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Jovan Petronic:

Drawing in style

FIDE (World Chess Federation) in its
Actual Handbook online (www.fide.com),
under section "E-Miscellaneous - E.I.01A."
archives the text of the FIDE Laws of
Chess. The latest version of the FIDE
Laws of Chess was adopted at the 79th
FIDE Congress in 2008 and is in effect
since 1st July 2009.
In "Article 1, 1.2" it is stated that "The
objective of each player is to place the
opponent's King 'under attack' in such a
way that the opponent has no legal move."
However, as not always is one of the
players able to achieve the ultimate
objective (checkmate), "1.3" continues
with "If the position is such that neither
player can possibly checkmate, the game is
drawn."
"Article 5" deals with "The Completion of
the Game" and defines the five basic ways
a game of chess may end in a draw:
a) stalemate,
b) insufficient remaining pieces to produce
a checkmate,
c) agreement between players during the
game,
d) three-fold repetition, and
e) at least 50 consecutive moves played
without either a pawn movement or any
piece capture.
Once the main objective (checkmate) is not
within one's reach (with this being
independent on each players' level of chess
expertise), the expert chess player often
(but not always) turns their attention
towards the next in line objective - draw.
With Chess keeping up with progressive
trends, more factors and situations may
influence an individual game of chess (or a
team chess match) ending in a draw.
My FIDE TRG November 2011 survey
will now attempt to keep your attention
with a number of amazing and instructive
game fragments from recorded practice

(source: ChessBase MEGA database
2011), on the chess phenomenon of -
stalemate.
A stalemate is basically a situation where
the player in turn is not in check and has
no legal moves to continue the game with,
ending the game with a draw result. In the
endgame, stalemate awareness and
knowledge becomes a powerful resource
that may enable a player having an inferior
position to maneuver the game into a draw.
The stalemate has a rich historical
background, with its related rules being
standardized as a draw only in the 19th
century.
By ending the game, the stalemate,
similarly to a checkmate, whether resulting
intentionally or unintentionally, may
produce instant and lasting emotions with
both the chess players experiencing it
while playing, and also with all reviewing
stalemates.
I opted for 25 classical chess games
fragments overview, in ascending year of
individual unique appearances. I hope you
enjoy these as much as I did and also find
them useful for training purposes. Each
game fragment is annotated with text,
variation, and symbol commentary, with
each having its purpose and reason for
being there

.

Congdon J. A. : Delmar E.
New York 1880
XIIIIIIIIY
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White is of course lost, but in no mood to
resign the game. His strong determination
and will to survive, assisted by Black's
moment of loss of concentration, produced
one of the oldest recorded stalemates.
Black continues well.
34...h6!

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34...Df6? 35.Df6 Tc8=.
35.Tf8 Df8 36.De4 Dd8
36...Dd6 37.Kg2 d3 38.De8 Kh7 39.De1
d2 40.Dd1 Dc6 41.Kf2 Dc1 42.Df3 Dc2!–
+ (42...d1D?? 43.De4=).
37.Dd3! b4! 38.Kg2 a5
38...Dd5 39.Kf2 b3–+.
39.Kf2 a4 40.Ke2 a3 41.Db3 d3 42.Kd2
Dd4 43.Kd1!? Dc3??
Stalemate Alert! 43...Da1 44.Kd2 Db2–+.
44.Dg8!! Kg8 ½.

Bird H. : Englisch B.
London 1883
XIIIIIIIIY
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39.Te8?
39.Se3±.
39...Th5!
39...Te8? 40.Sf6+-.
40.Kg1 Te8 41.Sf6
Stalemate Alert!
41...Th1!!
Drawing in style! 41...Te1= 42.Kf2 Thh1
(42...Tf1 43.Kf1 Tf5=) 43.Th7!?=
(43.Ta8=).
42.Kh1
42.Kf2?? Tf8–+.
42...Te1 43.Kh2 Th1!! 44.Kh1 ½.

Schallopp E. : Paulsen W.
Nassengrund 1888
XIIIIIIIIY
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75.Ke4!
Active play in a theoretically (but not
necessarily practically) drawn endgame is
always worth a word of praise.
75...Ld2
75...Lg5 76.Kf3=.
76.Kf3 Kf5 77.Kg2 Kg4 78.Kh1 Kf3
79.Kh2
79.Kg1= … Lf4 80.Kh1!= (80.Kf1? Le3!–
+ (80...Lh2–+) … 81.Ke1 Lg5 82.Kf1
Le3–+.
79...Lf4 80.Kh1
With no hope of winning the endgame,
with White displaying essential knowledge
of the defence technique, Black decides to
force a stalemate.
80...Kf2 81.g6 hg6 ½.

