The grandfather of wins
Duras vs Z von Balla, 1912  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 95 moves, 1-0
Lasker holds the draw
Tarrasch vs Lasker, 1908  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 119 moves, 1/2-1/2
In some positions it isn't a draw
Nimzowitsch vs Reti, 1928  (A28) English, 62 moves, 1-0
Bronsteins gets tired and errs after 30 moves
Smyslov vs Bronstein, 1949  (A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 93 moves, 1-0
Gligoric has gotten nowhere after 45 moves
Gligoric vs E E Book, 1952  (D47) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 114 moves, 1/2-1/2
Korchnoi never lets his opponents off easily
Korchnoi vs Tal, 1956  (A19) English, Mikenas-Carls, Sicilian Variation, 132 moves, 1/2-1/2
Gufeld errs after eigth moves
Gufeld vs Andersson, 1974  (B44) Sicilian, 96 moves, 0-1
Not even if you get to try for 100 moves...
I Nikolic vs G Arsovic, 1989  (E95) King's Indian, Orthodox, 7...Nbd7, 8.Re1, 255 moves, 1/2-1/2
Sax is satisfied after seven moves.
Sax vs V Kovacevic, 1982  (B05) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 70 moves, 1/2-1/2
90 moves weren't enough either
Chernin vs Kupreichik, 1987  (A10) English, 164 moves, 1/2-1/2
Polgar errs after 12 moves
I Novikov vs Polgar, 1991  (E70) King's Indian, 91 moves, 1-0
Draw until move 115
P Carlsson vs G Burgess, 2002  (B03) Alekhine's Defense, 132 moves, 1-0
Volkov wins against a GM in 54 moves
Nijboer vs S Volkov, 2005  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 171 moves, 0-1
Karpov wins against nr #40 in the world
Karpov vs Van Wely, 1998  (A31) English, Symmetrical, Benoni Formation, 133 moves, 1-0
Karpov defends all 50 moves
Karpov vs Radjabov, 2003  (E92) King's Indian, 113 moves, 1/2-1/2
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