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Interesting draws
Compiled by capybara
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39...Rh5+!
Bird vs Englisch, 1883 
(C53) Giuoco Piano, 44 moves, 1/2-1/2

98...Rb8!
E Post vs Nimzowitsch, 1905 
(D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2

45...Ka8!
Chigorin vs Schlechter, 1905 
(C30) King's Gambit Declined, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2

60.Rg7?
J W Baird vs Spielmann, 1905 
(C50) Giuoco Piano, 74 moves, 1/2-1/2

55...Re1+!!
Schlechter vs H Wolf, 1906 
(D15) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 56 moves, 1/2-1/2

61.Rh7+!
Janowski vs Gruenfeld, 1925 
(A47) Queen's Indian, 66 moves, 1/2-1/2

Perpetual check after a Queen sacrifice
Znosko-Borovsky vs Alekhine, 1925 
(B03) Alekhine's Defense, 34 moves, 1/2-1/2

Double underpromotion
Vidmar vs Maroczy, 1932 
(D34) Queen's Gambit Declined, Tarrasch, 129 moves, 1/2-1/2

32...c5? missed a win in King & Pawn endgame
Euwe vs Alekhine, 1935 
(A90) Dutch, 33 moves, 1/2-1/2

Drawbridge
Keres vs Eliskases, 1938 
(C07) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2

68...Rxe5!
V Tomovic vs Vidmar, 1945 
(D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 68 moves, 1/2-1/2

77...Rg2+! stalemate
G Kluger vs B Sandor, 1954 
(A89) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation with Nc6, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

Four Queens
Fischer vs Petrosian, 1959 
(B11) Caro-Kann, Two Knights, 3...Bg4, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

Fischer vs Tal, 1960 
(C18) French, Winawer, 21 moves, 1/2-1/2

20.Qxh7+!!
O'Kelly vs J Penrose, 1962 
(B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 27 moves, 1/2-1/2

49.Qg8+!!
Evans vs Reshevsky, 1963 
(E55) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Gligoric System, Bronstein Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

88...Nd7!
Browne vs Fischer, 1970 
(B04) Alekhine's Defense, Modern, 98 moves, 1/2-1/2

N+1 v 3
Portisch vs Spassky, 1977 
(A17) English, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

Underpromotion
L Day vs Timman, 1980 
(A00) Uncommon Opening, 93 moves, 1/2-1/2

Double Rook & Pawn endgame
Kasparov vs Larsen, 1981 
(A54) Old Indian, Ukrainian Variation, 4.Nf3, 48 moves, 1/2-1/2

55...Qe5+!!
Kasparov vs N McDonald, 1986 
(E94) King's Indian, Orthodox, 55 moves, 1/2-1/2

Gelfand vs Adams, 1988 
(B17) Caro-Kann, Steinitz Variation, 50 moves, 1/2-1/2

71...Kh5!!
Ivanchuk vs Timman, 1991
(E98) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 9.Ne1, 103 moves, 1/2-1/2

Black sacriced Knight,Rook & Queen for a stalemate
S Boyd vs T Glimbrant, 1992 
(C49) Four Knights, 46 moves, 1/2-1/2

44...Ra7!
Dreev vs Kasparov, 1997 
(E80) King's Indian, Samisch Variation, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2

75.Qf3?? stalemate
Karpov vs Polgar, 1998 
(E60) King's Indian Defense, 75 moves, 1/2-1/2

77.g4! draws ending with opposite-coloured Bishops
Polgar vs Kramnik, 2003 
(B33) Sicilian, 97 moves, 1/2-1/2

78...Bxc5+!!
Adams vs Carlsen, 2007 
(C96) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 83 moves, 1/2-1/2

Underpromotion: 59.f8=N+!
Shirov vs Aronian, 2008 
(C89) Ruy Lopez, Marshall, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2

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