Janowski D. : Mieses J.
Paris 1895
XIIIIIIIIY
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This ending is drawn, with best play by
both sides. White anyway gives it their
best shot to win.
46.g4! h4!
46...hg4? 47.hg4+-.
47.g5 Kf5! 48.Kd5 Kg5 49.Kc4 Kf4
50.Kd4 Kg3 51.Ke3
With a number of different ways to end the
game in a draw, White opts for a stalemate
version. 51.c4. The pawn race ends without
a winner: 51...Kh3 52.c5 Kg3 (52...Kg4?
53.c6+-; 52...Kg2=) 53.c6 h3 54.c7 h2
55.c8D h1D=.
51...Kh3 52.Kf3
52.c4 Kg3 53.c5 h3=.
52...Kh2 53.Kf2
53.c4 h3 54.Kf2!÷ (54.c5? Kg1 55.c6 h2
56.c7 h1D–+).
53...h3 54.c4
54.Kf1 Kg3÷ (54...Kh1=).
54...Kh1 55.c5 h2

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Stalemate Alert! 55...Kh2? "Playing a
fool", in a wishful hope of a stalemate
anyway, would have serious consequences
after best play by White: 56.c6+- … Kh1
57.c7 h2 Stalemate Alert! 58.Kg3!
(58.c8D?=; 58.Ke2+-) 58...Kg1 59.c8D
h1D 60.Dc1#.
56.c6
56.Kf1=. ½.

Burn A. : Pillsbury H.
Vienna 1898
XIIIIIIIIY
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Let's not forget the basic stalemate defence
idea in the K+P vs. K endgame.
82...Kg8!
82...Ke8? 83.Kg7+-.
83.f7 Kf8 84.Kf6 ½.

Napier W. : Marshall F.
New York 1896
XIIIIIIIIY
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In a technically lost position, Black finds
an amazing chance to save the game.
69...Kh2!!
69...Kg2 70.Dd5! Kh2 (70...Kg1?
71.Dd1+-) 71.De5 g3 72.Kf3 Kh1 73.Dh8
Kh2 (73...h2 74.Dh3+-) 74.Kg4+-;
69...h2 70.Dd3 Kg2 (70...Kh4 71.Kf2+-)
71.De4+-.
70.Kf2?
70.De5! Kg2 (70...g3 71.Kf3! Kh1 72.Dh8
Kh2 73.Kg4+-; 70...Lg3 71.De4+-)

71.De4! Kg3 72.Kf1+- … La7 73.Dd3+-.
70...g3!=
With best play by both sides, the game
must end in a draw now.
71.Kf3 g2 72.De2 Kh1!
72...Kg1? 73.Kg3+- … Kh1 74.Df3!
(74.Kh3?? g1S!=).
73.Kg3 g1D 74.Kh3 De3!!
74...Dg4?? 75.Kg4+- (75.Dg4??=);
74...Df2?? 75.Dd1 Dg1 76.Df3+-.
75.De3 ½.

Znosko Borovsky E. : Salwe G.
Ostend 1907
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The endgame is drawn. Its finale is most
instructive.
44...f2
44...Th2 45.Kf1 Th6 46.Ta8!? Th7
47.Tb8=.
45.Kf1 Kf3
Stalemate Alert!
46.Ta8!! Ta8
46...Te2? 47.Ta3+-.
47.h8D!
Note how the newly promoted White
Queen multitasks in controling the a1–
square. 47.h8T?? Ta1#.
47...Th8! ½.

Schlechter C. : Wolf H.
Nuremberg 1906
XIIIIIIIIY
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White "must win", but good technique, and
of course, "stalemate alertness" are still
necessary.
48.Tg5! Kf3! 49.Tf5
49.h4…Ta3 50.Tg7 Tb3 51.Kh2 Tb4
52.Kh3+-; 49.Tg7?? Ta1#.
49...Ke3 50.Tf7 g5! 51.Tf5 g4 52.Tf1 Ta3
53.Tb1! Kf3!!
In preparation of an amazing stalemate
idea.
54.b5! Te3! 55.b6??
55.Kh1+- …Te7 56.b6 Tb7 57.Kg1+-
(57.Tb4 Kf2 58.Tg4 Tb6 59.Tf4 Ke3
60.Kg2+-).
55...Te1!! 56.Te1 ½.

