CHESS RECORDS in Palview
updated 13 July 2004









 
King's IndianE95

Nikolic I.
Arsovic

Belgrade
1989


The longest game ever played. 155 moves by Ra8; 91 moves by Bf1.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. Nf3 O-O 6. Be2 Nbd7 7. O-O e5 8. Re1 Re8 9. Bf1 h6 10. d5 Nh7 11. Rb1 f5 12. Nd2 f4 13. b4 g5 14. Nb3 Bf8 15. Be2 Ndf6 16. c5 g4 17. cxd6 cxd6 18. a3 Ng5 19. Bf1 Re7 20. Qd3 Rg7 21. Kh1 Qe8 22. Nd2 g3 23. fxg3 fxg3 24. Qxg3 Nh3 25. Qf3 Qg6 26. Nc4 Bd7 27. Bd3 Ng5 28. Bxg5 Qxg5 29. Ne3 Re8 30. Ne2 Be7 31. Rbd1 Rf8 32. Nf5 Ng4 33. Neg3 h5 34. Kg1 h4 35. Qxg4 Qxg4 36. Nh6+ Kh7 37. Nxg4 hxg3 38. Ne3 gxh2+ 39. Kxh2 Rh8 40. Rh1 Kg6+ 41. Kg1 Rc8 42. Be2 Rc3 43. Rd3 Rc1+ 44. Nf1 Bd8 45. Rh8 Bb6+ 46. Kh2 Rh7+ 47. Rxh7 Kxh7 48. Nd2 Bg1+ 49. Kh1 Bd4+ 50. Nf1 Bg4 51. Bxg4 Rxf1+ 52. Kh2 Bg1+ 53. Kh3 Re1 54. Bf5+ Kh6 55. Kg4 Re3 56. Rd1 Bh2 57. Rh1 Rg3+ 58. Kh4 Rxg2 59. Kh3 Rg3+ 60. Kxh2 Rxa3 61. Rg1 Ra6 62. Rg6+ Kh5 63. Kg3 Rb6 64. Rg7 Rxb4 65. Bc8 a5 66. Bxb7 a4 67. Bc6 a3 68. Ra7 Rb3+ 69. Kf2 Kg5 70. Ke2 Kf4 71. Ra4 Rh3 72. Kd2 a2 73. Bb5 Rh1 74. Rxa2 Rh2+ 75. Be2 Kxe4 76. Ra5 Kd4 77. Ke1 Rh1+ 78. Kf2 Rc1 79. Bg4 Rc2+ 80. Ke1 e4 81. Be6 Ke5 82. Bg8 Rc8 83. Bf7 Rc7 84. Be6 Rc2 85. Ra8 Rb2 86. Ra6 Rg2 87. Kd1 Rb2 88. Ra5 Rg2 89. Bd7 Rh2 90. Bc6 Kf4 91. Ra8 e3 92. Re8 Kf3 93. Rf8+ Ke4 94. Rf6 Kd3 95. Bb5+ Kd4 96. Rf5 Rh1+ 97. Ke2 Rh2+ 98. Kd1 Rh1+ 99. Kc2 Rh2+ 100. Kc1 Rh1+ 101. Kc2 Rh2+ 102. Kd1 Rh1+ 103. Ke2 Rh2+ 104. Kf1 Rb2 105. Be2 Ke4 106. Rh5 Rb1+ 107. Kg2 Rb2 108. Rh4+ Kxd5 109. Kf3 Kc5 110. Kxe3 Rb3+ 111. Bd3 d5 112. Rh8 Ra3 113. Re8 Kd6 114. Kd4 Ra4+ 115. Kc3 Ra3+ 116. Kd4 Ra4+ 117. Ke3 Ra3 118. Rh8 Ke5 119. Rh5+ Kd6 120. Rg5 Rb3 121. Kd2 Rb8 122. Bf1 Re8 123. Kd3 Re5 124. Rg8 Rh5 125. Bg2 Kc5 126. Rf8 Rh6 127. Bf3 Rd6 128. Re8 Rc6 129. Ra8 Rb6 130. Rd8 Rd6 131. Rf8 Ra6 132. Rf5 Rd6 133. Kc3 Rd8 134. Rg5 Rd6 135. Rh5 Rd8 136. Rf5 Rd6 137. Rf8 Ra6 138. Re8 Rc6 139. Ra8 Rb6 140. Ra5+ Rb5 141. Ra1 Rb8 142. Rd1 Rd8 143. Rd2 Rd7 144. Bg2 Rd8 145. Kd3 Ra8 146. Ke3 Re8+ 147. Kd3 Ra8 148. Kc3 Rd8 149. Bf3 Rd7 150. Kd3 Ra7 151. Bg2 Ra8 152. Rc2+ Kd6 153. Rc3 Ra2 154. Bf3 Ra8 155. Rb3 Ra5 156. Ke3 Ke5 157. Rd3 Rb5 158. Kd2 Rc5 159. Bg2 Ra5 160. Bf3 Rc5 161. Bd1 Rc8 162. Bb3 Rc5 163. Rh3 Kf4 164. Kd3 Ke5 165. Rh5+ Kf4 166. Kd4 Rb5 167. Bxd5 Rb4+ 168. Bc4 Ra4 169. Rh7 Kg5 170. Rf7 Kg6 171. Rf1 Kg5 172. Kc5 Ra5+ 173. Kc6 Ra4 174. Bd5 Rf4 175. Re1 Rf6+ 176. Kc5 Rf5 177. Kd4 Kf6 178. Re6+ Kg5 179. Be4 Rf6 180. Re8 Kf4 181. Rh8 Rd6+ 182. Bd5 Rf6 183. Rh1 Kf5 184. Be4+ Ke6 185. Ra1 Kd6 186. Ra5 Re6 187. Bf5 Re1 188. Ra6+ Ke7 189. Be4 Rc1 190. Ke5 Rc5+ 191. Bd5 Rc7 192. Rg6 Rd7 193. Rh6 Kd8 194. Be6 Rd2 195. Rh7 Ke8 196. Kf6 Kd8 197. Ke5 Rd1 198. Bd5 Ke8 199. Kd6 Kf8 200. Rf7+ Ke8 201. Rg7 Rf1 202. Rg8+ Rf8 203. Rg7 Rf6+ 204. Be6 Rf2 205. Bd5 Rf6+ 206. Ke5 Rf1 207. Kd6 Rf6+ 208. Be6 Rf2 209. Ra7 Kf8 210. Rc7 Rd2+ 211. Ke5 Ke8 212. Kf6 Rf2+ 213. Bf5 Rd2 214. Rc1 Rd6+ 215. Be6 Rd2 216. Rh1 Kd8 217. Rh7 Rd1 218. Rg7 Rd2 219. Rg8+ Kc7 220. Rc8+ Kb6 221. Ke5 Kb7 222. Rc3 Kb6 223. Bd5 Rh2 224. Kd6 Rh6+ 225. Be6 Rh5 226. Ra3 Ra5 227. Rg3 Rh5 228. Rg2 Ka5 229. Rg3 Kb6 230. Rg4 Rb5 231. Bd5 Rc5 232. Rg8 Rc2 233. Rb8+ Ka5 234. Bb3 Rc3 235. Kd5 Rc7 236. Kd4 Rd7+ 237. Bd5 Re7 238. Rb2 Re8 239. Rb7 Ka6 240. Rb1 Ka5 241. Bc4 Rd8+ 242. Kc3 Rh8 243. Rb5+ Ka4 244. Rb6 Rh3+ 245. Bd3 Rh5 246. Re6 Rg5 247. Rh6 Rc5+ 248. Bc4 Rg5 249. Ra6+ Ra5 250. Rh6 Rg5 251. Rh4 Ka5 252. Rh2 Rg3+ 253. Kd4 Rg5 254. Bd5 Ka4 255. Kc5 Rg3 256. Ra2+ Ra3 257. Rb2 Rg3 258. Rh2 Rc3+ Here, Palview gives up. Bored, probably. The last moves were: 259. Bc4 Rg3 260. Rb2 Rg5+ 261. Bd5 Rg3 262. Rh2 Rc3+ 263. Bc4 Rg3 264. Rh8 Ka3 265. Ra8+ Kb2 266. Ra2+ Kb1 267. Rf2 Kc1 268. Kd4 Kd1 269. Bd3 Rg7 1/2-1/2










 
Queen's IndianE19

Stepak
Mashian

Israel
1980


The longest decided game. Also, the game with the longest playing time (24 hrs. 30 min.)

