Qa8+, Qa1+, Qh8# (and a nice fat blunder!) A Kovalev vs Shulman, 1994  (A05) Reti Opening, 40 moves, 1-0 Fastest piece sac in the DB (exchange sac on move 2) A Smirnov vs V Shepelev, 2005  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 22 moves, 1-0 Too many unusual things to count Y Gusev vs E Auerbach, 1946  (B72) Sicilian, Dragon, 37 moves, 1-0 Mate by moving both knights to one's 8th rank (note also pin) J Sherwin vs A Feuerstein, 1957  (B41) Sicilian, Kan, 57 moves, 0-1 Eight-piece pile-up on an edge file after 21...Na5 N Khurtsidze vs C Peptan, 2006  (E12) Queen's Indian, 65 moves, 1/2-1/2 Unusual epaulette mate M Guid vs D Solak, 2003  (B56) Sicilian, 32 moves, 0-1 No-pawns corner 4x2 piece alignment after 41.Bh5 Kharlov vs A Vaulin, 2001 (A56) Benoni Defense, 58 moves, 1-0 Remarkable series of 7 QN moves by Tal (13-19) E Chukaev vs Tal, 1956  (E75) King's Indian, Averbakh, Main line, 27 moves, 0-1 Three pawns checkmate against a knight I Mashinskaya vs Kharlov, 2004 (A07) King's Indian Attack, 78 moves, 0-1 Unusual stalemate Spoelman vs M Hebden, 2008  (C69) Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 78 moves, 1/2-1/2 The Amazing Adventures of the Ng1 T Gelashvili vs Marjanovic, 2001  (B20) Sicilian, 66 moves, 1-0 Eight consecutive moves by bN... including six captures Lisitsin vs Ragozin, 1939  (D38) Queen's Gambit Declined, Ragozin Variation, 64 moves, 0-1 Symmetry of 10.0-0!! and 20...0-0?? A Gonzalez de la Nava vs W Hensbergen, 2001  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 1-0 12 pieces, all on 2 ranks (38...h6) I Sokolov vs Movsesian, 2007  (E49) Nimzo-Indian, 4.e3, Botvinnik System, 41 moves, 1/2-1/2 18 pieces, all on 3 ranks (45.a4) A Hantak vs Pavol Vach, 2000  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 See Phony Benoni's comment on pieces offered A Laster vs R Gahtan, 1975  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 18 moves, 1-0 Helplessness of two Qs in view of B's K-side control W Schmidt vs P Enders, 1981   (E31) Nimzo-Indian, Leningrad, Main line, 29 moves, 0-1 Helplessness of 2 Qs against Black's strong rooks M Thinius vs V Beim, 1993  (B08) Pirc, Classical, 35 moves, 0-1 Double example of losing with two queens, part 1... S Odendahl vs J Barle, 1979  (A62) Benoni, Fianchetto Variation, 50 moves, 0-1 Double example of losing with two queens, part 2 A Lein vs J Barle, 1979  (C28) Vienna Game, 42 moves, 1-0 Wrong queen Chigorin vs Blackburne, 1898  (C00) French Defense, 45 moves, 0-1 131-move game with no checks Onischuk vs S Drazic, 2000  (D12) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 131 moves, 1/2-1/2 White's Nb1 captures 9 pieces en route to victory R Abelgas vs B Maharjan, 2004 (C47) Four Knights, 71 moves, 1-0 The ultimate blunder S Reutsky vs V Aveskulov, 2005  (B96) Sicilian, Najdorf, 25 moves, 0-1 14...Bxh1, 22.Bxh8, 23...Bxa8 Khenkin vs Yudasin, 1999 (E12) Queen's Indian, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Winning despite getting