Nimzo sacs all his pieces for stalemate!
E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2
When you're threatened with mate, what do you do? Draw!
Kramnik vs Anand, 2004  (B92) Sicilian, Najdorf, Opocensky Variation, 25 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gazza's rook is better than yours!!!
Karpov vs Kasparov, 1991  (E97) King's Indian, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2
The "Immortal Draw"
K Hamppe vs Meitner, 1872  (C25) Vienna, 18 moves, 1/2-1/2
What'd I tell you?
Janosevic vs Geller, 1968  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 0 moves, 1/2-1/2
A fresh stalemate!
J Congdon vs E Delmar, 1880  (C61) Ruy Lopez, Bird's Defense, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2
Reti demonstrates how a pawn and king stalemate.
Tartakower vs Reti, 1925  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2
A well-fought computer draw.
Deep Junior vs Fritz, 2004  (B80) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2
How could I leave this out? The 'Rotlewi-Rubinstein' of draws!
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963  (E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2
What do you do to draw against a rook? Underpromote!
L Day vs Timman, 1980  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2
Keres vs Fischer, 1962  (B20) Sicilian, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2
"Most overrated game in chess"?
Fischer vs Tal, 1960  (C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2
Brilliant zugzwang stalemate
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905  (C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2
"The Carousel"
Janowski vs Gruenfeld, 1925  (A47) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2
How to draw a future world champion
I A Zaitsev vs Karpov, 1966  (C43) Petrov, Modern Attack, 14 moves, 1/2-1/2
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