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 b6 4. g3 Bb7 5. Bg2 Be7 6. Nc3 Ne4 7. Qc2 Nxc3 8. Qxc3 O-O 9. O-O c5 10. Rd1 d6 11. Qc2 Nd7 12. e4 Qc7 13. b3 Rfe8 14. Bb2 Rad8 15. Rd2 e5 16. d5 Bf8 17. Re2 g6 18. Bc1 Bg7 19. Bg5 f6 20. Bd2 Bc8 21. Nh4 Nf8 22. h3 Bd7 23. a4 Qc8 24. Kh2 a5 25. Rf1 Qc7 26. Qd3 g5 27. Nf5 Bxf5 28. exf5 Qf7 29. Re4 Nd7 30. Qe2 Kh8 31. Bf3 Rg8 32. Bh5 Qe7 33. Kg2 Bh6 34. Rh1 Rg7 35. h4 Rdg8 36. Kf1 Nf8 37. Rg4 Qd7 38. Qe4 Qc8 39. Ke2 Qd7 40. Rh2 Qc8 41. Kd3 Qd7 42. Kc2 Qe7 43. Kb2 Qd7 44. hxg5 Bxg5 45. f4 exf4 46. gxf4 Bh6 47. Rxg7 Bxg7 48. Bc3 h6 49. Re2 Nh7 50. Qe6 Nf8 51. Qxd7 Nxd7 52. Re6 Bf8 53. Be8 Rg2+ 54. Kc1 Rg1+ 55. Kd2 Rg2+ 56. Re2 Rxe2+ 57. Kxe2 Kg7 58. Bxd7 Be7 59. Be8 Bd8 60. Bh5 Kf8 61. Kd3 Ke7 62. Ke4 Kf8 63. Bg6 Kg7 64. Bd2 Be7 65. Be3 Bd8 66. b4 axb4 67. Kd3 Kf8 68. Bc1 Ke7 69. Bb2 Kf8 70. Kc2 Ke7 71. Kb3 Kd7 72. Bh5 Ke7 73. Bc1 Kd7 74. Bd2 Ke7 75. Be1 Kd7 76. Bd1 Kc7 77. Kc2 Kd7 78. Kd3 Ke7 79. Bh4 Kd7 80. Kc2 Kc7 81. Kb3 Kb7 82. Bh5 Be7 83. Be8 Kc7 84. Kc2 Kd8 85. a5 bxa5 86. Ba4 Kc7 87. Kd3 Kc8 88. Ke3 Kd8 89. Kf3 h5 90. Kg2 Kc7 91. Kh3 Kd8 92. Bg3 Bf8 93. Kh4 Ke7 94. Kxh5 Kf7 95. Kg4 Bg7 96. Kf3 Ke7 97. Bh4 Kf7 98. Ke4 Bf8 99. Kd3 Bg7 100. Kc2 Ke7 101. Kb3 Kd8 102. Bb5 Kc7 103. Ka4 Kb6 104. Be8 Ka6 105. Bb5+ Kb6 106. Kb3 Kc7 107. Kc2 Kd8 108. Kd2 Ke7 109. Ke3 Kf7 110. Ba4 Bh6 111. Kf3 Bf8 112. Kg4 Be7 113. Kh5 Kg7 114. Bf2 Bf8 115. Bh4 Be7 116. Bg5 Bd8 117. Bd1 Be7 118. Bh6+ Kf7 119. Kh4 Kg8 120. Ba4 Kf7 121. Kg4 Bd8 122. Bg5 Be7 123. Kh5 Kg7 124. Bh4 Bf8 125. Be8 Be7 126. Kg4 Kf8 127. Bd7 Kf7 128. Kf3 Bf8 129. Ke4 Bg7 130. Bc6 Bh6 131. Kd3 Bxf4 132. Kc2 Ke7 133. Kb3 Be5 134. Be1 Kd8 135. Ka4 Kc7 136. Kxa5 Bf4 137. Ba4 Be5 138. Ka6 Bf4 139. Bh4 Be5 140. Bd1 Bd4 141. Bg3 Be3 142. Kb5 Bh6 143. Ka4 Kd7 144. Kb3 Ke7 145. Kc2 Bg5 146. Kd3 Bc1 147. Ke4 Bd2 148. Kf3 Bc1 149. Kg4 Bd2 150. Kh5 Be3 151. Kg6 Bg5 152. Bc2 Bd2 153. Kh5 Bc1 154. Kg4 Bd2 155. Kf3 Bc1 156. Ke2 Bg5 157. Be1 Kf7 158. Bb1 Bf4 159. Bd2 Be5 160. Bc2 Ke7 161. Kf3 Kf7 162. Kg4 Kg7 163. Bf4 Bxf4 164. Kxf4 Kh6 165. Ke3 Kg5 166. Kd2 Kf4 167. Kc1 Ke3 168. Kb2 Kd2 169. Kb3 Kc1 170. Be4 Kd2 171. Ka4 Kc3 172. Kb5 b3 173. Kc6 Kxc4 174. Kxd6 Kd4 175. Bb1 c4 176. Ke6 c3 177. d6 c2 178. Bxc2 bxc2 179. d7 c1=Q 180. d8=Q+ Ke4 181. Qd5+ Kf4 182. Qd4+ Kg3 183. Kf7 Qc2 184. Qxf6 Kf4 185. Qd6+ Kg4 186. f6 Qh7+ 187. Kf8 Qh8+ 188. Ke7 Kf5 189. Qe6+ Kf4 190. f7 Qh7 191. Qe2 Kg3 192. Qe5+ Kf2 193. Ke6 1-0










 
Trompovsky AttackA45

Djordjevic Z.
Kovacevic M.

Bela Crkva
1984


Shortest tournament game.

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 Qa5+ 0-1










 
Trompovsky AttackA45

Vassallo
Gamundi

Salamanca
1998


The shortest game, once more.

1. d4 Nf6 2. Bg5 c6 3. e3 Qa5+ 0-1










 
EnglishA22

Meijfroidt B.
Lenoir A.

Veurne
2000


Latest first capture - in fact, no capture at all. All the pieces were still on the board when White overstepped the time limit on move 72.

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e5 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 Nbd7 5. e3 c6 6. Nge2 Qc7 7. O-O Be7 8. d3 O-O 9. b3 h6 10. Bb2 Nh7 11. d4 f5 12. e4 f4 13. f3 g5 14. Kh1 Ndf6 15. d5 c5 16. Qd3 Bd7 17. Nd1 Qc8 18. Nf2 Nh5 19. g4 Ng7 20. h3 Nf6 21. Kh2 Kf7 22. Rh1 Rh8 23. Kg1 h5 24. Bc3 Rh6 25. Kf1 Qe8 26. Ke1 b5 27. Kd2 a5 28. Kc2 Rh8 29. Qd2 Qb8 30. Kd3 Rc8 31. Nc1 Bd8 32. Ke2 Qa7 33. Qc2 Qa6 34. Bd2 Bb6 35. Ncd3 Qa7 36. Nb2 Rf8 37. Qd3 Rac8 38. Rac1 b4 39. Ra1 Kg6 40. Qc2 Rf7 41. Nbd3 Rcf8 42. Ne1 Qa8 43. Bc1 Qc8 44. Bb2 Qa6 45. Qd3 Ra8 46. Qc2 Nge8 47. Ned3 Qc8 48. Ne1 Ra6 49. Qd3 Qa8 50. Nc2 Rh7 51. Qd1 Ng7 52. Bc1 Qh8 53. Bb2 Ra7 54. Rb1 Bc8 55. Ra1 Rf7 56. Qd3 Nge8 57. Rag1 Nc7 58. Rd1 Kg7 59. Ra1 Qe8 60. Kd2 Kg8 61. Rae1 Re7 62. Ba1 Qg6 63. Bb2 Rh6 64. Ba1 Reh7 65. Bb2 Qg7 66. Na1 Bd7 67. Qe2 Qf7 68. Qd3 Qe8 69. Nc2 a4 70. Ke2 Qa8 71. Rd1 Qa6 0-1










 
FrenchC00

Filipowicz
Smederevac

Polanica Zdroj
1966


All 32 pieces present at move 70, when White claimed a draw on the ground of the 50-move rule. This is the most crowded position in which that rule was used.

1. e4 e6 2. d3 Ne7 3. g3 c5 4. Bg2 Nbc6 5. Be3 b6 6. Ne2 d5 7. O-O d4 8. Bc1 g6 9. Nd2 Bg7 10. f4 f5 11. a3 O-O 12. e5 a5 13. a4 Ba6 14. b3 Rb8 15. Nc4 Qc7 16. Kh1 Nd5 17. Bd2 Rfd8 18. Ng1 Bf8 19. Nf3 Be7 20. h4 h5 21. Qe2 Ncb4 22. Rfc1 Bb7 23. Kh2 Bc6 24. Na3 Ra8 25. Qe1 Rdb8 26. Qg1 Qb7 27. Qf1 Kg7 28. Qh1 Qd7 29. Ne1 Ra7 30. Nf3 Rba8 31. Ne1 Bd8 32. Nf3 Rb8 33. Ne1 Bc7 34. Nf3 Rh8 35. Ng5 Bd8 36. Nf3 Be7 37. Qg1 Bb7 38. Nb5 Raa8 39. Na3 Ba6 40. Qf1 Rab8 41. Nc4 Bd8 42. Qd1 Ne7 43. Nd6 Bc7 44. Qe2 Ng8 45. Ng5 Nh6 46. Bf3 Bd8 47. Nh3 Ng4+ 48. Kg1 Be7 49. Nc4 Nd5 50. Nf2 Bb7 51. Nh3 Bc6 52. Qg2 Rhc8 53. Re1 Rc7 54. Re2 Ra7 55. Ree1 Ra6 56. Re2 Rba8 57. Ree1 R8a7 58. Na3 Ra8 59. Nc4 Nh6 60. Na3 Nf7 61. Nf2 Rd8 62. Nc4 Rb8 63. Nh3 Bd8 64. Na3 Ra7 65. Qh1 Bc7 66. Qg2 Rd8 67. Qh1 Nh6 68. Ng5 Nf7 69. Nh3 Qe8 70. Kh2 Rd7 1/2-1/2










 
Bishops DefenseB00

Nuber R.
Keckeisen R.

Mengen, 1994


Longest decisive game without a capture.

