13 .. c6-c5?? cuts off the Black a3-queen's retreat along a3-f8 B Finegold vs D Kuljasevic, 2009  (D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 15 moves, 1-0 28 Nf3-g5?? commit White e5-rook to square with little mobility B Jacobsen vs Chernin, 2009  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 29 moves, 0-1 22 Bd3-f1?? Black f5-bishop controls the d3-,c2-flight squares I Krush vs A Zatonskih, 2009  (D56) Queen's Gambit Declined, 28 moves, 0-1 White a7-queen is trapped after the quiet move 27 ... Rc6! Pelletier vs Carlsen, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 35 moves, 0-1 16 Nd4?? b4! traps the White c3-knight which has NO RETREAT C Richter vs Aronian, 2004  (D44) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 16 moves, 0-1 15 QxRa8? just begs Kasparov to trap the White queen; he does Vladimirov vs Kasparov, 2001  (E53) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, 23 moves, 0-1 18 ... Nh5?? 19 Ne4! traps Black d6-queen which has NO RETREAT! J Snowden vs S Chevannes, 2006  (B10) Caro-Kann, 19 moves, 1-0 After 9 ... N8d7?, the Black b6-knight has NO RETREAT(!) Botvinnik vs M Yudovich Sr, 1933  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 23 moves, 1-0 17 Qxh7? f5! blocks only line of retreat b1-h7 of White queen Sveshnikov vs T Batchuluun, 2006  (C02) French, Advance, 36 moves, 0-1 29 Nc6! blocks only line of retreat of Black a4-queen a tempo Capablanca vs Golombek, 1939  (E34) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, Noa Variation, 29 moves, 1-0 39 ... Nf4! covers g2-flight square of White h4-knight, trapped Tomashevsky vs S Novikov, 2007 (B06) Robatsch, 39 moves, 0-1 20 Bxg5?? Black g5-pawn taboo since 20 - f6, 21 - g5 traps B Carlsen vs Anand, 2007  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 40 moves, 0-1 36 ... a5?? leaves Black b4-queen with NO RETREAT Korchnoi vs E Secchi, 1960  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 38 moves, 1-0 20 Qf4?? Be5! takes away queen's retreat along b8-h2 diagonal T Shaked vs Kasparov, 1997  (D85) Grunfeld, 20 moves, 0-1 27 Ne3xg4?? h7-h5! traps White g4-knight which has NO RETREAT Bondarevsky vs Smyslov, 1946  (C85) Ruy Lopez, Exchange Variation Doubly Deferred (DERLD), 42 moves, 0-1 51 - Nc4-d2?? 52 Ra1-d1! traps Black knight, it has NO RETREAT Grischuk vs Svidler, 2006  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 63 moves, 1-0 14 a3! traps Black b4-knight since b4-square is not an outpost Karjakin vs F Bindrich, 2007  (E17) Queen's Indian, 14 moves, 1-0 39 f3! traps Black g4-knight since g4-square is not an outpost Morozevich vs Lputian, 2007  (C18) French, Winawer, 40 moves, 1-0 Yet another queen trapped on edge of board, allows repetition Rublevsky vs Ponomariov, 2007  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2 22 ... Ne5-f7 Tal almost traps the White h6-queen on the h-file A Parnas vs Tal, 1949  (C91) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 33 moves, 0-1 White a5-queen gets into trouble on edge of board, perishes Kramnik vs E Ubilava, 1992  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 21 moves, 0-1 38 ... f7-f6?? leaves Black d5-knight with no flight square S Savchenko vs A Kogan, 2000  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 1-0 20 ... Be7-g5! and yet another White queen is trapped on h-file E Paoli vs Andersson, 1973  (B49) Sicilian, Taimanov Variation, 40 moves, 0-1 56 Qd4-h4? Re7-e4! White fatally weakens position to save queen Korchnoi vs Karpov, 1978  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 61 moves, 0-1 19 Rc1? restricts White b1-queen to b1-h7 diagonal, 19 ... Bf5! Smyslov vs Gligoric, 1959  (E61) King's Indian, 18 moves, 0-1 39 Ng5-f7+!, 40 Ne6-f4 trap Black h5-rook on the edge of board Kasparov vs Shirov, 2004  (C80) Ruy Lopez, Open, 40 moves, 1-0 31 e6-e7 cuts off