Game Pigeon Chess Stalemate

Wikipedia states that a stalemate is a situation in chess where the player whose turn it is to move has no legal moves but is not in check. Stalemate ends the game, with the result a draw. Often during the endgame the player who is behind in material seeks stalemate in order to avoid losing the game. Terminology clarification: the three-fold repetition of position is one of the ways for a game to be drawn. A stalemate (where an opponent has no legal moves on his turn) is another way for a game to be drawn.

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  • Part of Chess For Dummies Cheat Sheet In chess, check is an attack on an enemy king; this attack can’t be ignored. If the check can’t be neutralized, it is checkmate and the game is over. Stalemate occurs when one player has no legal moves, but his king isn’t in check.
  • Consider the stalemate: the point during a chess game in which the player is left with no legal move, and the game ends in a draw. The same term could describe the state of the U.S. Life insurance market, where carriers confront a coverage gap worth an estimated $16 trillion.
  • Stalemate with all the pieces on the board J Hohmeister vs T Frank, 1993 (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 12 moves, 1/2-1/2. A knight and pawn up, B can't find a way to avoid stalemate E Williams vs Harrwitz, 1846 (D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 84 moves, 1/2-1/2. A nice stalemate swindle in a knight ending Grischuk vs Judit Polgar, 2007.
  • White to play: It is a stalemate - it is White's turn, but White has no legal moves and is not in check. In this case, the game is a draw. It is a critical rule to know for various endgame positions that helps one side hold a draw. You can find out more about Stalemate on Wikipedia.
  • Stalemate: Stalemate is a situation in the game of chess where the player whose turn it is to move is not in check but has no legal move. The rules of chess provide that when stalemate occurs.

Game Pigeon Chess Stalemate Games

Amusing ending…but not for Black!
J A 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
A E Post vs 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 Murey, 1963
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

‘The trap of the Century’ –Evans
Larry 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 R 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 Rachels, 1989
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Drawing 'a la Anand'
Anand vs A 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 Judit Polgar, 1998
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Classic stalemate by the Queen
Portisch vs L Lengyel, 1964
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

W Fuller vs L G 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
Klinova vs D Spence, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

K Wockenfuss vs Ulf Andersson, 1977
(B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2

K A 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 Cespedes, 1980
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1

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

37 games

Chess Stalemate King

Amusing ending…but not for Black!
J A 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
A E Post vs 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 Murey, 1963
(D19) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, Dutch, 54 moves, 1/2-1/2

‘The trap of the Century’ –Evans
Larry 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 R 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 Rachels, 1989
(D20) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2

Drawing 'a la Anand'
Anand vs A 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 Judit Polgar, 1998
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Classic stalemate by the Queen
Portisch vs L Lengyel, 1964
(E41) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2

W Fuller vs L G 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
Klinova vs D Spence, 2006
(B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 42 moves, 1-0

K Wockenfuss vs Ulf Andersson, 1977
(B10) Caro-Kann, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2

K A 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 Cespedes, 1980
(C77) Ruy Lopez, 59 moves, 0-1

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

37 games