1. e4 b6 2. d4 e6 3. Bd3 Bb7 4. Nf3 g6 5. O-O Bg7 6. Nbd2 Ne7 7. Re1 O-O 8. Nf1 d6 9. Qe2 Nd7 10. Bg5 Qe8 11. Rad1 a5 12. c3 Rc8 13. Ng3 Kh8 14. Qd2 Ng8 15. h3 e5 16. Bc2 h6 17. Be3 Rd8 18. Nh2 Kh7 19. f4 f6 20. Qf2 Ne7 21. Rd2 Rh8 22. f5 g5 23. Bd1 Rb8 24. Bh5 Qf8 25. Ng4 Ba6 26. Red1 b5 27. b4 a4 28. a3 Bb7 29. Rd3 Nc6 30. Bg6+ Kg8 31. Qa2+ 1-0










 
Four KnightsC47

Rodriguez J.
Antonio M.

Oviedo
1999


Quickest exchange game; pawn endgame is reached at move 17.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nc3 Nc6 4. d4 exd4 5. Nxd4 Bb4 6. Nxc6 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 dxc6 8. Qxd8+ Kxd8 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6+ gxf6 11. Bc4 Be6 12. Bxe6 fxe6 13. Ke2 Ke7 14. Rhd1 Rhd8 15. Rxd8 Rxd8 16. Rd1 Rxd1 17. Kxd1 Kd6 18. Kd2 a5 19. g4 e5 20. h4 b5 21. Ke3 c5 22. c4 c6 23. a4 Kc7 24. Kd3 Kb6 25. Kc3 Ka6 26. Kb3 Kb6 27. Ka3 Ka6 28. Kb3 1/2-1/2










 
FrenchC00

Sibilio
Mariotti

Ravenna
1982


Earliest stalemate.

1. e4 e6 2. Nf3 d5 3. e5 c5 4. b4 cxb4 5. d4 Nh6 6. a3 bxa3 7. c3 Nf5 8. Nxa3 Nc6 9. Nb5 a6 10. g4 Bd7 11. Bg5 Be7 12. gxf5 axb5 13. fxe6 fxe6 14. Rxa8 Qxa8 15. Rg1 Qa3 16. Bxb5 Bxg5 17. Rxg5 Qxc3+ 18. Kf1 O-O 19. Bxc6 Bxc6 20. Kg2 Ba4 21. Qe2 Bc2 22. Ne1 Be4+ 23. f3 Rxf3 24. Nxf3 Bxf3+ 25. Qxf3 Qd2+ 26. Kh3 Qxg5 27. Qf8+ Kxf8 1/2-1/2










 
RetiA00

Blodig R.
Wimmer H.

Germany, 1988


Longest consecutive series of captures; 17 half-moves from move 12 to 20.

1. g3 e5 2. Bg2 d5 3. d3 Nf6 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. O-O h6 6. c3 Be6 7. Nbd2 Qd7 8. b4 a6 9. a4 Bd6 10. Bb2 O-O 11. b5 Na5 12. c4 dxc4 13. dxc4 Nxc4 14. Nxc4 Bxc4 15. Nxe5 Bxe5 16. Bxe5 Qxd1 17. Rfxd1 axb5 18. Bxb7 Rxa4 19. Rxa4 bxa4 20. Bxc7 Bxe2 21. Rd4 Re8 22. Bd6 Rd8 23. Be5 Rxd4 24. Bxd4 a3 25. f3 a2 26. Kf2 Bc4 27. Bc6 Nh7 28. h4 Nf8 29. Ba4 Ne6 30. Ba1 Nc5 31. Bc2 Bb3 32. Bf5 g6 33. Bh3 Be6 34. Bxe6 fxe6 35. Ke3 Nb3 0-1










 
Polish OpeningA00

Weiss M.
Burschowsky M.

Austria, 1995


12 consecutive captures on g4, starting at move 37

1. b4 Nf6 2. Bb2 d6 3. c4 Nbd7 4. e3 g6 5. Nf3 Bg7 6. Be2 O-O 7. O-O c5 8. b5 b6 9. d3 Bb7 10. Nbd2 e6 11. Qc2 d5 12. Rfd1 Qc7 13. h3 Rfd8 14. Rac1 Rac8 15. Nf1 a6 16. a4 a5 17. Ng3 e5 18. Rb1 d4 19. e4 Rf8 20. Bc1 Ne8 21. Nh2 f5 22. f3 f4 23. Nh1 h5 24. Bd2 g5 25. Rf1 Ndf6 26. Nf2 Rd8 27. Qd1 Bc8 28. Rb2 Be6 29. Rc2 Kh7 30. Nh1 Ng8 31. Kf2 Qd7 32. Ke1 Nef6 33. Nf2 Nh6 34. Rb2 Rg8 35. Bc1 Bf8 36. Kd2 g4 37. hxg4 hxg4 38. fxg4 Nhxg4 39. Nhxg4 Nxg4 40. Nxg4 Bxg4 41. Bxg4 Qxg4 42. Qxg4 Rxg4 43. Rg1 Bh6 44. Ke1 Rdg8 45. Kf1 Rg3 46. Rb3 R8g6 47. Bd2 f3 48. Bxh6 fxg2+ 49. Kf2 Kxh6 50. Ra3 Kh5 51. Ke2 Kh4 0-1










 
PhilidorC41

Mackenzie
Mason

London
1882


73 consecutive moves by the black Queen, starting at move 72.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 exd4 4. Nxd4 Bd7 5. Nc3 Nf6 6. Be2 Nc6 7. O-O Be7 8. Be3 O-O 9. f4 Re8 10. Bf3 Bf8 11. Qd2 Rb8 12. Rae1 a6 13. h3 b5 14. Bf2 b4 15. Nd5 Nxd5 16. exd5 Nxd4 17. Bxd4 Qh4 18. Bf2 Qf6 19. Rxe8 Bxe8 20. Bd4 Qd8 21. g4 Qc8 22. Qg2 Bd7 23. Re1 Qb7 24. f5 Re8 25. Rxe8 Bxe8 26. g5 Qc8 27. Be4 Bd7 28. Qf3 Qe8 29. h4 Bc8 30. Kf2 Qd7 31. h5 Qe8 32. b3 Bd7 33. f6 g6 34. h6 Bc8 35. c4 Qd7 36. Ke3 Bb7 37. Kd3 Bc8 38. Kc2 Qe8 39. Kb2 Qd7 40. Be3 Qe8 41. Bf4 Bb7 42. a3 bxa3+ 43. Kxa3 c5 44. Qe3 Qd7 45. Qg3 Bc8 46. Bc2 Bb7 47. Bd2 Bc8 48. Ba5 Bb7 49. Qe3 Bc8 50. b4 cxb4+ 51. Bxb4 Qc7 52. Qc3 Bd7 53. Kb2 Qb6 54. Ka2 Qg1 55. Qd2 Qg3 56. Bc3 Bf5 57. Kb2 Qg4 58. Bd4 Bxc2 59. Kxc2 Qf5+ 60. Kb2 Qc8 61. Kb3 Qd7 62. Be3 Qf5 63. Qc2 Qe5 64. Qc3 Qe4 65. Ka4 Qb1 66. Ka5 Qa2+ 67. Kb6 Qa4 68. Bd2 Qa2 69. Qd3 Qa1 70. Kc7 a5 71. Kb6 a4 72. Qc3 Qd1 73. Bc1 Qg4 74. Kb5 Qd7+ 75. Kb4 Qe8 76. Ka3 Qd7 77. Qb4 Qa7 78. Qxa4 Qg1 79. Qc2 Qc5+ 80. Ka2 Qa7+ 81. Ba3 Qe3 82. Bc1 Qg1 83. Kb1 Qd4 84. Qe2 Qc3 85. Bb2 Qg3 86. Qd2 Qg4 87. Qc1 Qg3 88. Ka2 Qf2 89. Kb3 Qb6+ 90. Kc3 Qa5+ 91. Kd3 Qb6 92. Bd4 Qb3+ 93. Bc3 Qb6 94. Qe1 Qb3 95. Qc1 Qa2 96. Qc2 Qa3 97. Ke4 Qa7 98. Bd4 Qd7 99. Qf2 Qg4+ 100. Qf4 Qe2+ 101. Qe3 Qxc4 102. Qd3 Qa2 103. Be3 Qa4+ 104. Kf3 Qh4 105. Qd4 Qh3+ 106. Ke2 Qc8 107. Kd3 Qa6+ 108. Qc4 Qa3+ 109. Kd4 Qa7+ 110. Ke4 Qd7 111. Kd3 Qf5+ 112. Kc3 Qb1 113. Qc6 Qe1+ 114. Bd2 Qe4 115. Qb5 Qg2 116. Qd3 Qg1 117. Kb3 Qg4 118. Be3 Qc8 119. Kb4 Qe8 120. Qd4 Qa8 121. Qc4 Qb8+ 122. Qb5 Qc8 123. Qc6 Qg4+ 124. Ka5 Qe4 125. Bc1 Qb1 126. Ka6 Qb4 127. Ka7 Qb3 128. Ka8 Qb4 129. Be3 Qa3+ 130. Ba7 Qg3 131. Bb8 Qa3+ 132. Kb7 Qb3+ 133. Kc8 Qg3 134. Kd7 Qg4+ 135. Ke8 Qe4+ 136. Kd8 Qe5 137. Bc7 Qf4 138. Kc8 Qf5+ 139. Kb8 Qe5 140. Kb7 Qb2+ 141. Bb6 Qe5 142. Bc7 Qb2+ 143. Kc8 Qe5 144. Kd8 Qf4 1/2-1/2










 
Queen's Pawn-King's Pawn GameA40

Rebickova H.
Voracova M.

