7:7
K Hulak vs C Gabriel, 1997 (A00) Uncommon Opening, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
7:7 left
E Delmar vs S Sharp, 1908  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
Longest decisive game without a capture: 31 moves
R Nuber vs R Keckeisen, 1994  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 31 moves, 1-0
longest NO CAPTURE game
A Filipowicz vs P Smederevac, 1966  (C00) French Defense, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
N Yakubboev vs E Chimbamu, 2016  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 33 moves, 1-0
R Calvo Minguez vs Karpov, 1973  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 35 moves, 0-1
No capture at all
A Nimzowitsch vs Tarrasch, 1925  (A20) English, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2
stale#
J Hohmeister vs T Frank, 1993  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
M Yudovich Sr vs N Riumin, 1934  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2
94 bxc5
K Rogoff vs A H Williams, 1969  (A56) Benoni Defense, 106 moves, 1/2-1/2
7:7
E Najer vs D Anton Guijarro, 2017 (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
14 moves only
O T Unnsteinsson vs R Luu, 2014  (C00) French Defense, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
V Fedoseev vs D Andreikin, 2017  (C18) French, Winawer, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2
7:7
Ivanchuk vs Dolmatov, 2001 (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2
Anand vs Kramnik, 2012  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
until 74...f5
M Elyashiv vs P Evtifeev, 1909  (C66) Ruy Lopez, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2
You got to be kidding me.
Rapport vs Ding Liren, 2017  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 11 moves, 1/2-1/2
S Zhigalko vs R Svane, 2017 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2
recently
Vachier-Lagrave vs Aronian, 2019 (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
115 moves and neither side lost a pawn!
Z Zhang vs G Timoscenko, 2002  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2
K Allen vs L Wu, 2019 (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
Botvinnik vs Taimanov, 1953  (E46) Nimzo-Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2
Niemann vs S Maze, 2020  (E47) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 O-O 5.Bd3, 22 moves, 1-0
Korchnoi vs P Puig Pulido, 1956  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 41 moves, 1-0
Ivkov vs R Byrne, 1969  (E66) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Yugoslav Panno, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
no capture at all - TIME
Jakovenko vs Kovalenko, 2016  (E70) King's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0
A Mastrovasilis vs G Kanakaris, 2010 (E97) King's Indian, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2
16 fully blockaded
V Bogdanov vs G Tringov, 1990  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2
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