no captures in a full game A Medina Garcia vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 29 moves, 0-1 longest recorded game-269 moves I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2 quad pawns after move seventeen E E Colman vs H Jacobs, 1911  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 28 moves, 1-0 win by underpromotion!! D Tomic vs F Winzbeck, 1993  (B83) Sicilian, 44 moves, 1-0 First game ever on cg.com! L Didier vs L Rosen, 1900  (C11) French, 44 moves, 0-1 greatest swindle/stalemate in history. C Pilnick vs Reshevsky, 1942  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2 a forced stalemate-including a queen sac Anand vs Dreev, 1991  (C11) French, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 NINE PASSSED PAWNS!!! Smyslov vs Botvinnik, 1941  (C77) Ruy Lopez, 60 moves, 0-1 a horseless day for white! E J Diemer vs Cerff, 1983  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 30 moves, 1-0 another stalement theme-self inflicted S Ernst vs Stellwagen, 2003  (A67) Benoni, Taimanov Variation, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 eight passed pawns on eight files Short vs Gelfand, 1991  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 61 moves, 1-0 Alekhine has quad pawns-loses!!! Alekhine vs Nenarokov, 1907  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 Black misses a brilliant win containing exposure to DblCh M Romi vs C Staldi, 1954  (A48) King's Indian, 51 moves, 1-0 tal sacfifices his queen to avoid perpetual R Toran Albero vs Tal, 1961  (A21) English, 25 moves, 0-1 the mousetrap vs the mouse Bisguier vs Benko, 1963  (D96) Grunfeld, Russian Variation, 31 moves, 0-1 white gives all eight pawns away! W R Ballard vs J Fagan, 1884   (000) Chess variants, 30 moves, 1-0 promotion to a bishop!! A Reshko vs O Kaminsky, 1972  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 71 moves, 1-0 bank rank mate by discovered check!! Tal vs S Holm Petersen, 1970  (C09) French, Tarrasch, Open Variation, Main line, 28 moves, 1-0 an amazing paralysis of black's forces M Kupferstich vs H Andreasen, 1953  (C27) Vienna Game, 34 moves, 1-0 the traveling king Spielmann vs Tartakower, 1923  (B13) Caro-Kann, Exchange, 33 moves, 0-1 sacrifices by both sides-black does best Ivanchuk vs Yusupov, 1991  (E67) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 39 moves, 0-1 elementary mate of bishop plus knight-rare indeed Baburin vs G Shahade, 2001  (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 135 moves, 0-1 both attack-g wins a titanic struggle Tal vs Gligoric, 1968  (C93) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Smyslov Defense, 46 moves, 0-1 here's three:tripled pawns,r+b vs r,and 160 moves D Gurevich vs C Hansen, 1986  (D61) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox, Rubinstein Attack, 160 moves, 1-0 four hard charging pawns-too much for rook Grischuk vs Shirov, 2002  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 62 moves, 0-1 halloween attack!! G Minchev vs S Simeonov, 1994  (C46) Three Knights, 37 moves, 1-0 black's king marches all the way to b1! V Gashimov vs Grischuk, 2010  (B97) Sicilian, Najdorf, 41 moves, 0-1 a very good finish of long range pieces J Mieses vs Von Bardeleben, 1905  (C13) French, 32 moves, 1-0 sacrifice maximus Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2 a back row gem G Fontein vs Euwe, 1939  (D32) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1 philador's other legacy-the power of the pawn Philidor vs NN, 1749  (C20) King's Pawn Game, 40 moves, 1-0 six pawns on fourth rank!! Ruixin Yang vs J Doss, 2000  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 36 moves, 0-1 underpromotion wins it for black S Atalik vs Miles, 1993  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1 a knight can triumph over a pawn J Nogueiras vs M Gongora Reyes, 2001  (A21) English, 84 moves, 1-0 two knights beat one pawn Bisguier vs A Matanovic, 1961  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 89 moves, 0-1 last rank mate theme E Z Adams vs Torre, 1920  (C41) Philidor Defense, 23 moves, 1-0 an early trap-an early promotion Schlechter vs J Perlis, 1911  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 10 moves, 1-0 black uncovers an attack of smaller piece by big one+trip pawnn A Brinckmann vs Kmoch, 1927  (A02) Bird's Opening, 32 moves, 0-1 stalemate trap,crosscheck,and block mate with 5 easy pieces Yanofsky vs Golombek, 1951  (B18) Caro-Kann, Classical, 102 moves, 1-0 tarrasch tenderized:king side pieces