Czech Republic
Plzen, 1995


The Rh1 never plays in 105 moves. 74 consecutive checks by the black Queen.

1. e4 e5 2. d4 Nc6 3. d5 Nd4 4. Be3 Bc5 5. Nf3 Qf6 6. Bg5 Qb6 7. Nc3 Qxb2 8. Na4 Nxc2+ 9. Ke2 Qxa1 10. Qxc2 d6 11. Nxc5 dxc5 12. Qxc5 Qxa2+ 13. Nd2 a5 14. Qxc7 Nf6 15. Qxe5+ Kd7 16. g3 Qa3 17. Bh3+ Kd8 18. Bxf6+ gxf6 19. Qxf6+ Qe7 20. Qxh8+ Qe8 21. Qf6+ Qe7 22. Qb6+ Qc7 23. Qb2 Qe7 24. Qg7 Bxh3 25. Qxh7 Bg4+ 26. f3 Bd7 27. Nc4 Bb5 28. Kd3 Bxc4+ 29. Kxc4 Qc7+ 30. Kd4 a4 31. Qg8+ Kd7 32. Qxa8 Qb6+ 33. Ke5 Qd6+ 34. Kf5 Qg6+ 35. Kf4 Qf6+ 36. Ke3 Qc3+ 37. Kf2 Qd2+ 38. Kf1 Qd1+ 39. Kg2 Qd2+ 40. Kh3 Qh6+ 41. Kg4 Qg6+ 42. Kh3 Qh6+ 43. Kg4 Qg6+ 44. Kh3 Qh6+ 45. Kg4 Qg6+ 46. Kf4 Qf6+ 47. Ke3 Qc3+ 48. Ke2 Qc2+ 49. Kf1 Qd1+ 50. Kg2 Qd2+ 51. Kg1 Qe3+ 52. Kg2 Qd2+ 53. Kh3 Qh6+ 54. Kg4 Qg6+ 55. Kf4 Qf6+ 56. Ke3 Qc3+ 57. Kf2 Qd2+ 58. Kg1 Qe3+ 59. Kf1 Qc1+ 60. Ke2 Qc2+ 61. Ke3 Qc3+ 62. Kf4 Qf6+ 63. Kg4 Qg6+ 64. Kh3 Qh6+ 65. Kg2 Qd2+ 66. Kf1 Qd1+ 67. Kf2 Qd2+ 68. Kg1 Qe3+ 69. Kg2 Qd2+ 70. Kh3 Qh6+ 71. Kg4 Qg6+ 72. Kf4 Qf6+ 73. Kg4 Qg6+ 74. Kh3 Qh6+ 75. Kg2 Qd2+ 76. Kg1 Qe3+ 77. Kf1 Qxf3+ 78. Ke1 Qe3+ 79. Kd1 Qd3+ 80. Kc1 Qc3+ 81. Kb1 Qb3+ 82. Ka1 Qa3+ 83. Kb1 Qb3+ 84. Kc1 Qc3+ 85. Kd1 Qd3+ 86. Ke1 Qe3+ 87. Kd1 Qd3+ 88. Kc1 Qc3+ 89. Kb1 Qb3+ 90. Kc1 Qc3+ 91. Kd1 Qd3+ 92. Ke1 Qe3+ 93. Kf1 Qf3+ 94. Kg1 Qe3+ 95. Kg2 Qxe4+ 96. Kh3 Qh7+ 97. Kg2 Qc2+ 98. Kf1 Qf5+ 99. Ke2 Qe4+ 100. Kd2 Qxd5+ 101. Kc3 Qc5+ 102. Kd3 Qd5+ 103. Ke3 Qe5+ 104. Kf2 Qf5+ 105. Kg2 Qc2+ 1/2-1/2










 
QGDD34

Wegner
Johnsen

Gausdal
1991


141 checks; 100 by White,41 by Black. 151 moves without a capture, starting at move 49.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Nxe7 7. dxc5 Nbc6 8. e3 Qa5+ 9. Nbd2 Qxc5 10. Nb3 Qb6 11. Be2 Bg4 12. O-O Bxf3 13. Bxf3 O-O 14. Qd2 Rfd8 15. Rfd1 Ne5 16. Nd4 N7c6 17. Be2 Rac8 18. Nxc6 Rxc6 19. Rac1 Rxc1 20. Qxc1 h6 21. Qd2 Qg6 22. Qc3 Qd6 23. h3 a6 24. Rd2 Kh7 25. Qc2+ g6 26. Qd1 Qc5 27. Bf1 Kg7 28. b3 Kh7 29. g3 d4 30. exd4 Rxd4 31. Rxd4 Qxd4 32. Qxd4 Nf3+ 33. Kg2 Nxd4 34. f4 Kg7 35. Kf2 Kf6 36. Bd3 h5 37. Ke3 Nf5+ 38. Kf3 Nd6 39. b4 Ke6 40. g4 hxg4+ 41. hxg4 Kd5 42. Ke3 Nc4+ 43. Bxc4+ Kxc4 44. Ke4 Kxb4 45. Ke5 Ka3 46. Kf6 b5 47. f5 gxf5 48. gxf5 b4 49. Kxf7 Kxa2 50. f6 b3 51. Kg7 b2 52. f7 b1=Q 53. f8=Q Qg1+ 54. Kh6 Qe3+ 55. Kh5 Qe5+ 56. Kh6 Qe6+ 57. Kh5 Qd5+ 58. Kh6 a5 59. Qf2+ Kb3 60. Qg3+ Kb4 61. Qb8+ Kc5 62. Qa7+ Kb5 63. Qb8+ Ka6 64. Qc8+ Kb6 65. Qb8+ Qb7 66. Qd8+ Qc7 67. Qd3 Qf4+ 68. Kh7 Qh4+ 69. Kg6 Qg4+ 70. Kh6 Qf4+ 71. Kh7 a4 72. Qb1+ Kc5 73. Qc2+ Qc4 74. Qf2+ Qd4 75. Qc2+ Kb4 76. Qb1+ Ka3 77. Qc1+ Qb2 78. Qc5+ Ka2 79. Qc4+ Qb3 80. Qe2+ Ka1 81. Kh6 Qb6+ 82. Kh5 Qc5+ 83. Kh6 a3 84. Qd1+ Kb2 85. Qd2+ Kb3 86. Qd3+ Kb4 87. Qd2+ Kb5 88. Qd3+ Kb6 89. Qd8+ Kc6 90. Qe8+ Kc7 91. Qf7+ Kb6 92. Qb3+ Ka5 93. Qa2 Ka4 94. Kh7 Qh5+ 95. Kg7 Qg5+ 96. Kh7 Qf5+ 97. Kg7 Qd3 98. Kh6 Kb4 99. Kh5 Qc4 100. Qd2+ Kb5 101. Qd7+ Ka5 102. Qd2+ Qb4 103. Qd8+ Qb6 104. Qa8+ Kb4 105. Qe4+ Kc3 106. Qe1+ Kb2 107. Qd2+ Ka1 108. Qd1+ Ka2 109. Qc2+ Qb2 110. Qc4+ Qb3 111. Qe2+ Kb1 112. Qe1+ Kb2 113. Qe2+ Qc2 114. Qe5+ Kb1 115. Qe1+ Ka2 116. Qe6+ Qb3 117. Qe2+ Kb1 118. Qe1+ Kb2 119. Qf2+ Qc2 120. Qf6+ Qc3 121. Qf2+ Kb3 122. Qb6+ Ka4 123. Qb1 Qh3+ 124. Kg5 Qg2+ 125. Kh5 Qd5+ 126. Kh6 a2 127. Qc2+ Kb5 128. Qb2+ Kc6 129. Qc3+ Kd7 130. Qg7+ Kd8 131. Qa1 Qd2+ 132. Kh5 Kc7 133. Qe5+ Kc6 134. Qe8+ Kc5 135. Qc8+ Kb4 136. Qb7+ Ka4 137. Qc6+ Kb3 138. Qb5+ Qb4 139. Qd3+ Ka4 140. Qd1+ Qb3 141. Qd4+ Kb5 142. Qd7+ Ka6 143. Qc8+ Ka5 144. Qd8+ Kb4 145. Qd6+ Kc4 146. Qe6+ Kc3 147. Qe5+ Kc2 148. Qe4+ Qd3 149. Qa4+ Kb1 150. Qb4+ Kc1 151. Qc5+ Kd1 152. Qg1+ Kd2 153. Qg5+ Ke1 154. Qh4+ Kd1 155. Qa4+ Qc2 156. Qd4+ Ke2 157. Qg4+ Kf1 158. Qf3+ Kg1 159. Qg3+ Kh1 160. Qf3+ Qg2 161. Qd1+ Kh2 162. Qd6+ Kg1 163. Qc5+ Qf2 164. Qg5+ Kh1 165. Qd5+ Kh2 166. Qe5+ Kh3 167. Qc3+ Qg3 168. Qa1 Qf3+ 169. Kh6 Qe3+ 170. Kg6 Qb6+ 171. Kh5 Qa5+ 172. Kg6 Qd2 173. Kh5 Kg2 174. Qg7+ Kh2 175. Qe5+ Kh1 176. Qa1+ Kg2 177. Qg7+ Kh3 178. Qa1 Qd5+ 179. Kh6 Qe6+ 180. Kh5 Kg3 181. Kg5 Kf2 182. Kh5 Qh3+ 183. Kg6 Qg2+ 184. Kf6 Qf3+ 185. Kg6 Qg3+ 186. Kf6 Qf4+ 187. Kg6 Qd6+ 188. Kg5 Qd8+ 189. Kh5 Qa5+ 190. Kg6 Qa6+ 191. Kh5 Qb5+ 192. Kh6 Qb6+ 193. Kh5 Qc5+ 194. Kh6 Qd6+ 195. Kg5 Qd5+ 196. Kg6 Ke3 197. Qe1+ Kd3 198. Qd1+ Kc4 199. Qc2+ Kb5 200. Qb2+ Kc6 1/2-1/2










 
Queen's Pawn GameA46

Zarrouati P.
Brauckmann H.

