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Catfriend's trapped queens
Compiled by Catfriend
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Let's sing for the heros that are fallen, let us sing for the resources tapped. Let us sing for the space that is swollen - let us sing for the Queen that is trapped!

Seemingly safe out there
Beliavsky vs Larsen, 1984 
(B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 36 moves, 1-0

The hunt
von der Lasa vs Anderssen, 1845 
(C44) King's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0

As good as dead
Nimzowitsch vs A Hakansson, 1922  
(C02) French, Advance, 27 moves, 1-0

The queen IS dead... but...
Tarrasch vs B Richter, 1883 
(A84) Dutch, 20 moves, 0-1

Riding over the royalty
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931 
(D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0

"Look look look! I got your rook!". And you'd better accept!
P Izmailov vs Botvinnik, 1929 
(D52) Queen's Gambit Declined, 14 moves, 1-0

The Iron-player got the queen in an iron-cage!
Bobotsov vs Petrosian, 1968 
(D35) Queen's Gambit Declined, 41 moves, 0-1

The queen is trapped in a variation
Kasparov vs Tal, 1987 
(E48) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3 d5, 31 moves, 1-0

Poor NN!
NN vs Greco, 1620 
(C37) King's Gambit Accepted, 8 moves, 0-1

Can't be easier...
F Kraus vs V Costin, 1913 
(A43) Old Benoni, 8 moves, 1-0

Lazard Queen Hazard
A Gibaud vs F Lazard, 1924 
(A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 4 moves, 0-1

Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide
NN vs Beis, 1940 
(C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1

You trapped my queen I trapped your game
Spielmann vs Eliskases, 1932 
(D31) Queen's Gambit Declined, 32 moves, 0-1

Give me your king! O.K., only a queen
Fischer vs Reshevsky, 1958 
(B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 1-0

Wild no more
J Richardson vs A Eva, 1939 
(B07) Pirc, 13 moves, 1-0

The first chess-king's queen is dead
Steinitz vs Chigorin, 1892 
(C58) Two Knights, 30 moves, 0-1

NN..N..No queen...
Fischer vs NN, 1959 
(B56) Sicilian, 13 moves, 1-0

Young but dangerous
Leko vs W Heckel, 1989 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Royal blunder
M Cuellar Gacharna vs Szabo, 1958 
(E92) King's Indian, 39 moves, 1-0

"The trapper trapped, the hawk under the eagle's claw"!
Nimzowitsch vs Alekhine, 1912 
(D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 36 moves, 0-1

The gun is broken, the shooter is trapped
O Bernstein vs Gunsberg, 1914 
(C87) Ruy Lopez, 22 moves, 1-0

Death ex trapia
Csom vs P Ostojic, 1969 
(A04) Reti Opening, 33 moves, 1-0

At Board's end
Quinteros vs K Shirazi, 1978 
(E76) King's Indian, Four Pawns Attack, 25 moves, 1-0

Shrink the Queen, Krogius!
Krogius vs N Aratovsky, 1945 
(C41) Philidor Defense, 12 moves, 1-0

Bloody Good!
C Bloodgood vs M Haack, 1975 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 9 moves, 0-1

Blundering the Queen against the King
T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997 
(D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1

Molten Tigran
Petrosian vs Kotov, 1952 
(B50) Sicilian, 17 moves, 0-1

Kasparov "captures the brief moment"
Huebner vs Kasparov, 1992 
(D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 15 moves, 0-1

Young Garry Courts a Lady
E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979 
(E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1

A useful idea in the French
V Kirillov vs A S Blankstein, 1938 
(C04) French, Tarrasch, Guimard Main line, 10 moves, 0-1

Best game-to-pun-quality ratio
Gelfand vs Jobava, 2011 
(A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 29 moves, 1-0

The Two Teachers
S Agdestein vs Kasparov, 1989 
(A36) English, 24 moves, 0-1

Chamaeleo Vulgaris
Fischer vs R Garcia, 1970 
(A07) King's Indian Attack, 36 moves, 1-0

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