desert him Janowski vs Tarrasch, 1905  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 37 moves, 1-0 karpov beaten after ---a6 on 1st move Karpov vs Miles, 1980   (B00) Uncommon King's Pawn Opening, 46 moves, 0-1 morphy mates from the corner Morphy vs Le Carpentier, 1849  (000) Chess variants, 13 moves, 1-0 queen is beaten by three pieces A Fuderer vs Najdorf, 1955  (A56) Benoni Defense, 73 moves, 1-0 a promotion that loses Van der Wiel vs Tiviakov, 2001  (D09) Queen's Gambit Declined, Albin Counter Gambit, 5.g3, 19 moves, 1-0 black-a rook and pawn ahead-cannot escape draw Alexander Petrov vs P Journoud, 1863  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2 white's king gets called for traveling Short vs Timman, 1991  (B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 34 moves, 1-0 long range discovered check regains saced queen Alatortsev vs Boleslavsky, 1950  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 27 moves, 0-1 black force white to block his own escape D Hermann vs Charousek, 1896  (C46) Three Knights, 23 moves, 0-1 white is forced to block his only escape O Frink vs F J Le Count, 1923  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 13 moves, 0-1 up,back-white's king side attack is a tango-bd game of day Duras vs H Suechting, 1908  (C65) Ruy Lopez, Berlin Defense, 39 moves, 1-0 a classic boden mate G Janny vs L Steiner, 1922  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 15 moves, 1-0 white leads with his king--and wins! J Fort vs W Campbell, 1913  (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 21 moves, 1-0 the Alleguire gambit-modern style B Wall vs R Illorde, 1988  (C39) King's Gambit Accepted, 17 moves, 1-0 white wins rook-loses queen NN vs Beis, 1940  (C31) King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, 9 moves, 0-1 odd names,good game J Shahade vs Wang Pin, 2002  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 27 moves, 0-1 sacs in a row Kavalek vs E Formanek, 1970  (C19) French, Winawer, Advance, 32 moves, 1-0 unsuccessful stalemate trap by white rook O Chajes vs R B Estera, 1913  (A84) Dutch, 55 moves, 0-1 another stalemate trap Matulovic vs Suttles, 1970  (B06) Robatsch, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 only game for both in database! Alison chains Fink Alison vs Fink, 1979  (C35) King's Gambit Accepted, Cunningham, 32 moves, 1-0 clash of halloween monsters J Ost-Hansen vs Nunn, 1974  (C27) Vienna Game, 38 moves, 0-1 a quick Philador's legacy G A Thomas vs W Gibson, 1924  (C83) Ruy Lopez, Open, 16 moves, 1-0 pawn race-the loser wins!! Grob vs P F Johner, 1932  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 battering ram on the eighth rank Fedorowicz vs Benjamin, 1976  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 42 moves, 1-0 fischerandom,how unique! Leko vs Adams, 2001  (000) Chess variants, 32 moves, 1/2-1/2 Fischerandom 2 Leko vs Adams, 2001  (000) Chess variants, 36 moves, 1/2-1/2 double rook sac from left field L Christiansen vs Seirawan, 1978  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 42 moves, 1-0 a double pin win I Farago vs K Bjerring, 1989  (D24) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 31 moves, 1-0 good set-up to final knight fork R Hartoch vs Hecht, 1972  (A14) English, 41 moves, 1-0 double rook sac and wandering king S Atalik vs Sax, 1997  (E37) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 26 moves, 1-0 invisible barrier=control w.o. occupation Tal vs Larsen, 1965   (B82) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 late pawn charge wins for white Shabalov vs A Zapata, 1993  (A53) Old Indian, 57 moves, 1-0 a beautiful pin on black's knight seals mate Timman vs C van Wijgerden, 1977  (A56) Benoni Defense, 24 moves, 1-0 Boden's mate-with a twist Benjamin vs N Gamboa, 1995  (A18) English, Mikenas-Carls, 15 moves, 1-0 white's pawns win it! Kholmov vs Lutikov, 1976  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 42 moves, 1-0 white sacs queen,but black trumps it-by sacing HIS queen Seirawan vs Lobron, 1983  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 24 moves, 0-1 AA wins minature Rodzynski vs Alekhine, 1913  (C41) Philidor Defense, 15 moves, 0-1 Philidor's legacy Dake vs J Schmitt, 1949  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 18 moves, 1-0 rooks vs pawns-rooks don't have a chance Huebner vs J Yuchtman, 1974  (A10) English, 67 moves, 0-1 Jinks the cat:I hate Mieses to pieces! A Reggio vs J Mieses, 1903  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 