Toulouse, 1990


6 mutual consecutive checks, starting at move 27

1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 Rg8 3. g3 d6 4. Bg2 c6 5. c4 h6 6. Nc3 g5 7. O-O g4 8. Ne1 Qc7 9. Nd3 Nbd7 10. c5 e5 11. cxd6 Bxd6 12. d5 h5 13. dxc6 bxc6 14. Nb5 cxb5 15. Bxa8 e4 16. Nf4 Nb6 17. Bd5 h4 18. Be3 hxg3 19. hxg3 Bxf4 20. Bxf4 Qc5 21. Bb3 Qh5 22. Qd6 Nbd7 23. f3 Rh8 24. Kf2 Qh2+ 25. Ke3 gxf3 26. exf3 exf3 27. Rae1 Ng4+ 28. Kxf3+ Nde5+ 29. Rxe5+ Nxe5+ 30. Qxe5+ Be6 31. Bxe6 Rh5 32. Bf5+ Kf8 1-0










 
QGDD34

Seirawan
Xu Jun

Thessaloniki, 1988


Pf7 waits 171 moves for its first action, which is to be captured.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 c5 4. cxd5 exd5 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe7 7. dxc5 Qxc5 8. Nbd2 Nc6 9. Nb3 Qd6 10. g3 Nf6 11. Bg2 O-O 12. O-O Be6 13. Rc1 Rac8 14. Nbd4 Nxd4 15. Nxd4 Qb4 16. Rxc8 Rxc8 17. b3 h6 18. e3 Bg4 19. Qe1 Qa3 20. f3 Bd7 21. Qe2 a5 22. Rb1 h5 23. Bf1 g6 24. Rb2 b6 25. Rc2 Rxc2 26. Qxc2 Qd6 27. Qc3 Qe5 28. Qe1 Ne8 29. Qd2 Ng7 30. f4 Qd6 31. Bg2 Ne6 32. Ne2 Nc7 33. h3 Qc5 34. Kh2 Bf5 35. Nd4 Be4 36. g4 hxg4 37. hxg4 Nb5 38. Nxb5 Qxb5 39. g5 Bxg2 40. Kxg2 Qc5 41. Kf3 Qb5 42. Kf2 Qc5 43. Ke2 Kf8 44. Qb2 Qb5+ 45. Kd2 Qb4+ 46. Kd1 Qe4 47. Qh8+ Ke7 48. Qf6+ Kf8 49. Qxb6 Qb1+ 50. Kd2 Qxa2+ 51. Ke1 Qa1+ 52. Ke2 Qb2+ 53. Kd3 Qb1+ 54. Kd4 Qe4+ 55. Kc3 Qh1 56. Kb2 Qd1 57. Qc5+ Ke8 58. Qc3 Qe2+ 59. Kc1 Qb5 60. Kd2 Kd7 61. Ke1 Ke8 62. Kd2 Kd7 63. Qf6 Ke8 64. Qe5+ Kd7 65. Qc3 Ke8 66. Kc2 Kd7 67. Qd4 Ke8 68. Kc3 Ke7 69. Qf6+ Kf8 70. Qd8+ Kg7 71. Qd6 Kg8 72. Qa3 Qb6 73. Kd3 Kg7 74. Qa1+ Kg8 75. Qc3 Qa6+ 76. Kd4 a4 77. bxa4 Qxa4+ 78. Kxd5 Qd7+ 79. Kc4 Qe6+ 80. Kd3 Qd5+ 81. Qd4 Qb3+ 82. Ke2 Qc2+ 83. Kf3 Qb1 84. Ke2 Qc2+ 85. Qd2 Qb1 86. Qd8+ Kg7 87. Qd3 Qb7 88. Qd4+ Kg8 89. e4 Qb5+ 90. Kf2 Qb8 91. Ke3 Qb3+ 92. Qd3 Qb6+ 93. Kf3 Qg1 94. Qe3 Qf1+ 95. Kg3 Kh7 96. Qf2 Qd3+ 97. Qf3 Qd2 98. Kg4 Qd4 99. Qe2 Kg8 100. Kf3 Qc3+ 101. Qe3 Qc2 102. Qd4 Qc1 103. Qe3 Qd1+ 104. Kf2 Qc2+ 105. Qe2 Qc1 106. Kg3 Qg1+ 107. Kf3 Qh1+ 108. Ke3 Qc1+ 109. Qd2 Qc5+ 110. Kf3 Qb5 111. Qd1 Qc6 112. Qd8+ Kg7 113. Qd2 Kg8 114. Qd8+ Kg7 115. Ke3 Qc1+ 116. Qd2 Qg1+ 117. Kd3 Qb1+ 118. Ke3 Qg1+ 119. Ke2 Qb1 120. Qc3+ Kg8 121. Qc8+ Kg7 122. Qc4 Kg8 123. e5 Qb2+ 124. Ke3 Qb6+ 125. Ke4 Qb7+ 126. Kd4 Qa7+ 127. Kd3 Qa3+ 128. Ke4 Qa8+ 129. Ke3 Qa3+ 130. Kf2 Qb2+ 131. Kf3 Qa3+ 132. Ke2 Qb2+ 133. Kd3 Qa3+ 134. Ke4 Qa8+ 135. Qd5 Qa4+ 136. Qd4 Qa8+ 137. Ke3 Qa3+ 138. Qd3 Qc1+ 139. Qd2 Qa3+ 140. Kf2 Qb3 141. Qe3 Qc4 142. Kg3 Qd5 143. Qf3 Qc4 144. f5 gxf5 145. Qxf5 Qc1 146. Qf4 Qg1+ 147. Kh3 Qh1+ 148. Kg4 Qd1+ 149. Qf3 Qd4+ 150. Kf5 Qd7+ 151. Ke4 Qc6+ 152. Kf4 Qc4+ 153. Qe4 Qf1+ 154. Qf3 Qc4+ 155. Kg3 Qd4 156. Qf4 Qg1+ 157. Kf3 Qf1+ 158. Kg4 Qd1+ 159. Qf3 Qd4+ 160. Kf5 Qd7+ 161. Ke4 Qc6+ 162. Kf4 Qc4+ 163. Kg3 Qd4 164. Qe2 Qg1+ 165. Kh4 Qh1+ 166. Kg4 Qg1+ 167. Kf5 Qb1+ 168. Kf4 Qc1+ 169. Qe3 Qc4+ 170. Kg3 Qd5 171. g6 Qe6 172. gxf7+ Kxf7 173. Qc5 Qa6 174. Qf2+ Ke7 175. Qf5 Qh6 176. Kg2 Qg7+ 177. Kh3 Qh6+ 178. Kg3 Qg7+ 179. Kh4 Qh6+ 180. Kg4 Qe6 181. Qxe6+ Kxe6 182. Kf4 Ke7 183. Kf5 Kf7 184. e6+ Ke7 185. Ke5 Ke8 186. Kf6 Kf8 187. Kf5 Ke7 188. Ke5 Ke8 189. Kd6 Kd8 190. e7+ Ke8 191. Ke6 1/2-1/2










 
Pirc-RobatschB06

Galanov B.
Kosanski S.

Budapest
1994


The Ng8 never moves in 85 moves.

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 d6 4. Be3 c6 5. Qd2 b5 6. O-O-O Nd7 7. e5 d5 8. h4 Nb6 9. h5 Nc4 10. Bxc4 bxc4 11. Na4 Bf5 12. Ne2 Rb8 13. f3 gxh5 14. Nf4 e6 15. Nxh5 Bf8 16. a3 Qc7 17. g4 Bg6 18. Nf4 Qb7 19. Qc3 h6 20. Rh2 Qb5 21. Nc5 Bxc5 22. dxc5 Kd7 23. Rdh1 a5 24. Bd4 a4 25. Qe3 Rf8 26. Ne2 Rb8 27. Bc3 Re8 28. f4 Be4 29. Rd1 Kc8 30. Bd4 Qa6 31. Ng3 Bg6 32. f5 Bh7 33. Qf4 Qb7 34. Rdh1 Qd7 35. f6 Bg6 36. Nh5 Qb7 37. Qd2 Qb5 38. Qc3 Kd7 39. Rg1 Rb8 40. Nf4 Rh7 41. Rh4 Be4 42. Nh5 Qa6 43. Ng3 Bg6 44. Rgh1 Rb5 45. g5 Rb8 46. gxh6 Qc8 47. Nf1 Qf8 48. Qe3 Re8 49. Qf4 Be4 50. R1h2 Rb8 51. Qe3 Bg6 52. Nd2 Rb5 53. Nf3 Bf5 54. Bc3 Rb8 55. Bd2 Rb7 56. Qg1 Bg6 57. Qd4 Ke8 58. Be3 Rb5 59. Qc3 Kd7 60. Nd4 Rb8 61. Qa5 Ra8 62. Qb6 Qc8 63. Nf3 Rb8 64. Qa5 Rb5 65. Qa7+ Rb7 66. Qxa4 Qb8 67. Bd4 Qf8 68. Qa6 Rc7 69. Be3 Qb8 70. Qa5 Ra7 71. Qc3 Qf8 72. Qd4 Ke8 73. Qd2 Kd7 74. Rxc4 Qa8 75. Rch4 Ra4 76. Rxa4 Qxa4 77. Qb4 Qa6 78. b3 Qf1+ 79. Kb2 Qxf3 80. Qb7+ Kd8 81. Qb8+ Kd7 82. Qd6+ Ke8 83. Qxc6+ Kd8 84. Qb6+ Ke8 85. c6 1-0










 
Nimzo-IndianE42

Levitt J.
Lev R.