retreat of Black h4-queen, 32 Rf1-h1 harvests La Bourdonnais vs McDonnell, 1834  (C51) Evans Gambit, 32 moves, 1-0 16 f2-f4?? f7-f5! traps White e4-queen which has NO RETREAT(!) Pelletier vs Mamedyarov, 2007  (D94) Grunfeld, 26 moves, 0-1 28 Qd3xa6!! tactic based on limited mobility of Black b7-queen Petrosian vs Psakhis, 1982  (A34) English, Symmetrical, 34 moves, 1-0 14 Qb7xc6?? Rb8-b6! traps White Lady which has NO RETREAT(!) Harikrishna vs X Bu, 2007  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 0-1 54 Nc4-b6! Black d7-bishop has no flight square and is lost Ivanchuk vs Leko, 2007  (B31) Sicilian, Rossolimo Variation, 55 moves, 1-0 17 d4-d5!! followed by Nb6-a4, Rc1-a1 would trap Black a2-queen Rublevsky vs I Hera, 2007  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 59 Bg6-h7?? Ke6-f6! traps the White h7-bishop on edge of board Anand vs Kamsky, 2007  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 59 moves, 0-1 37 ... Be4-d5! traps offside White a5-knight on edge of board Shirov vs Anand, 2007 (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 41 moves, 0-1 22 .. Ba6-c4! White b3-queen forced onto c-file, into discovery Ivanchuk vs Nisipeanu, 2007  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 22 moves, 0-1 27 ... f6! 28 Ne5-d3 blocks retreat of White a6-bishop on a6-f1 Z Kozul vs Topalov, 2007  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 41 moves, 0-1 22 Qf3-f6! threatens to trap Black h6-bishop with 23 g4-g5 Petrosian vs Portisch, 1974  (A15) English, 27 moves, 1-0 18 - Qd8-f8 leaves Black f7-rook without retreat for 19 Bd1-h5 J Piket vs Fedorov, 2001  (E77) King's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 31 Qb5-d4 Bg5-f6! White d4-queen cannot retreat to c3, d3, d2 Kramnik vs Carlsen, 2008  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 57 moves, 0-1 56 Nb6xNa8 Bb4-a5! traps the White knight in the a8-corner Carlsen vs Anand, 2007  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 57 moves, 0-1 20 ... e5-e4! White c2-pawn,e2-queen self-block White d3-bishop B Abrosimovs vs Tal, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 15 - Qc7xBc4 16 Nc3-b1 White c1-rook takes away queen's retreat Kasparov vs F Vallejo Pons, 2002  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 50 moves, 1-0 26 Ba6-b5! traps offside Black b4-knight by covering c6-square Anand vs Morozevich, 2008  (C14) French, Classical, 35 moves, 1-0 13 - Qa5xNc3 Black queen is almost trapped after 14 Bc1-d2 Aronian vs Ivanchuk, 2008  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 44 moves, 0-1 26 ... Ne7-d5? leaves Black e4-queen almost trapped in midboard Anand vs P Nikolic, 1997  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 1-0 49 ... f7-f6 White can now trade-offthe trapped Black f5-rook Kamsky vs Tkachiev, 2008  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 50 moves, 1-0 14 ... Ne5-g6?? 15 Nd4-c6 Black d8-queen has no where to run to Grischuk vs Rublevsky, 2005  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 39 moves, 1-0 20 ... Rc2xb2?? leaves Black b2-rook without retreat, 21 Ne5-d3 Lasker vs Duras, 1909   (D26) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 54 moves, 1-0 31 Re1-a1 traps offside Black a4-knight which cannot retreat Kramnik vs Anand, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 29 moves, 1-0 10 ... Nd7-f8 11 Rg7-g2 avoids being trapped by 11 ... Nf8-g6 Morozevich vs Kramnik, 2008  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 31 moves, 1-0 23 Qa5xa7?? Rb8-a8 a7-queen cannot retreat along a-file, a7-g1 J Gustafsson vs Aronian, 2004  (D39) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin, Vienna Variation, 23 moves, 0-1 40 e5-e6 Black f7-rook simply has no safe square to retreat to Topalov vs S Zhigalko, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0 