modern (B67) 1/2-1/2 unbroken A Nickel vs The World, 2008  (B67) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6 Defense, 8...Bd7, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Semi-Slav Defense (D43) 1/2-1/2 If u take, I take M Umansky vs The World, 2009  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 This line was tried in the three CC World Championship finals The World vs N Pogonina, 2010  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 Nimzo-Indian Classical (E32) 1/2-Q sac for Arabian perpetual Akobian vs The World, 2011  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Berlin Def. l'Hermet Variation Berlin Wall Def (C67) 1/2-1/2 Kasparov vs Kramnik, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2 French Tarrasch. Closed Var (C05) 1/2-1/2 Stalemate Swindle Adams vs V I Dimitrov, 1993  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 69 moves, 1/2-1/2 Slav Def: Quiet Var. Schallopp Def (D12) 1/2- Q sac is the only Aronian vs Kramnik, 2007  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2 Scotch Game: Classical. Intermezzo Var (C45) 1/2-Q sac for perp Rublevsky vs Grischuk, 2007  (C45) Scotch Game, 20 moves, 1/2-1/2 Adams did not claim a draw by threefold repetition of position Adams vs Anand, 1992  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 58 moves, 0-1 Perhaps the Best draw of 2007. See video. Grischuk vs Svidler, 2007  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 After being tricked, Uhlmann wriggled out w/a neat perpetual Uhlmann vs O Kinnmark, 1963  (E12) Queen's Indian, 17 moves, 1/2-1/2 Two Knights Def. Traxler Counterattack N sac (C57) 1/2- Polite White Rook Youth Club vs Tal, 1970  (C57) Two Knights, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 G45: The Mammoth Book of the World's Greatest Chess Games Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2 French, Alekhine-Chatard Attk. Teichmann f6 (C13) 1/2-Wild hoss Spassky vs Guimard, 1955 (C13) French, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 A game full of unexpected moves and weird positions E J Diemer vs F Trommsdorf, 1973  (B07) Pirc, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 epic battle between 2 players who shunned all drawing lines Aronian vs Topalov, 2006  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 123 moves, 1/2-1/2 Sammy settles for par against Bogie. Reshevsky vs H Bogart, 1956  (C57) Two Knights, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2 KID Orthodox. Positional Def (E94) 1/2-1/2 Double Take final Najdorf vs S Schweber, 1968  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 E Schallopp vs Blackburne, 1887  (C68) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Jobava vs Y Bayram, 2002  (A39) English, Symmetrical, Main line with d4, 71 moves, 1/2-1/2 210 games