Tel Aviv
1989


The Bc8 never plays in all of the 81 moves of this game.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Nge2 cxd4 6. exd4 d5 7. c5 Ne4 8. Bd2 Nxd2 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. a3 Ba5 11. g3 Nc6 12. b4 Bc7 13. Bg2 b6 14. f4 Rb8 15. Qd3 Qe7 16. b5 Nd8 17. c6 f5 18. Qe3 Qf6 19. O-O Nf7 20. Kh1 Nd6 21. Qd3 h6 22. Ng1 a6 23. a4 Ra8 24. Nf3 Ne4 25. Qe3 a5 26. Ne5 Bd6 27. Bxe4 fxe4 28. Ra2 Ra7 29. Raf2 g6 30. Qe2 Rg7 31. Nd1 Qe7 32. Ne3 Bc7 33. Qb2 Kh7 34. Kg2 Kg8 35. Qc3 Qd8 36. Qd2 Qe7 37. Nc2 Bd6 38. Qe3 Bc7 39. h3 Bd8 40. Qa3 Qc7 41. h4 Be7 42. Qe3 Qd8 43. Kh3 Kh7 44. Qe2 Qe8 45. Ne3 Bd8 46. Qa2 Qe7 47. Qb2 Bc7 48. Rh2 Bd8 49. Kg2 Qe8 50. Kf2 Bc7 51. Ke1 Qd8 52. N3g4 Rf5 53. Rfh1 Qe7 54. Rf1 Qe8 55. Qa3 Qd8 56. Ne3 Bd6 57. Qb2 Rf8 58. Kd1 Qe8 59. Qe2 Qd8 60. Rhf2 Qe8 61. Qg4 Bc7 62. Qh3 Bd6 63. h5 gxh5 64. g4 Bxe5 65. fxe5 Rxf2 66. Rxf2 Qe7 67. Qxh5 Qa3 68. Nc2 Qd3+ 69. Kc1 e3 70. Rf6 Qd2+ 71. Kb2 e2 72. g5 Qxg5 73. Qxe2 h5 74. Qd3+ Kh8 75. Qf3 Rg8 76. Rf7 h4 77. Ne3 Rg7 78. Rf8+ Rg8 79. Rf4 Qh6 80. Qf2 Rg3 81. Rf6 1-0










 
Nimzovich-Larsen AttackA01

Alvarado D.
Carvajal J.

San Jose, Costa Rica
2001


76...Qa8 was the Qd8's first move.

1. b3 e5 2. Bb2 d6 3. g3 g6 4. Bg2 Bg7 5. e3 f5 6. Ne2 Nf6 7. c4 Nc6 8. O-O O-O 9. d4 e4 10. a3 a5 11. Nbc3 b6 12. Qd2 d5 13. Rac1 Ne7 14. a4 dxc4 15. bxc4 Ba6 16. Nb5 c6 17. Na3 Rb8 18. Rfd1 b5 19. cxb5 cxb5 20. axb5 Bxb5 21. Nxb5 Rxb5 22. Bf1 Ned5 23. Nf4 Rb6 24. Ba3 Nxf4 25. exf4 Re8 26. Qxa5 e3 27. fxe3 Rxe3 28. Bc5 Rb8 29. Qa2+ Kh8 30. d5 Reb3 31. Bc4 Rb2 32. Qa7 R8b7 33. Qa3 Ne4 34. Ba6 R7b3 35. Qa4 Nxg3 36. Bf2 Rb4 37. Qc6 Ne2+ 38. Bxe2 Rxe2 39. d6 Rbb2 40. Bg3 Re6 41. Qd5 Ree2 42. Rc7 Rbc2 43. Rxc2 Rxc2 44. d7 Bf6 45. Bf2 Kg7 46. Re1 Rc7 47. Rd1 Rc2 48. Bd4 Bxd4+ 49. Qxd4+ Kf7 50. Qd6 Rc7 51. Rd3 Rc1+ 52. Kg2 Re1 53. Rd2 Re6 54. Qd5 Kf6 55. Rd3 Re4 56. Kg3 Re6 57. Qd4+ Kf7 58. Qd5 Kf6 59. Qb7 Kf7 60. Qc8 Ke7 61. Qc3 Kf7 62. Qc4 Kf6 63. Qd4+ Kf7 64. Rc3 Re7 65. Qd5+ Kg7 66. Rd3 Re4 67. h4 h5 68. Kh3 Kf6 69. Qd6+ Re6 70. Qd4+ Kf7 71. Rg3 Re7 72. Qd5+ Kf6 73. Qd6+ Re6 74. Rxg6+ Kxg6 75. Qxe6+ Kg7 76. Qxf5 Qa8 77. Qg5+ Kh7 78. Qxh5+ Kg7 79. Qg5+ Kh7 80. d8=Q Qh1+ 81. Kg4 Qh3+ 82. Kh5 Qg4+ 1/2-1/2










 
EnglishA30

Cacho S.
Suba M.

Cala Galdana, Spain
2001


70...Kd7 was the black King's first move.

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O e6 6. Nc3 d6 7. Re1 Be7 8. e4 Nbd7 9. d4 cxd4 10. Nxd4 Qc7 11. Be3 Rc8 12. Rc1 Qb8 13. b3 Nc5 14. f4 Ncxe4 15. Nxe4 Bxe4 16. Bxe4 Nxe4 17. f5 e5 18. Qg4 Qb7 19. Nb5 g6 20. Qf3 gxf5 21. Qxf5 a6 22. Nd4 Rg8 23. Qxh7 Nf6 24. Qf5 exd4 25. Bxd4 Nd7 26. Rf1 Rf8 27. b4 Rc7 28. Bg7 Ne5 29. c5 bxc5 30. bxc5 Qd5 31. Rb1 Qxc5+ 32. Rf2 Nd7 33. Qf3 Qc6 34. Qf5 Qc4 35. Rbb2 Rc5 36. Qf3 Qd5 37. Qxd5 Rxd5 38. Bxf8 Bxf8 39. Rb7 Bg7 40. Rc2 Nc5 41. Ra7 Be5 42. Kg2 Rd3 43. Rf2 f6 44. Rf5 Rd2+ 45. Kh3 Ne4 46. Rh5 f5 47. Rxf5 Rxa2 48. Kg4 Bd4 49. Rb7 Rxh2 50. Rff7 Nf6+ 51. Kf5 Ng8 52. Rfc7 Bf6 53. Rc8+ Bd8 54. Ra8 Ne7+ 55. Ke4 Rd2 56. Kf3 Ra2 57. g4 a5 58. g5 Ra1 59. Kf2 Rc1 60. Rbb8 Nc6 61. Rb7 Rc2+ 62. Kf1 Rc5 63. g6 Rf5+ 64. Ke1 Rg5 65. g7 d5 66. Ra6 Ne7 67. Rh6 Rxg7 68. Rh8+ Rg8 69. Rxe7+ Bxe7 70. Rxg8+ Kd7 71. Kd2 Kc6 72. Rb8 Bd6 73. Ra8 Kb5 74. Rd8 Kc5 75. Kd3 Bc7 76. Ra8 Bb6 77. Kc3 d4+ 78. Kd3 Kb5 79. Rb8 a4 1/2-1/2










 
FrenchC15

Thorhallsson T.
Johannesson I.

Hafnarborg, Iceland
2003


Both Kings remain at their original squares throughout all 47 moves.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. Nge2 Nc6 5. e5 Nge7 6. h4 h6 7. h5 f6 8. exf6 gxf6 9. a3 Ba5 10. b4 Bb6 11. Na4 e5 12. Bb2 e4 13. Bc1 Bg4 14. c3 Qd7 15. Bf4 Nd8 16. Qc2 Ne6 17. Bd2 Qc6 18. Qb3 Nf5 19. Rc1 Nd6 20. Rh4 Bxe2 21. Bxe2 a6 22. Rg4 Ng5 23. Nc5 Ba7 24. Rf4 Rf8 25. a4 Bxc5 26. bxc5 Nc8 27. Rb1 Rb8 28. c4 Ne7 29. cxd5 Nxd5 30. Bxa6 Qxa6 31. Qxd5 Rd8 32. Qxb7 Qxa4 33. Be3 f5 34. Qxc7 Ne6 35. Qe5 Qa2 36. Rc1 Qd5 37. Rh4 Qxe5 38. dxe5 f4 39. Bd2 Rd5 40. c6 Rf7 41. c7 Nxc7 42. Bxf4 Ne6 43. Bxh6 Rxe5 44. Be3 Rff5 45. h6 Rh5 46. Rxh5 Rxh5 47. Rc4 1-0










 
PircB07

Diemer E.
Heiling T.