18 .. Nf6-d7?! leaves c6-bishop without retreat for 19 Nb6-d5!! Fischer vs H Rossetto, 1959  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 1-0 15 Bc1-g5! traps f6-queen; 12 ... Bf8-e7?! took away retreat Fischer vs V Ciocaltea, 1962  (C75) Ruy Lopez, Modern Steinitz Defense, 26 moves, 1-0 30 Nf4-d3! forces Black e5-queen to g3 and there is no escape V Gashimov vs Mamedyarov, 2008  (B66) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 7...a6, 32 moves, 1-0 28 ... Re8-e2! White d2-bishop has no good flight squares A Gudmundsson vs Fischer, 1960  (D95) Grunfeld, 27 moves, 0-1 Radjabov vs Carlsen, 2009  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0 22 Ba3-c1! traps the Black f4-queen which has limited mobility Nakamura vs J Friedel, 2009  (C58) Two Knights, 22 moves, 1-0 35 ... Qd6xe5?? 36 Be3-f4 leaves Black e5-queen without retreat M Blau vs J H Donner, 1958  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 36 moves, 1-0 21 Qd3-a3+!, 22 Re1-e5! traps the Black d5-queen in mid-board! Sutovsky vs E Inarkiev, 2009  (C42) Petrov Defense, 22 moves, 1-0 60 ... Ka5-b6?? a4-knight has no where to go after 61 Bh3-d7! Carlsen vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (A70) Benoni, Classical with 7.Nf3, 61 moves, 1-0 14 ... Na5! traps the White c4-queen on an open board E Magerramov vs Kasparov, 1979  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 14 moves, 0-1 16 Nh4! traps Black g6-queen, which has NO RETREAT Movsesian vs S Gramlich, 2005  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 16 moves, 1-0 32 Bh3! and 33 Bf5 traps Black g6-queen which has NO RETREAT Ivanchuk vs E Alekseev, 2006  (E15) Queen's Indian, 31 moves, 1-0 J Werle vs Naiditsch, 2009  (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0 25 Rd1-d2?? d6-queen now has no flight square, 25 ... Re8-e6! Shulman vs B Savchenko, 2009  (E15) Queen's Indian, 25 moves, 0-1 34 - d6-d5?? leaves Black c5-rook with nowhere to go, 35 Nf4-e6 Kamsky vs Jobava, 2010  (A10) English, 40 moves, 1-0 36 Rb1-b7?? Bc7-b6! and suddenly White b7-rook is stalemated! M Richter vs S Ionov, 2010  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 43 moves, 0-1 29 ... Bf5-d7! traps the White c7-rook deep in Black position Rubinstein vs Spielmann, 1919  (A44) Old Benoni Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 G Gislason vs I Nyzhnyk, 2010  (D27) Queen's Gambit Accepted, Classical, 23 moves, 0-1 Anand vs J L Hammer, 2010  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 56 moves, 1-0 15 ... Qd8xRd1+! based on 16 ... Bc4-d3 trapping White b1-queen R Leitao vs Caruana, 2010  (D76) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.cd Nxd5, 7.O-O Nb6, 24 moves, 0-1 Kamsky vs I Cheparinov, 2010  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 63 moves, 1-0 47 ... Nc6-b8! possible as 48 Na6xNb8 Bd5xb7 traps offside b8-N Carlsen vs Anand, 2010  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 45 moves, 0-1 "I had to make sure my bishop would not be trapped." -- A. Giri Giri vs J L Hammer, 2010  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 60 moves, 1-0 Jobava vs Grischuk, 2009  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 16 moves, 0-1 21 - Nf7xNg5?? 22 Rd1-d6! traps the Black b6-queen, no retreat! McShane vs Wojtaszek, 2011  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 38 moves, 1-0 Ponomariov vs Anand, 2011  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 52 moves, 0-1 Ivanchuk vs Nakamura, 2011  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 27 moves, 0-1 A Ivanov vs Naroditsky, 2011  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 34 moves, 1-0 16 a2-a3?? self-blocks White b3-queen, 16 ... c5-c4! then wins Gelfand vs Kamsky, 2011  (A15) English, 34 moves, 0-1 Radjabov vs Kamsky, 2011  (C45) Scotch Game, 39 moves, 0-1 82 games