Schlechter C. : Janowski D.
Ostend 1907
XIIIIIIIIY
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With the modern existence of "6-man
tablebases", such an ending is "officially"
classified as a "theoretical" one. Chess
players of all levels of expertise may,
however, still contribute to the many
artistic aspects of the game. Only two
moves lead to a draw.
72.Tg4!
72.Tf3! …Ta5! 73.Kh2 (73.Th3? Th5–+)
73...Th5 74.Ta3=.
72...Kh5! 73.Tg3!
Any other defence would lose.
73...Kh4 74.Tg6! Ta1 75.Kh2 Ta2
76.Kh1!
76.Kg1? Tg2!–+.
76...Tg2
Stalemate Alert! 76...Ta7 77.Kh2=
(77.Kg1=).
77.Th6!! gh6
77...Kg4 78.Th4! (78.Th3? Tg1!–+
(78...Tg3–+) …79.Kh2 Th1–+) 78...Kg3
79.Th3!=; 77...Kg3 78.Th3!=. ½.

Maliutin B. : - Gregory B.
Breslau 1912
XIIIIIIIIY
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White is nearing the moment of Black's
resignation, and "only" in need of good
technique. Instead, we shall soon witness
Black's eye-catching combination leading
to a memorable stalemate.
42...Lc4! 43.Tg5 Kh4!
Stalemate Alert!
44.Tc4?
44.Sd2!+- …Td2 (…44...Kg5 45.Sf3+-)
45.Tc5!+-.
44...Th1!! 45.Kh1 Tc1!! 46.Kh2
46.Tc1=.
46...Th1!! 47.Kh1 ½.

Jacobsen E. : Spielmann R.
Copenhagen 1923
XIIIIIIIIY
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Chess masters of today might agree to a
draw here. Recreational and amateur
tournament players can opt to play on, as
one practical chance, and especially when
with rapid and blitz time controls, still does
exist.
73.Ke7!
73.Kf5!? Kf8 74.Kg4 Kg8! 75.Kg5 Kh8
76.h6 Kg8!=.
73...Kh8 74.h6! Kg8!
74...gh6? 75.Kf7+- (75.Kf8+-).
75.h7 Kh8 76.Kd6!? ½.

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Tartakower S. : Spielmann R.
Vienna 1913
XIIIIIIIIY
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This endgame features one of the first
recorded instances of a spectator-friendly
stalemate idea which involves a Knight
sacrifice.
57.Sh1 Kg2 58.Ke2!? Kh1! 59.Kf1
59.Kf2. ½.

Tartakower S. : Vajda A.
Vienna 1921
XIIIIIIIIY
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Knowing your stalemates will increase
own practical performances when
defending materially imbalanced
endgames. For the record, any Black move
draws, with best play by both sides.
71...Tc1! 72.Ta2 Tc7! 73.Kd8 Td7!!
Drawing in style!
74.Kd7 ½.

Brinckmann : John W.
Hamburg 1921
XIIIIIIIIY
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9+-+-+-+K0
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Heavy artillery is still at large, thus careful
play is needed to end the game with its
logical conclusion. As we are about to see,
Black was not careful enough.
37...Tg7!
Stalemate Alert!
38.Te8!
38.Db8?? Db8 39.Te8 De8–+.
38...Ke8??
38...Kf7! 39.Tf8! Kg6!–+ (39...Kf8??
40.Db8!!=).
39.Db8!! Db8 ½.

Cancelliere G. : Seitz J.
Trieste 1923
XIIIIIIIIY
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The edge pawn might deserve its one
diagram. Black winning chances remain
with wishful thinking only.
66...Kg3 67.Kg1 Kf3!? 68.Kh2
68.Kf1? knowledge of "King opposition"
fails here. 68...h2–+.
68...Kg4 69.Kh1 Kg3 70.Kg1 h2 71.Kh1
Stalemate Alert!
71...Kh3
Black can only be "happy" with their kept
material advantage, but not more. 1/2-.

Walter M. : Nagy G.
Gyor 1924
XIIIIIIIIY
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White stands better. The path to a win, if
any, is still a long way ahead. We are about

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to see a beautiful stalemate combination
unleashed by Black.
56.Dc8
56.Lg5± …Ta3?? 57.Lh6 Ke8 58.Dc8#+-.
56...De8 57.Da6?
"Greed in a good cause is still greed".
Black's a6-pawn was of no practical value
to begin with. White King safety concerns
rise, with the White Queen positioned far
away.
57...Th3!! 58.Kh3 De6!! 59.De6 ½.

