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Octavia's favourite draws
Compiled by Octavia
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I'm going to show yous more exciting draws than this one
Carlsen vs Nakamura, 2017 
(D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

brilliant from both sides
K Hamppe vs P Meitner, 1872 
(C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2

103 moves!
Lasker vs Ed. Lasker, 1924 
(C99) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 12...cd, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2

black created a fortress
G Kuzmin vs Polugaevsky, 1975 
(B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

zwischenzug: 25 Rf5
Gufeld vs L Espig, 1980 
(B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 28 moves, 1/2-1/2

missed zwischenzug 35 Be4
I Rudakovsky vs Kotov, 1940 
(E26) Nimzo-Indian, Samisch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2

stalemate lurking
Keres vs Kholmov, 1948 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2

stalemate threatened
Szabo vs Kholmov, 1965 
(E51) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

stalemate saves the game
G Kluger vs B Sandor, 1954 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

last wh move was careless
V Tomovic vs Vidmar, 1945 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

60...Rh2 61Kf3 Rxb2 patt
O Bernstein vs Smyslov, 1946 
(B73) Sicilian, Dragon, Classical, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2

64...h3!!!
Shirov vs Short, 2002
(C76) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, Fianchetto Variation, 72 moves, 1/2-1/2

Verkhovsky shows how complicated it is in his book
Tukmakov vs Karpov, 1973 
(B42) Sicilian, Kan, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

DRAW! by Verkhovsky p 120
Kasparov vs Tal, 1983 
(D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2

sac, sac & draw ÍÈ×Üß!
Smyslov vs Polugaevsky, 1961 
(E14) Queen's Indian, 29 moves, 1/2-1/2

Vasiukov vs Spassky, 1959 
(B02) Alekhine's Defense, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2

Heidenfeld
Hromadka vs Reti, 1914
(C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

M Basman vs Tal, 1974 
(A02) Bird's Opening, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2

Reuben Fine in Middle Game...
I A Horowitz vs A Bisguier, 1948 
(C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2

40 Rxf8!
Levenfish vs Flohr, 1947 
(C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2

35. Qxh6
Ragozin vs Levenfish, 1935 
(D48) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, Meran, 40 moves, 1/2-1/2

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