Longest Recorded Game: 269 moves (just to draw!)
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
Longest Decisive but Captureless Game: 31 moves
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
Shortest Decisive Tournament Game: 3 moves, black wins
Z Djordjevic vs M Kovacevic, 1984  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 3 moves, 0-1
Shortest 64-Square Game: In 81 moves every square was used
M Rantanen vs S Smiltiner, 1958  (E43) Nimzo-Indian, Fischer Variation, 87 moves, 1-0
Earliest Promoted Pawns: 4 queens by move 7
T Casper vs K Heckert, 1975  (B02) Alekhine's Defense, 23 moves, 1-0
Most Immobile King: 136 turns without moving
Mackenzie vs Mason, 1882  (C41) Philidor Defense, 144 moves, 1/2-1/2
Most Passed Pawns: 9, black had 5, white had 4
Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1
Most Adjacent Pawns on 7th Rank: 4 for black
F J Lee vs H W Shoosmith, 1904  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 61 moves, 0-1
Earliest Trapped Queen: Black's in 10 moves
Steinitz vs Bird, 1866  (C10) French, 12 moves, 1-0
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