Nimzowitsch A. : Davidson J.
Semmering 1926
XIIIIIIIIY
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White needs to defend. He does so in a
most attractive way:
64.Sf6! h5
64...Lg3 65.Sh7=.
65.Sd5 Kf2!?
65...Lg3 66.Se7=.
66.Sf6! Lg3 67.Se4! fe4
An amusing sequence of good moves, also
ending in a draw, may happen after:
67...Ke3 68.Sg3 f4 69.Sf1 Ke2! 70.Kg2! f3
71.Kg1= …f2 72.Kg2 Ke1 73.Sg3 g5!!
74.hg5 h4 75.Sf1 h3 76.Kh2! Kf1 77.g6
Ke2 78.g7 f1D 79.g8D= ½.

Janowski D. : Gruenfeld E.
Marienbad 1925
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58...Tb3?

Faced with material losses, Black is
distracted from their winning plan (passed
pawns should be pushed!). 58...g5–+;
58...h4–+.
59.Ka4 Tb2?
Stalemate Alert! 59...Tf3 60.Tb6 h4
61.Tc6 h3 62.Tc2 g5–+.
60.Td7!
60.Tg6?? b5–+ (60...Tb4!?–+).
60...Kh6
60...Kh8 61.Th7!=.
61.Th7! Kg5
61...Kh7=.
62.Th5! Kf6 63.Tf5! Kg7
63...Ke6 64.Tf6=.
64.Tf7! Kh6 65.Th7! Kg5 66.Th5! gh5 ½.

Trifunovic P. : O'Kelly A.
Hilversum 1947
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Another important to know endgame, with
the main line resulting in a stalemate.
55...f4!= 56.Lf1 Kb7 57.Ke5 Ld7 58.Kf4
Lc6!
Black knows the target: stalemate on the
h8-square.
59.Kg4 Lf3! 60.Kf3 Kc7 61.Kf4 Kd7
62.Kf5 Ke7 63.Lc4 Ke8 64.Kf6 Kf8
65.Kg6 Ke7 66.Kg7 Ke8 67.Le6 Ke7
68.Lf7 Kd7 69.Kf6 Kd8 70.Ke6 Kc8
71.Ke7 Kc7 72.Ld5 Kc8 73.Lc6 Kc7
74.Ld7 Kb7 75.Kd6 Kb8 76.La4 Kc8
77.Ke6 Kd8 78.Kf6 Kc7 79.Kg5 Kd8
79...Kb6?? 80.Kh4+-; 79...Kd6=.
80.Kh4 Ke7! 81.Kg5 Kf8
81...Kf7=.
82.Kh6 Kg8!
Black King arrives just in time to prevent
promotion.
83.Lb3 Kh8! 84.h4 ½.

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Kotov A. : Chekhover V.
Leningrad 1938
XIIIIIIIIY
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60...a2
A typical pattern recognition move. Black
realizes the stalemate pattern which does
not inlcude an extra pawn, so he deicided
to play it safe and transpose into a familiar
position. 60...f4 61.c7 f3 62.c8D f2=.
61.Ka2
61.Kb2?=.
61...f4 62.c7 f3 63.c8D f2 64.Dg8 Kh2
65.Dc4 Kg2 66.De2! Kg1!
66...Kh1?? 67.Df1!+-.
67.Dg4 Kh1
67...Kh2=; 67...Kf1? Its never too late to
lose. 68.Kb2+- …Ke1 69.Dg3! Ke2
70.Dg2! Ke1 71.Kc2!+- …f1D 72.Dd2#!
68.Df3 Kg1 69.Dg3 Kh1 70.Df2 ½.

Horowitz I. : Pavey M.
New York 1951
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White is pretty much lost, but the game
continues.
74...Dc1
74...Dg1 75.Kh3 Ta3 76.De2 Dh1!
(76...Kb6–+ …77.Kh4 Dh2#) 77.Kg3 Df3
(77...Tf3–+) 78.Df3 Tf3 79.Kf3 b3–+.
75.De2 Df4 76.Kh3 Df3??
76...Kd7–+.
77.Df3 Ta3 78.Kh4!!

A miraculous save by White. Black has no
choice but to end the game with stalemate.
78...Tf3 ½.