Nuremberg
1984


17.Qh5+ is White's first non-Pawn move.

1. d4 Nf6 2. f3 d6 3. e4 g6 4. g4 Bg7 5. g5 Nfd7 6. f4 c5 7. d5 b5 8. c3 a6 9. h4 Nb6 10. h5 e6 11. h6 Bf8 12. a4 exd5 13. a5 N6d7 14. exd5 Be7 15. c4 f6 16. cxb5 fxg5 17. f5 gxf5 18. Qh5+ Kf8 19. Nf3 Rg8 20. b6 Bb7 21. Nc3 Nf6 22. Nxg5 Nxh5 23. Ne6+ Ke8 24. Nxd8 Ng3 25. Nxb7 Nxh1 26. Bf4 Rg6 27. O-O-O Nf2 28. Re1 Kd7 29. Nb5 Ne4 30. Rxe4 Rg1 31. Re1 Rxf1 32. Rxf1 axb5 33. Rg1 Kc8 34. Nxd6+ Bxd6 35. Bxd6 Nd7 36. Rg8+ Kb7 37. Rg7 Kc8 38. Rxh7 Rxa5 39. b7+ Kxb7 40. Rxd7+ Kc8 41. h7 Ra1+ 42. Kc2 Kxd7 43. h8=Q Kxd6 44. Qd8+ Ke5 45. d6 1-0










 
Ruy LopezC86

Vidarsson J.
Hjartarson J.

Iceland, 1994


The game starts with 1.e4 e5 When a draw is agreed on move 180, those pawns are still there.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. Qe2 b5 6. Bb3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. c3 d6 9. Rd1 Na5 10. Bc2 c5 11. d4 Qc7 12. d5 c4 13. b4 Nb7 14. a4 Bd7 15. Bg5 Rfb8 16. Nbd2 Qd8 17. Be3 Ng4 18. Nf1 Nxe3 19. Nxe3 g6 20. Ra2 Rc8 21. Rda1 Rab8 22. h3 h5 23. Qe1 Qf8 24. axb5 axb5 25. Ra7 Bd8 26. R1a6 Bc7 27. Nf1 Ra8 28. Ng3 Qd8 29. Qc1 Rxa7 30. Rxa7 Rb8 31. Qh6 Qf8 32. Qe3 Bd8 33. Kh2 Bf6 34. Qb6 Qd8 35. Qa6 Qc7 36. Nf1 Bd8 37. Kg1 Qb6 38. Qa1 Bf6 39. Ra6 Qd8 40. Ra7 Qb6 41. Ra6 Qc7 42. Ra7 Qc8 43. Qa6 Be7 44. Ne3 Kf8 45. Kf1 Ke8 46. Ke2 Nd8 47. Qa1 Rb7 48. Ra8 Rb8 49. Ra7 Bf8 50. Qa5 Rb7 51. Ra6 Qc7 52. Qa1 Bg7 53. Ra8 Bh6 54. Nd2 Ke7 55. Qa5 f6 56. Nb1 Bf4 57. Na3 Rb6 58. Ra6 Rxa6 59. Qxc7 Rxa3 60. Kd2 Bxe3+ 61. fxe3 Ra1 62. Bd1 Nf7 63. h4 Ra2+ 64. Bc2 Nh6 65. Kc1 Ng4 66. Kb1 Ra8 67. Qb7 Rh8 68. Qa7 Nf2 69. Kc1 g5 70. Kd2 gxh4 71. Ke1 h3 72. Kxf2 h2 73. Qa1 Ra8 74. Qe1 Ra2 75. Kg3 Rxc2 76. Kxh2 Bg4 77. Qa1 h4 78. Kg1 Bd7 79. Qe1 h3 80. gxh3 Bxh3 81. Qh4 Bd7 82. Qh7+ Kd8 83. Qg8+ Kc7 84. Qa8 Rxc3 85. Qa5+ Kc8 86. Qb6 Rc1+ 87. Kh2 c3 88. Qxd6 c2 89. Qc5+ Kd8 90. Qc3 Ke8 91. Qd2 Rb1 92. Qxc2 Rxb4 93. Kg3 Kd8 94. Kf3 Ra4 95. Qc5 Ra6 96. Kg3 Ke8 97. Kf3 Kd8 98. Ke2 Ra2+ 99. Kd1 Ra6 100. Kc1 Ke8 101. Kb2 Kf7 102. Qc7 Ke7 103. Qb8 Ra4 104. Qh8 Ra6 105. Kb3 Be8 106. Qh7+ Bf7 107. Kb4 Ra1 108. Qh8 Rb1+ 109. Kc3 Rc1+ 110. Kd2 Rc7 111. Qa8 Rd7 112. Kc3 Be8 113. Kb4 Kf8 114. Qa6 Rf7 115. Qd6+ Kg7 116. Qd8 Bd7 117. Kc5 Kh7 118. Qa5 Kg7 119. Kd6 Kh7 120. Qe1 Kg7 121. Qg1+ Kh7 122. Qg2 Bc8 123. Qg3 b4 124. Qh2+ Kg7 125. Qa2 Rd7+ 126. Kc6 Rf7 127. Kc5 Rc7+ 128. Kxb4 Rb7+ 129. Kc5 Rc7+ 130. Kd6 Rd7+ 131. Kc6 Rf7 132. Qg2+ Kf8 133. Qg1 Bb7+ 134. Kd6 Bc8 135. Qa1 Kg7 136. Qa4 Bh3 137. Qc6 Kg8 138. Qc1 Rd7+ 139. Kc6 Rf7 140. Qb1 Kg7 141. Qg1+ Kf8 142. Qh1 Bd7+ 143. Kd6 Kg7 144. Qc1 Kg8 145. Qg1+ Kf8 146. Kc7 Bh3+ 147. Kb8 Bd7 148. Qg6 Be8 149. Qh6+ Kg8 150. Kc8 Ba4 151. Qg6+ Kf8 152. Qh5 Kg7 153. Qg4+ Kf8 154. Kd8 Bb5 155. Qe6 Kg7 156. Qh3 Rf8+ 157. Ke7 Rf7+ 158. Kd6 Ba4 159. Qg4+ Kf8 160. Qc8+ Kg7 161. Ke6 Bb5 162. Qh8+ Kg6 163. Kd6 Ba4 164. Qg8+ Rg7 165. Qc8 Ra7 166. Qg4+ Kf7 167. Qh3 Kg8 168. Qg2+ Rg7 169. Qa2 Bb5 170. Qa5 Be2 171. Ke6 Rf7 172. Kf5 Kg7 173. Qa4 Bf1 174. Kg4 Be2+ 175. Kh4 Kf8 176. d6 Rh7+ 177. Kg3 Rg7+ 178. Kf2 Bg4 179. Qa8+ Kf7 180. Qd8 Kg6 1/2-1/2










 
EnglishA12

Valkesalmi K.
Agopov M.

Finland, 1998


After 2...d5, that pawn waits to be captured there on move 184.