mated A Ivanov vs Yermolinsky, 1993  (B57) Sicilian, 37 moves, 0-1 Pawnless eight-piece pile-up on g-file (after 28.Qxg6) S Matveeva vs K Kachiani-Gersinska, 2002  (E63) King's Indian, Fianchetto, Panno Variation, 31 moves, 1-0 Extreme congestion D Dengler vs H Olschok, 2000  (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 24 moves, 1-0 Two en passant captures to an edge file V Neverov vs Negi, 2006  (D30) Queen's Gambit Declined, 63 moves, 1-0 Position after 41...Kh7 Capablanca vs Eliskases, 1936  (C50) Giuoco Piano, 54 moves, 1-0 Shortest game with at least 100 one-square moves F Rieger vs F Portisch, 1956 (D07) Queen's Gambit Declined, Chigorin Defense, 67 moves, 1/2-1/2 Death by unstoppable fork (11.Nd4?) I Shvyrjov vs A Kalinichev, 2005  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 21 moves, 0-1 White checkmates despite being down 21 units Anderssen vs Kieseritzky, 1851   (C33) King's Gambit Accepted, 23 moves, 1-0 Black makes 2 rook moves, both sacs Sax vs H Kestler, 1974  (B07) Pirc, 27 moves, 0-1 Strongest army ever mated Sanders vs NN, 1910  (A00) Uncommon Opening, 10 moves, 1-0 Earliest pawnless eight-piece pile-up on one file (8...Nxd5) Marshall vs Salwe, 1908  (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 53 moves, 1/2-1/2 115 moves with 16 pawns, beating Gufeld-Taimanov Z Zhang vs G Timoscenko, 2002  (C97) Ruy Lopez, Closed, Chigorin, 115 moves, 1/2-1/2 Position after 27.Be3 Gruengard vs Y Dobkin, 1946  (C15) French, Winawer, 34 moves, 1-0 Stalemating queen sacrifice on move 124 Petursson vs Ljubojevic, 1985  (D37) Queen's Gambit Declined, 124 moves, 1/2-1/2 The Pyramid Game Reti vs Capablanca, 1924  (A15) English, 31 moves, 1-0 52 moves by pawns (plus some more by promoted pawns!) I Novikov vs Glek, 1984 (E97) King's Indian, 75 moves, 1-0 30...Nb6 and 44...Rb4+ (two rook pseudo-sacs for forks) Adianto vs M Kaabi, 1994 (E81) King's Indian, Samisch, 61 moves, 1/2-1/2 39...Bh1, 45...Bb1, 50...Ba8, 64...Ba2, 67...Bh7, 68..:Bg8 O Rodriguez Vargas vs N Minev, 1972 (B57) Sicilian, 82 moves, 0-1 28...Rxf2! and 34...Rg1+! (two rook pseudo-sacs for pins) R Kula vs A Mista, 2011 (B33) Sicilian, 54 moves, 0-1 One by one, Black's tripled c-pawns march ahead Petursson vs S Agdestein, 1992  (A25) English, 116 moves, 0-1 All Black pieces without moves V Soultanbeieff vs L Ambuhl, 1943  (D11) Queen's Gambit Declined Slav, 41 moves, 1-0 Down to bare kings in 42 moves K Kokolias vs H Vedder, 2008  (C07) French, Tarrasch, 42 moves, 1/2-1/2 Eight pawns die on d4 G Kuzmin vs A Feoktistov, 2005 (E10) Queen's Pawn Game, 64 moves, 1-0 Most material sacrificed for stalemate A Romero Holmes vs B Kantsler, 2002  (B06) Robatsch, 49 moves, 1/2-1/2 White mates on move 23 despite never touching his kingside Fuad Ahmed Mohamme Mufleh vs B Malik, 2010  (A10) English, 23 moves, 1-0 15 pawns and no pieces Alburt vs I Novikov, 1993 (D00) Queen's Pawn Game, 39 moves, 1-0 All bishops adjacent on h-file after 15.Bh6+ S Papp vs J Leveikina, 