white 86s this one at move 86
M Taleb vs A Kakageldyev, 1998  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 127 moves, 0-1
queen vs rook-but no win for black
Gelfand vs Svidler, 2001  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 129 moves, 1/2-1/2
2 knight vs pawn---Secretariat and Seabisquit
I Rogers vs M Gurevich, 1993  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 95 moves, 0-1
rook plus pawn beats knight in 130 moves
R C Balinas vs Benjamin, 1978  (E00) Queen's Pawn Game, 130 moves, 1-0
2 bishops vs a knight-what a fine chase
S Manotas vs H van Riemsdijk, 2001  (C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 126 moves, 0-1
two endings for the price of one: {PP vs R} and {Q vs R}
L Knutsson vs J Ragnarsson, 2000  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 125 moves, 0-1
underpromotion+NN vs PPP
Taimanov vs B Milic, 1956  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2
several great "endings" in one game:PP vs R;QvsR
M V Lambshire vs A R Thomas, 1968  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 106 moves, 1-0
Queen vs Rook-white unable to win.
Kindij vs Ivkov, 1951  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 132 moves, 1/2-1/2
black wins! 86 moves!
Lisitsin vs Levenfish, 1948  (A15) English, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
123 moves at Hastings!
Blackburne vs Albin, 1895  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 123 moves, 1-0
bishop and knight vs knight-112 moves-draw
Azmaiparashvili vs Dominguez Perez, 2004  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 112 moves, 1/2-1/2
a pitfall in the eighties (move, that is)
Xu Yuanyuan vs I Charkhalashvili, 2001  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 88 moves, 0-1
rope-a-dope queen and pawn can't beat rook and pawn
Averbakh vs Bondarevsky, 1948  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
182 moves-but nominally drawn for over 100 moves!!
Nakamura vs Zhu Chen, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 182 moves, 1/2-1/2
A very skillful game-nice ending
Dominguez Perez vs Vescovi, 2005  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 74 moves, 1-0
White wins tough R+B vs R ending
P Carlsson vs G Burgess, 2002  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 132 moves, 1-0
bb+p vs R+P---103 moves
A Vouldis vs V Malakhov, 1995  (B27) Sicilian, 103 moves, 0-1
the bad bishop becomes the inadequate bishop
Nakamura vs T Hillarp Persson, 2005  (C02) French, Advance, 100 moves, 1-0
a supermarathon at 193 moves.
Y Stepak vs Y Mashian, 1980  (E19) Queen's Indian, Old Main line, 9.Qxc3, 193 moves, 1-0
Short puts rook in harm's way after move 120
Short vs Krasenkow, 2004  (B33) Sicilian, 122 moves, 0-1
rook + bishop versus rook----171 moves!!
Nijboer vs S Volkov, 2005  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 171 moves, 0-1
Karpov gets beaten by brilliant finale!
Karpov vs G Needleman, 2005  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 96 moves, 0-1
King + Pawn vs King=191 moves to a draw
Seirawan vs Xu Jun, 1988  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 191 moves, 1/2-1/2
Bishop and knight mate--in 117 moves
Miles vs Z Sturua, 1993  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 117 moves, 0-1
two knights defeat two pawns
D Gurevich vs R Rowley, 1990  (A17) English, 120 moves, 1-0
first ever 100 mover--with a classic rivalry
La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (C51) Evans Gambit, 100 moves, 1-0
Q vs 2P-a strange draw
Ziatdinov vs Blatny, 2003  (B06) Robatsch, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
longest game of 1985
Miles vs Panno, 1985  (A53) Old Indian, 154 moves, 1/2-1/2
Rook + two pawns hold off Queen + two pawns
Salov vs Korchnoi, 1997  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 81 moves, 1/2-1/2
Tal and Korchnoi agree to draw after 132
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1956  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 132 moves, 1/2-1/2
mate after a very long struggle
V Osnos vs Aronin, 1956  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 114 moves, 1-0
Q vs R-need to force zugzwang
P Lafuente vs H H Hernandez, 2004  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 119 moves, 0-1
Happy New Year! 147 mover in 2007
N Pert vs M Peek, 2006  (A80) Dutch, 147 moves, 1-0
Yates wins game with Lucena Winning position
L Dewing vs Yates, 1924  (C87) Ruy Lopez, 101 moves, 0-1
Rook plus pawn vs knight.-79 moves
Saint-Amant vs Staunton, 1843  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 79 moves, 1-0
a rare 2R +B vs Q ending-sans pawns
Rybka vs Zappa, 2007  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 180 moves, 0-1
a flash end to a drawn endgame
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2
R+R+B unable to mate vs Q+P
I Rubene vs E Jiretorn, 2001  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 106 moves, 1/2-1/2
white misses a stalemate trap and it costs him half a point
B Dikarev vs R Pelts, 1964  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 106 moves, 0-1
Tal vs Botvinnik-121 moves to a draw
Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 121 moves, 1/2-1/2
Wc game goes 119 moves to a draw
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 119 moves, 1/2-1/2
Lasker vs Janowski the challenger's only true good game
Lasker vs Janowski, 1910  (D60) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 101 moves, 1/2-1/2
a stalemate trap ends this gem
Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007  (E15) Queen's Indian, 215 moves, 1/2-1/2
here's an odd ending for a WC game
Petrosian vs Botvinnik, 1963  (E17) Queen's Indian, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
game 5 of first WC match-Petrosian v Spassky
Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (B14) Caro-Kann, Panov-Botvinnik Attack, 79 moves, 1/2-1/2
168 laps...a whimsical one
H Wolf vs Duras, 1907  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 168 moves, 1-0
white misses a win in this complex endgame.
Bogoljubov vs G A Thomas, 1922  (C73) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
spraggett wins in 119!
K Spraggett vs D Hergott, 1994  (A26) English, 119 moves, 1-0
161 to a decision!
Duras vs Janowski, 1911  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 161 moves, 0-1
Fischer's longest game...a win.
Yanofsky vs Fischer, 1962  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 112 moves, 0-1
Fischer's longest loss (only73 moves)
Fischer vs Keres, 1962  (C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 73 moves, 0-1
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