1. c4 c6 2. b3 d5 3. Bb2 Nf6 4. Nf3 Bf5 5. g3 e6 6. Bg2 Bd6 7. O-O Nbd7 8. d3 Qe7 9. Nc3 Bg6 10. Nh4 O-O 11. Nxg6 hxg6 12. e3 Rab8 13. d4 b5 14. cxb5 cxb5 15. Qd3 a6 16. Rfc1 Rfc8 17. Ne2 Nb6 18. Rxc8+ Rxc8 19. Rc1 Rxc1+ 20. Nxc1 Ba3 21. Bxa3 Qxa3 22. Qc2 Ne4 23. f3 Nd6 24. g4 Nd7 25. Nd3 Nf8 26. Bf1 Ne8 27. g5 Qe7 28. h4 Qd6 29. Kg2 Nd7 30. Qc8 Kf8 31. f4 Ke7 32. Be2 Nc7 33. Kf2 a5 34. Qb7 f6 35. Qa7 Qb6 36. Qxb6 Nxb6 37. Nc5 b4 38. Bd3 f5 39. Ke2 Ne8 40. Nb7 a4 41. Bb5 axb3 42. axb3 Nc7 43. Bc6 Na6 44. Na5 Nb8 45. Bb5 Nc8 46. Nb7 Na7 47. Ba4 Nac6 48. Kd2 Nd8 49. Nc5 Ndc6 50. Bb5 Kd6 51. Nd3 Kc7 52. Ne1 Kd6 53. Be2 Ne7 54. Bb5 Nec6 55. Nd3 Kc7 56. Nf2 Kd6 57. Nh1 Ke7 58. Ng3 Kf7 59. Be2 Na5 60. Kc2 Nac6 61. Nh1 Ke7 62. Nf2 Kd7 63. Nd3 Kd6 64. Kd2 Ke7 65. Ne1 Kd6 66. Nf3 Ke7 67. Bb5 Kd8 68. Kc2 Kc7 69. Be2 Kd7 70. Ne1 Ke7 71. Nd3 Kd6 72. Kd2 Ke7 73. Ke1 Kd6 74. Kf2 Ke7 75. Kg3 Kf7 76. Nc5 Na5 77. Kf2 Ke7 78. Ke1 Nac6 79. Kd2 Kd6 80. Na4 Na5 81. Kc2 Nac6 82. Nb2 Ke7 83. Nd3 Kd6 84. Kd2 Ke7 85. h5 gxh5 86. Bxh5 Na6 87. Ne1 Na5 88. Be2 Nb8 89. Kc2 Nac6 90. Nf3 Kd6 91. Nh4 Ne7 92. Bh5 Kd7 93. Bf7 Nbc6 94. Nf3 Nc8 95. Ne1 Nd6 96. Bh5 Nb7 97. Be2 Nbd8 98. Bb5 Ke7 99. Nd3 Kd6 100. Kd2 Kc7 101. Ba4 Kd6 102. Ke2 Ke7 103. Kf3 Kf7 104. Kg3 Ke7 105. Kh4 g6 106. Kg3 Kd6 107. Kf3 Kc7 108. Ke2 Kd6 109. Ne1 Kc7 110. Nf3 Nf7 111. Nh4 Nh8 112. Bb5 Kb6 113. Bd3 Kc7 114. Kd2 Kd6 115. Be2 Kc7 116. Nf3 Nf7 117. Ne1 Kd6 118. Nd3 Nfd8 119. Ke1 Kc7 120. Kf2 Kd6 121. Kg3 Ke7 122. Nc5 Kf7 123. Ba6 Ke7 124. Bc8 Na5 125. Ba6 Nac6 126. Bb5 Na5 127. Nd3 Nac6 128. Ne1 Kd6 129. Nf3 Nf7 130. Ne1 Nfd8 131. Kh4 Kc7 132. Be2 Kd6 133. Nd3 Ke7 134. Nc5 Na5 135. Kg3 Nac6 136. Kf2 Kd6 137. Bb5 Ke7 138. Ke2 Na5 139. Ba4 Nac6 140. Kd3 Na5 141. Nd7 Nac6 142. Nf6 Na5 143. Be8 Nf7 144. Kc2 Nh8 145. Bb5 Nf7 146. Ng8+ Kf8 147. Nf6 Ke7 148. Ba4 Nd8 149. Kd3 Nac6 150. Ke2 Na5 151. Kf2 Nac6 152. Kg3 Na5 153. Ng8+ Kf8 154. Nf6 Ke7 155. Kf3 Nf7 156. Ke2 Nd6 157. Kd3 Kd8 158. Nd7 Nxb3 159. Ne5 Nc1+ 160. Kd2 Na2 161. Nxg6 Nc3 162. Bb3 Nc4+ 163. Kd3 Nb2+ 164. Kd2 Nc4+ 165. Ke1 Nxe3 166. Ne5 Ng2+ 167. Kf2 Nxf4 168. g6 Ne4+ 169. Ke3 Nh5 170. Nc6+ Ke8 171. Bd1 Nhf6 172. Nxb4 Kf8 173. Nd3 Ng4+ 174. Bxg4 fxg4 175. Nf4 g3 176. Kf3 Kg7 177. Kg4 Kf6 178. Kh5 Kg7 179. Nxe6+ Kf6 180. Nf4 Kg7 181. Kg4 Nd6 182. Kxg3 Nf5+ 183. Kg4 Nxd4 184. Nxd5 Kxg6 1/2-1/2










 
Czech BenoniA56

Szabo L.
Ristoja T.

Helsinki
1975


All four Rooks stay on their original squares to the end of the game.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 e5 4. Nc3 d6 5. e4 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. Nge2 Nf8 8. Ng3 g6 9. h4 h5 10. Nf1 Ng4 11. f3 Nh6 12. g3 a6 13. Qc2 Bd7 14. a3 Qb8 15. a4 Bd8 16. a5 Bc7 17. Bg5 Ng8 18. Nd1 f6 19. Bd2 Kf7 20. Nfe3 Nh6 21. Nf2 b6 22. axb6 Bxb6 23. f4 a5 24. Be2 Kg7 25. f5 Be8 26. g4 hxg4 27. Nfxg4 Nxg4 28. Bxg4 a4 29. fxg6 Nxg6 30. Nf5+ Kg8 31. h5 Nf4 32. Bxf4 exf4 33. h6 Ba5+ 34. Kf1 Kf8 35. Qf2 Qb3 36. Qxf4 Bc7 37. h7 Bf7 38. Qh6+ Ke8 39. Qxf6 Qd3+ 40. Kg2 Qxe4+ 41. Bf3 1-0










 
St.George DefenseC00

Samms J.
Bainbridge B.

Durham, England
1994


On move 21, all the black pieces are (back) on the back rank.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 a6 3. Nf3 b5 4. Bd3 c5 5. c3 Bb7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Nbd2 cxd4 8. cxd4 Nc6 9. e5 Nd5 10. Be4 Nde7 11. Nb3 d5 12. Bb1 Nb8 13. Ng5 g6 14. Qf3 Nf5 15. g4 Nh6 16. Qh3 Ng8 17. f4 h6 18. f5 exf5 19. gxf5 Bc8 20. e6 fxe6 21. fxe6 Nf6 22. Bxg6+ Ke7 23. Nf7 Bxe6 24. Re1 Qc8 25. Nc5 1-0










 
SicilianB35

Lipschütz S.
Bird H.

New York
1889


The Ng1 makes 93 moves.

1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nf3 g6 4. d4 cxd4 5. Nxd4 Bg7 6. Be3 d6 7. Be2 Bd7 8. O-O h5 9. Qd2 h4 10. h3 Nf6 11. a3 Nxd4 12. Bxd4 Bc6 13. Bd3 Qa5 14. Qe2 Nh5 15. Bxg7 Nxg7 16. Rae1 Ne6 17. Qe3 g5 18. Be2 Nf4 19. Bg4 Qe5 20. Rd1 Rg8 21. Qd4 Qxd4 22. Rxd4 Bd7 23. Bxd7+ Kxd7 24. f3 Rgc8 25. Rf2 Rc5 26. Nd1 Rac8 27. Ne3 Rb5 28. c3 Rc6 29. Rdd2 e6 30. Ng4 f5 31. exf5 exf5 32. Ne3 Re5 33. Nc2 Rc8 34. Nd4 Rce8 35. Rf1 Nh5 36. Rfd1 Ng3 37. Kf2 g4 38. fxg4 Ne4+ 39. Kf1 Nxd2+ 40. Rxd2 fxg4 41. hxg4 Re4 42. g5 Rf8+ 43. Nf3 h3 44. Rf2 hxg2+ 45. Kxg2 Rff4 46. Nh2 Rxf2+ 47. Kxf2 Ke6 48. Nf3 Kf5 49. Nd4+ Kxg5 50. Nb5 d5 51. Nxa7 Rh4 52. Ke3 Kf5 53. Nb5 Ke5 54. Nd4 Rh3+ 55. Kd2 Rh2+ 56. Kc1 Ke4 57. Kb1 Kd3 58. Ka2 Kc4 59. Nb3 b6 60. Nd4 Rh6 61. Nf5 Re6 62. Nd4 Re4 63. Nb3 Re2 64. Nd4 Rd2 65. Nc6 Re2 66. Nd4 Re4 67. Nb3 Rf4 68. Nd2+ Kd3 69. Nb3 Re4 70. Nc1+ Kc2 71. Nb3 Kd3 72. Nc1+ Kc4 73. Nb3 Re2 74. Nd4 Rd2 75. Nc6 Re2 76. Nd4 Re5 77. Nc6 Re3 78. Nd4 Re8 79. Nf5 Re6 80. Nd4 Rf6 81. Nc2 Re6 82. Nd4 Re5 83. Nb3 Rf5 84. Nd4 Rf2 85. Nb3 Re2 86. Nd4 Re1 87. Nc6 Re4 88. Nd4 Kd3 89. Nb3 Kc2 90. Na1+ Kd1 91. Nb3 Rf4 92. Kb1 Re4 93. Ka2 Kc2 94. Na1+ Kd3 95. Nb3 Ke3 96. Kb1 Rf4 97. Ka2 Kd3 98. Nc1+ Kc2 99. Nb3 Rf1 100. Na1+ Kd3 101. Nb3 Rd1 102. Nd4 Kc4 103. Nb3 Rd3 104. Nc1 Rd2 105. Nb3 Rd1 106. Na1 d4 107. cxd4 Rxd4 108. Nb3 Rd1 109. Na1 Rd2 110. Nb3 Re2 111. Na1 Rf2 112. Nb3 Rf4 113. Nd2+ Kd3 114. Nb3 Rc4 115. Na1 Rc8 116. Kb3 Rc4 117. Ka2 Rh4 118. Kb3 Rh2 119. Ka2 Kc4 120. Nb3 Re2 121. Na1 Re5 122. Nb3 Rd5 123. Na1 Rd2 124. Nb3 Re2 125. Na1 b5 126. Nb3 b4 127. axb4 Kxb4 128. Nc1 Re3 129. Kb1 Kc4 130. Kc2 Kd4 131. Nb3+ Kc4 132. Nd2+ Kb4 133. Kd1 Kc5 134. Kc2 Rh3 135. Nb3+ Kc4 136. Nd2+ Kd4 137. Nb1 Rh2+ 138. Kb3 Kd3 139. Nc3 Rh8 140. Kb4 Rb8+ 141. Nb5 Ke4 142. Kc4 Rc8+ 143. Kb4 Kd5 144. Nc3+ Kc6 145. Kc4 Kb6+ 146. Kb4 Ka6 147. Nd1 Rd8 148. Ne3 Rb8+ 149. Kc3 Rc8+ 150. Kb4 Kb6 151. Nd5+ Ka6 152. Ne3 Rb8+ 153. