42 Rf7-c7 1-0 Black c2-bishop is trapped on edge of the board
Carlsen vs Pelletier, 2011  (C10) French, 42 moves, 1-0
65 ... Nf6-h5+?? 66 Rb5xNh5+! Black h6-king trapped on h5
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
Nepomniachtchi vs A Moiseenko, 2013  (B30) Sicilian, 67 moves, 1-0
H Melkumyan vs C Balogh, 2013  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 30 moves, 1-0
118 ... Nf6-d7! leaves White a4-knight trapped on edge of board
K Szabo vs I Lysyj, 2012  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 132 moves, 0-1
19 Ne5-f3! 1-0 leaves Black h2-queen trapped on edge of board!
T Abrahamyan vs C Baginskaite, 2013  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 19 moves, 1-0
47 ... Nc6-b8! possible as 48 Na6xNb8 Bd5xb7 traps offside b8-N
Carlsen vs Anand, 2010  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 0-1
If now 46Qxh6, then ...R8a6 traps the white queen.
Leko vs Kramnik, 2004  (C42) Petrov Defense, 65 moves, 0-1
Y Wang vs Robson, 2013  (A04) Reti Opening, 32 moves, 1-0
43 ... Nc4-e5 f4->b8@e5+f6 blocks guard line to trapped b8-N
Caruana vs Adams, 2013  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 0-1
19 Bc4xf7+!,20 Ne5-c4 traps Black a5-queen on the edge of board
Botvinnik vs G Stepanov (Schneideman), 1931  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0
After 30.Nxa3, Black can play Rc8-c3 vanquishing the stale-mate
M Markov vs Aronian, 2013  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 29 moves, 0-1
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