Martin R. : Pomar A.
Hollywood 1952
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The pawn endgame is drawn. Black is
playing for a win.
35.a4 Kd5 36.h3 f6 37.g4 fg4 38.hg4 c5
39.Kf3 Kd6 40.Ke4 Ke6
40...g6=.
41.Kf3 f5! 42.g5!
42.Kg3? Kd5!–+ …43.gf5 Ke4 44.Kg4
Kd3 45.Kg5 Ke3! 46.Kg4 Kf2! 47.Kh4
Kf3 48.Kg5 Kg3! 49.f6 gf6 50.Kf6 Kf4
51.Ke6 Ke4 52.Kd6 Kd3–+; 42.gf5 Kf5
43.Ke3 Kg4 44.Ke4 g6!–+.
42...Kf7 43.Kg3 Kg6 44.Kf3
44.Kh4.
44...Kh5 45.Kg3 g6!? 46.Kh3!
Forcing stalemate was the only way to
avoid a loss. ½.

Bannik A. : Ragozin V.
Riga 1952
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78...h4!=
78...g4? 79.Kd2+- …h4 80.Ke2 Kg2
81.Tf4! Kg3 82.Ta4 h3 83.Kf1! h2
84.Ta3+-; 78...Kg2? 79.Tf2+- (79.Td1+-) ;
78...d1D? 79.Td1+-.
79.Tg1 Kh2!

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79...Kh3? 80.Kf2!+- …Kh2 (…80...g4?
81.Th1#) 81.Td1! g4 82.Td2 g3 83.Kf3!
Kh1 84.Td4! g2 85.Th4 Kg1 86.Tg4+-.
80.Tf1 Kg3
80...g4=; 80...Kg2=; 80...h3? 81.Kf3+-.
81.Tg1 Kh2! 82.Kf2 h3
82...g4=.
83.Tb1
83.Td1 g4 84.Td2 g3! 85.Kf3! (85.Kf1?
g2–+ Yes, Black can win, too.) 85...g2!
86.Kg4! Kh1 87.Td1!=.
83...g4 84.Td1 g3 85.Kf3
85.Ke3?=.
85...g2 86.Kf2! g1D! 87.Tg1 d1S!?
87...d1D 88.Td1=.
88.Td1
88.Kf1 Se3= (88...Sf2!?= …89.Kf2=) ½.

Danielsson G. : Lange W.
Helsinki 1952
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-tr-mk0
9+-+-+-+p0
9-+-+-wq-zP0
9zp-zp-+-+-0
9P+P+-zP-tR0
9+P+-+QzP-0
9-+-+-zPK+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
49...Tg8!
Much better than resigning the game, as
we shall soon see.
50.Dd5?
Setting a small trap, which backfires big.
Stalemate Alert! 50.Th5+-; 50.Tg4+-.
50...Tg3!!=
50...Dh4 51.De5!+- (‹51.Dg8+-).
51.Kf1
51.fg3 Db2! 52.Kh3 Dh2! 53.Kg4 Dh4!
54.Kf5 Df4! 55.Ke6 Df6! 56.Kd7 Dd8!
57.Kc6 Db6!; 51.Kg3 Dh4! 52.Kf3 Df4!
53.Ke2 Df2! 54.Kd3 Dd2! 55.Ke4 Df4!=.
51...Da1! 52.Ke2 Te3! 53.Ke3
53.fe3 De1! 54.Kf3 De3! 55.Kg4 Df4!
56.Kh5 Dg5!=.
53...Dc1??
53...De1!=.
54.Kf3??
54.Dd2+-.
54...De3! 55.Ke3 ½.

Petrosian T. : Keres P.
Garga 1953
XIIIIIIIIY
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-mkP+p0
9-+P+-+-+0
9+-+-vl-+-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+KzP-0
9-+-+-+-+0
9+-+-+-+-0
xiiiiiiiiy
51.c7! Lc7 52.f8D! Kf8 53.g4! h6 54.Kg2!
Kf7 55.Kh1!
Demonstrating superior endgame
stalemate-related knowledge.
55...Kf6 56.Kg2 Kg5 57.Kh1 Kf6
57...Kg4?=.
58.Kg2 Kg5 59.Kh1 Kf4 60.Kg2 Lb6
61.Kh1 Kg3!?
Basically forcing a stalemate (in style!) in
a drawn endgame.
62.g5 hg5 ½.