67 Qxe6! since the Black f7-pawn blockades the White f6-pawn Spassky vs Larsen, 1969  (C60) Ruy Lopez, 67 moves, 1-0 61 Nd5-b6! Black a7-pawn must blockade half-passed White a6-paw S Volkov vs Y Hou, 2008  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 61 moves, 1-0 39 Rd1xd5!! Black e6-pawn prevents e5-pawn from being passed Topalov vs S Zhigalko, 2008  (E15) Queen's Indian, 40 moves, 1-0 11 Nxc4! since Black d5-pawn blockades White d4-pawn Taimanov vs Spassky, 1971  (D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 40 moves, 0-1 27 Ra7! since Black d7-queen blockades White d6--pawn Bacrot vs Lautier, 2002  (E15) Queen's Indian, 27 moves, 1-0 35 Bxe6+! since Black f7-pawn must blockade White f6-pawn Petrosian vs Polugaevsky, 1963  (D25) Queen's Gambit Accepted, 35 moves, 1-0 53 ... b2!, 55 Qxg7+!? exploit blockading W c1-queen, B f8-king Spassky vs Petrosian, 1969  (E12) Queen's Indian, 56 moves, 0-1 28 Rxf4? Bg2+! White h1-king blockader cannot defend g2-square Tal vs Petrosian, 1973  (B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 27 moves, 0-1 53 Bxg6! Black h7-pawn blockades White h6-pawn, can't defend g6 Ponomariov vs Morozevich, 2006  (B81) Sicilian, Scheveningen, Keres Attack, 53 moves, 1-0 37 ... Rxd4! White e3-pawn blockades, not defend White d4-pawn Smirin vs B Alterman, 1993  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 38 moves, 0-1 19 Nde4!! Black d5-pawn blockades White d4-pawn, not defend e4 Hydra vs Ponomariov, 2005  (C05) French, Tarrasch, 29 moves, 1-0 38 a5! bxa5 39 b6! Black b6-pawn blockades White b5-pawn R G Wade vs Korchnoi, 1960  (D06) Queen's Gambit Declined, 38 moves, 1-0 35 ... Bh2+! White g1-king can only blockade Black's g2-pawn A Kosten vs Chandler, 1991  (B33) Sicilian, 35 moves, 0-1 24 ... Rb6?? 25 Qxb6! Black a7-pawn blockades White a6-pawn Marshall vs Capablanca, 1909  (D53) Queen's Gambit Declined, 25 moves, 1-0 33 ... Qxh1+! White g2-king must blockade passed Black g3-pawn Kasimdzhanov vs A Volokitin, 2003  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 37 moves, 0-1 30 BxBb4! Black a5-pawn must blockade the White a4-pawn R Mamedov vs Naiditsch, 2007 (C86) Ruy Lopez, Worrall Attack, 31 moves, 1-0 23 ... Rc2!! since White d3-bishop blockades Black d4-pawn Svidler vs Ivanchuk, 2005  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 37 moves, 0-1 17 Nxc5! bxc5 18 Bxc6! exploits Black d7-pawn blockader Vaganian vs Karpov, 1969  (E20) Nimzo-Indian, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 34 ... Qxa2! since White c2-queen cannot defend and blockade K Prucha vs J Foltys, 1943  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 35 moves, 0-1 Black g7-king blockading g6-passed pawn does not defend h6? Tal vs Korchnoi, 1958  (C18) French, Winawer, 35 moves, 0-1 29 Rc1xNc5! Black d6-pawn blockades the White d5-pawn Alekhine vs Keres, 1935  (C79) Ruy Lopez, Steinitz Defense Deferred, 37 moves, 1-0 35 ... Re2+! since White d3-queen blockades Black d4-pawn Mamedyarov vs Kamsky, 2007  (D10) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 38 moves, 1-0 37 ... Bd5-b3+! White c2-king blockades passed Black c3-pawn M Gurevich vs Leko, 2007  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 53 moves, 0-1 40 ... Bf6xb2+! White c1-king blockades passed Black c2-pawn Predojevic vs Carlsen, 2006  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 40 moves, 0-1 Na3xPb5 threatened since Black a6-pawn blockades White a5-pawn Spassky vs Kholmov, 1962  (C92) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 55 moves, 1-0 34 Re1-e7! Black d8-queen must blockade passed White d7-pawn Kasparov vs Lputian, 1976  (B15) Caro-Kann, 34 moves, 1-0 34 ... Rd4-c4!! White b3-pawn blockades Black b4-pawn A Yurgis vs Botvinnik, 1931  (A15) English, 37 moves, 0-1 32 ... Nf6-g4!, 37 ... Nf2-g4! White f3-pawn blockades f4-pawn L Valenzuela Fuentealba vs Radjabov, 2002  (E92) King's Indian, 54 moves, 0-1 37 d6-d7! Black e5-knight must blockade White e4-pawn Mamedyarov vs Ivanchuk, 2007  (D43) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 39 moves, 1-0 21 c4-c5!! Black d6-pawn must blockade the White d5-pawn Kasparov vs Leko, 2001  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 31 moves, 1-0 60 a7-a8=Q! Black c8-rook blockades c7-pawn and dbl ch threat Kramnik vs Leko, 2007  (E06) Catalan, Closed, 5.Nf3, 62 moves, 1-0 36 Rc1-c6!! Black e8-queen must blockade White e7-passed pawn Navara vs A Dergatschova, 2007  (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 36 moves, 1-0 32 c4-c5! both