2011  (B16) Caro-Kann, Bronstein-Larsen Variation, 21 moves, 1-0 Position after 22.Be8 Miles vs Johnson, 1991  (E12) Queen's Indian, 38 moves, 1-0 White has quadrupled pawns from move 35, still wins F Leveille vs J Bonin, 1994  (D63) Queen's Gambit Declined, Orthodox Defense, 40 moves, 1-0 24.fxg6, 25.fxg3, 27.fxg4 A Stefanova vs E Repkova, 1996  (A48) King's Indian, 57 moves, 1/2-1/2 Worst Pawn Structure Ever (18.hxg3) M Peek vs A Greet, 2006  (E12) Queen's Indian, 43 moves, 1/2-1/2 New contender for Worst Pawn Structure (still 18.hxg3!) J Yemi vs B Pratyusha, 2012  (E12) Queen's Indian, 36 moves, 0-1 Game with most noncapturing single-step initial pawn moves (14) A Prameshuber vs E Bhend, 1964 (A48) King's Indian, 30 moves, 1/2-1/2 Black's Q trapped on every square of long diagonal Capablanca vs G A Thomas, 1935  (E11) Bogo-Indian Defense, 34 moves, 1-0 57.Kb2 - least crowded position with long diagonal ful occupied G Kalniczky vs Charousek, 1896  (B40) Sicilian, 58 moves, 0-1 Mate by double check with neither piece moving G Gundersen vs A H Faul, 1928  (C02) French, Advance, 15 moves, 1-0 Pawn chain locks the board V Bogdanov vs G Tringov, 1990  (E97) King's Indian, 31 moves, 1/2-1/2 Checkless, threatless king hunt Botvinnik vs Gligoric, 1956  (A37) English, Symmetrical, 30 moves, 1-0 All twenty of us away from home (49.Nd3) Korneev vs G Sargissian, 2000  (B10) Caro-Kann, 52 moves, 1/2-1/2 White's bishops move from c1/d1 to c8/d8 M Cuellar Gacharna vs Fischer, 1962  (E62) King's Indian, Fianchetto, 37 moves, 0-1 Seemingly in the open, the king has no air P Makepeace vs A Kosten, 2007 (B90) Sicilian, Najdorf, 71 moves, 0-1 Mutual protected passed c-pawns (moves 47-49) I Ivanov vs E Donaldson-Akhmilovskaya, 1989  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 63 moves, 1-0 17.Bxf1, 18.Bc1, 19.Nb1 1-0 Dzindzichashvili vs Y Sakharov, 1957  (B22) Sicilian, Alapin, 19 moves, 1-0 Double excelsior Matulovic vs T Siaperas, 1969  (B45) Sicilian, Taimanov, 58 moves, 1/2-1/2 74 moves with 16 pieces Bacrot vs Radjabov, 2006  (E92) King's Indian, 97 moves, 0-1 27...Bxf5 leaves 16 pieces and 4 pawns alive Kramnik vs Kasparov, 1995  (E92) King's Indian, 65 moves, 0-1 Check, check, check, mate Mandolfo vs Kolisch, 1858  (000) Chess variants, 19 moves, 0-1 "This Side Up" - 69.Nxa6 D H Campora vs Granda Zuniga, 2003  (B47) Sicilian, Taimanov (Bastrikov) Variation, 80 moves, 1/2-1/2 42.f3+, 43.fxe4, 47.e8Q - six steps to promotion Minasian vs V Eingorn, 1991  (C55) Two Knights Defense, 50 moves, 1-0 26.Kh8 (and Black resigns next move!) J van Ruitenburg vs S Castellani, 2000  (A45) Queen's Pawn Game, 27 moves, 1-0 5...0-0 but 46.0-0 Bobotsov vs Ivkov, 1966  (E84) King's Indian, Samisch, Panno Main line, 63 moves, 1/2-1/2 30.0-0 0-0 L Martirosyan vs Z Cibickova, 2007  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 45 moves, 1/2-1/2 Castling with only 8 pieces left V Pupols vs J Meyers, 1976  (A43) Old Benoni, 76 moves, 1/2-1/2 "Something to