39 moves, 0-1 an unending series of tactical thrusts K Stummer vs E J Diemer, 1955  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 0-1 back to back sacs-lead to mate L Christiansen vs E B Meyer, 1977  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 26 moves, 1-0 queen side pawn pick-off Shabalov vs Smirin, 1992  (B64) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer Attack, 78 moves, 1-0 another Aron Nimzo zugzwang game W Schlage vs Nimzowitsch, 1928   (B29) Sicilian, Nimzovich-Rubinstein, 85 moves, 0-1 a case of two pawns H Rittner vs Simagin, 1966  (B62) Sicilian, Richter-Rauzer, 45 moves, 1-0 0-0-0 mate-unique!!! A Kvicala vs NN, 1869  (B20) Sicilian, 18 moves, 1-0 2 promotions and a queen sac Shirov vs Yudasin, 1994  (E42) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3 c5, 5.Ne2 (Rubinstein), 36 moves, 1-0 from five pawn-black suddenly has none! Vescovi vs Gelfand, 2004  (D17) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 93 moves, 1-0 2 queens-often moved Boleslavsky vs Kasparian, 1947  (C71) Ruy Lopez, 89 moves, 1-0 a whimsical lining up of minor pieces-a pretty picture V Budde vs B Roeschlau, 2004  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 22 moves, 1-0 prexy day prob Torre vs F Duz-Khotimirsky, 1925  (D02) Queen's Pawn Game, 55 moves, 1-0 promotion-by hook or by crook M Ortueta Esteban vs J Sanz, 1933  (C00) French Defense, 35 moves, 0-1 exchanges given and exchanges taken away Tseshkovsky vs Savon, 1977  (A15) English, 53 moves, 1-0 brilliant eighth rank mate Mamedyarov vs A Timofeev, 2004  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 34 moves, 1-0 2 queen sacs-to no avail Sliwa vs Bronstein, 1957  (A81) Dutch, 29 moves, 1-0 Black stuck in discovery zone!!! Chiburdanidze vs Short, 1983  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 28 moves, 1-0 an unexpected queen sacrifice (tho more like a gambit) Bobotsov vs Tal, 1958  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 30 moves, 0-1 two methods of removing the defender V Bui vs H Frey Perez, 2002  (A30) English, Symmetrical, 32 moves, 0-1 a mate by two cavaliers-a new one and an old one Gulko vs K Grigorian, 1971  (A55) Old Indian, Main line, 40 moves, 1-0 Indian style:put your sacs in a sari!!!! K Commons vs P Peev, 1976  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 33 moves, 1-0 underpromotion to a knight avoids draw I Khamrakulova vs E Ubiennykh, 2001  (C45) Scotch Game, 80 moves, 1-0 Watch for twin double checks in variation! Morozevich vs Van Wely, 2000  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 29 moves, 1-0 six pawns versus nothing! H Johner vs E J Diemer, 1956  (B32) Sicilian, 42 moves, 0-1 5 pawns past the fifth on move 17-all moves were pawns E J Diemer vs T Heiling, 1984  (B07) Pirc, 45 moves, 1-0 double blindness by szabo-oops oops Szabo vs Reshevsky, 1953  (D42) Queen's Gambit Declined, Semi-Tarrasch, 7.Bd3, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2 quadrupled pawns Van der Wiel vs Hort, 1981  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 three unmoved central pawns,bi-lateral attack,odd queen trap Guimard vs L Piazzini, 1938  (A83) Dutch, Staunton Gambit, 34 moves, 0-1 eight pawn wedge after 50-note final/upside down(?) J Polgar vs Bacrot, 1999  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 75 moves, 0-1 A problematic finish! Stahlberg vs A Becker, 1944  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 48 moves, 1-0 copycat was declawed and skinned Traxler vs J Samanek, 1900  (C49) Four Knights, 16 moves, 1-0 S Shipov vs V Gagarin, 1994  (E15) Queen's Indian, 60 moves, 1/2-1/2 castles,mate Morphy vs A Morphy, 1850  (000) Chess variants, 18 moves, 1-0 nascant k-side vs Queen F Wuts vs A Kohler, 2001  (A50) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1-0 white helps black mate him in one! Beliavsky vs L E Johannessen, 2002  (D58) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tartakower (Makagonov-Bondarevsky) Syst, 69 moves, 0-1 rooks used as doors on the long diagonal. Tal vs V Akopian, 1992  (B30) Sicilian, 38 moves, 1-0 castling is a MUST! P Hopman vs I Rogers, 1996  (A57) Benko Gambit, 29 moves, 0-1 legal theme with ROOK sac Gunsberg vs NN, 1907   (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 19 moves, 1-0 under a direct order: you MUST mate me!!! N J Fries-Nielsen vs Hoi, 1981  (A04) Reti Opening, 75 moves, 0-1 perpetual trap. Team White vs Team Black, 2015  (E97) King's Indian, 47 moves, 1/2-1/2 118 games