Black b6-,d6-pawns blockade White b5-,d5-pawns Seirawan vs Z Kozul, 1991  (E77) King's Indian, 42 moves, 1-0 19 e4-e5! Black d6-pawn blockades d5-pawn from piece pawn fork Korchnoi vs Tal, 1962  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 54 moves, 1-0 41 ... Nf6-g4! White f3-pawn stops Black f4-pawn from advancing Spassky vs Petrosian, 1966  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 0-1 24 h7-h8=Q?? Qb5-d3+!! White c2-pawn blockades c3-pawn else c2# Short vs N Das, 1999  (C18) French, Winawer, 26 moves, 0-1 40 Be5-c7! Black d8-queen blockades White d7-pawn from queening Fischer vs A Di Camillo, 1956  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 41 moves, 1-0 19 .. Be6xNf5! 20 e4xBf5 e5-e4 no blockade so pawn traps bishop B Abrosimovs vs Tal, 1959  (B43) Sicilian, Kan, 5.Nc3, 22 moves, 0-1 31 Re3xe5! Black d6-pawn blockades d5-pawn to keep a2-g8 closed Karjakin vs Van Wely, 2007  (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 35 moves, 1-0 36 Bc7xb6! Black a7-pawn blockades a6-pawn, cannot defend b6-sq Movsesian vs J Werle, 2008  (C53) Giuoco Piano, 36 moves, 1-0 20 BxNc6! since Black c5-queen must blockade White c4-pawn Capablanca vs H Mattison, 1929  (E38) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 4...c5, 20 moves, 1-0 38 Rf6xg6+!! Black h7-pawn must blockade the White h6-pawn Short vs H Stefansson, 2002  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 38 moves, 1-0 28 ... Ng3xe4! White f3-bishop blockades f4-pawn, stopping fork J Pinter vs Nunn, 1988  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 46 moves, 0-1 40 Bg2-b7! Black c8-queen blockades supported White c7-passer Ivanchuk vs Carlsen, 2008  (D94) Grunfeld, 39 moves, 1-0 24 Rc4xNc5! Black d6-pawn prevents d5-pawn from being passed G Sargissian vs Stellwagen, 2008  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 37 moves, 1-0 23 Nc3xd5! Black d5-pawn blockades White e5-pawn discovery Adams vs Topalov, 2006  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 42 moves, 1-0 28 ... Be6-h3! White g2-pawn blockades advanced Black g3-pawn Van Wely vs Mamedyarov, 2004  (A52) Budapest Gambit, 48 moves, 0-1 16 Nfxe5! since Black d6-pawn must blockade White d5-pawn Capablanca vs Vidmar, 1927  (C98) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 37 moves, 1-0 33 QxRd6! since Black c7-queen must blockade White c6-pawn Capablanca vs B H Villegas, 1914  (D04) Queen's Pawn Game, 34 moves, 1-0 13 Re1xe6+! Black f7-pawn blockades White f6-pawn or discovery I Kurnosov vs M Dzhumaev, 2008  (B07) Pirc, 15 moves, 1-0 46 Re6-d6 threatens 47 Rd6xNd7! Black e8-king blockades e8-sq Anand vs Ivanchuk, 2009  (C18) French, Winawer, 47 moves, 1-0 29 .. d6-d5! White e4-pawn must blockade e5-pawn else discovery Kasparov vs Anand, 2001  (C78) Ruy Lopez, 37 moves, 1/2-1/2 31 e3-e4! Black d5-pawn blockades the half-passed White d4-pawn Carlsen vs Kramnik, 2009  (E32) Nimzo-Indian, Classical, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 O'Kelly vs J H Donner, 1950  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 42 moves, 1-0 27 Bg2-f3! White e2-pawn blockades e2, cannot also protect d3 Anand vs Topalov, 2010  (E04) Catalan, Open, 5.Nf3, 43 moves, 1-0 53 Bd1-h5! Black g6-pawn must blockade advanced White g5-pawn Grischuk vs E Alekseev, 2008  (E17) Queen's Indian, 53 moves, 1-0 33 Be2-a6! Black b7-pawn must blockade advanced White b6-pawn Carlsen vs Grischuk, 2009  (B84) Sicilian, Scheveningen, 37 moves, 1-0 26 Nxg5! since Black f6-pawn must blockade White f5-pawn K Baginskaite vs A C Calotescu, 2006  (E91) King's Indian, 32 moves, 1-0 47.Qf8+!! 1-0 Mchedlishvili-Podolchenko, Khanty-Mansiysk (ol) 2 M Mchedlishvili vs E Podolchenko, 2010  (E12) Queen's Indian, 47 moves, 1-0 21 ... Ba6-d3! White c2-pawn blockades c2-sq from pawn fork F Pancevski vs S Sjugirov, 2012  (B23) Sicilian, Closed, 44 moves, 0-1 25 Be3-b6! Black a7-pawn blockades a7-sq from a6-half passer D Hausrath vs K Schiffer, 2012  (A06) Reti Opening, 28 moves, 1-0 35 Qb5xRa6!, 38 Ba5-c7 Black b7-pawn, b8-queen blockade Szabo vs O Barda, 1953  (A25) English, 58 moves, 1-0 39 Qg4xa4! e8-queen blockades e8-sq from advance of e7-passer Shankland vs Ftacnik, 2013  (D70) Neo-Grunfeld Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 40 Rc6xBb6! Black a7-pawn blockades half-passed White a6-pawn O Girya vs Goryachkina, 2014  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 42 moves, 1-0 31 g3-g4!+- (variation) Gulko vs Karpov, 1994  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 65 games