do after all this waiting" - 157.b2-b3 Lipschutz vs Bird, 1889  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 159 moves, 1/2-1/2 Talk about neglecting your queenside... I Aloni vs M Czerniak, 1967  (A42) Modern Defense, Averbakh System, 50 moves, 1-0 No rook moves Tal vs Botvinnik, 1961  (B12) Caro-Kann Defense, 42 moves, 0-1 En passant capture on move 117 N Vink vs W Muhren, 2001  (B32) Sicilian, 120 moves, 1/2-1/2 All 16 remaining pieces/pawns are on kingside after 50.Re3 D Lemos vs F Salguero, 2008  (E60) King's Indian Defense, 54 moves, 1-0 42.Nxf6 1-0 with 51 units of power on K-side, 0 on Q-side L Gutman vs Sax, 1985 (D78) Neo-Grunfeld, 6.O-O c6, 42 moves, 1-0 9.Bb8, 10.Ba8 (no joke even!) Kharlov vs A Vaulin, 1998  (B25) Sicilian, Closed, 28 moves, 0-1 Fang consecutively moves 4 types of piece to 8th rank J Fang vs M Hallinan, 2001  (E99) King's Indian, Orthodox, Taimanov, 31 moves, 1-0 8.Qxd8+, 25.Nxf8, 61.Kd8, 65.Rh8, 75.e8Q+, 77.Bf8 A Shomoev vs A Akhmetov, 2001  (C67) Ruy Lopez, 88 moves, 1/2-1/2 White wins despite being the queenless player for 114 moves Chernin vs A Utnasunov, 2000  (D45) Queen's Gambit Declined Semi-Slav, 146 moves, 1-0 A four-pawn center after 20...fxe4 J F van der Hoeven vs F Lucas, 1989  (A87) Dutch, Leningrad, Main Variation, 24 moves, 0-1 Anti-zugzwang (Black can hardly avoid preventing 51.Rxf7) Carlsen vs Y Hou, 2018  (C24) Bishop's Opening, 61 moves, 1-0 Five promotions include one to knight D H Campora vs Suba, 1992  (B51) Sicilian, Canal-Sokolsky (Rossolimo) Attack, 77 moves, 1/2-1/2 Ends with three consecutive promotions B Nagy vs L Kaufman, 2006  (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 61 moves, 1-0 24...Qe6 (with all four central pawns unmoved!) Miroshnichenko vs Aronian, 2004  (A15) English, 43 moves, 0-1 A big cross after 16.Bc2 Dominguez Perez vs Nakamura, 2004 (B42) Sicilian, Kan, 62 moves, 1/2-1/2 All pieces in a cross (after 80...Ke5) J Emms vs A A Webster, 1999 (B06) Robatsch, 85 moves, 0-1 Even-more-smothered mate F W Viney vs H Gook, 1926  (A02) Bird's Opening, 25 moves, 1-0 White castles with a black Nd2 (also: 3 exchange sacs) Beliavsky vs Timman, 1986  (B09) Pirc, Austrian Attack, 57 moves, 1-0 Kings engulfed in tactics but don't move until move 38 A Adly vs A Kosten, 2003  (A40) Queen's Pawn Game, 43 moves, 1-0 Nine-man pawnless endgame... with three black knights S Sergienko vs G Vescovi, 2010  (A07) King's Indian Attack, 64 moves, 1/2-1/2 Mating attack with two bishops, king and nothing else A Rustemov vs I Sokolov, 2001  (A21) English, 60 moves, 1-0 39.Nh8# Bologan vs Tkachiev, 2001  (C84) Ruy Lopez, Closed, 39 moves, 1-0 gikalu-jakor pawn division (after 26.Rxh7) Aronian vs Naiditsch, 2005  (A29) English, Four Knights, Kingside Fianchetto, 53 moves, 1-0 Bishop pair power M Mrva vs J Dudas, 2001  (A46) Queen's Pawn Game, 31 moves, 1-0 One pair of everything... the queens being promoted! Smirin vs Shabalov, 1988 (C05) French, Tarrasch, 57 moves, 0-1 104 games