Amusing ending…but not for Black!
J Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
An ending that could have been composed
Bird vs Englisch, 1883  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
The dance of the Rooks
E Post vs A Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
No Chiggy, 44…Qc7+ wasn’t just a “farewell check”
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Schlechter escapes again!
Schlechter vs Janowski, 1907  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
The poisoned Pawn
M Walter vs G Nagy, 1924  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 59 moves, 1/2-1/2
The carousel
Janowski vs Gruenfeld, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
‘You loose you precious passed pawn or I get stalemated’
Keres vs Kholmov, 1948  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2
The false pin
I A Horowitz vs M Pavey, 1951  (E17) Queen's Indian, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Not a piece of cake after all
Reshevsky vs Geller, 1953  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stalemated in the center
V F Titenko vs J Murey, 1963  (D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2
‘The trap of the Century’ –Evans
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
A good refuge
Y Nikolaevsky vs Taimanov, 1967  (A10) English, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
…you were saying, Garry?
Kasparov vs N McDonald, 1986  (E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Don't take the Rook!!
M Apicella vs Lautier, 1986  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
Nice stalemate net
Miles vs S Rachels, 1989  (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
Drawing 'a la Anand'
Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
Beautiful stalemate combination
S Boyd vs T Glimbrant, 1992  (C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2
Stalemate with all pieces on board
J Hohmeister vs T Frank, 1993  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2
75.Qf3????
Karpov vs J Polgar, 1998  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2
Classic stalemate by the Queen 52 f4??
Portisch vs Lengyel, 1964  (E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2
W E Fuller vs L Basin, 1992  (A80) Dutch, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
The drawing master is swindled with a drawing trap
Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1906  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2
Znosko-Borovsky vs Salwe, 1907  (C54) Giuoco Piano, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2
Missed combination
M Klinova vs D Spence, 2006  (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0
K Wockenfuss vs Andersson, 1977  (B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2
86 Qe1 wins
C Walbrodt vs Charousek, 1896  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 86 moves, 1/2-1/2
Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Kluger vs B Sandor, 1954  (A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
A Romero Holmes vs B Kantsler, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2
Missed stalemate combination
W Wittmann vs A Rodriguez, 1980  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1
J Pribyl vs A Ornstein, 1977  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
Blackburne vs Winawer, 1892  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 51 moves, 1/2-1/2
Najdorf vs R A Redolfi, 1959  (E59) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Main line, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2
Outrageous swindle
W Fairhurst vs T Tylor, 1929  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 38 moves, 1/2-1/2
G Danielsson vs W Lange, 1952  (A49) King's Indian, Fianchetto without c4, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2
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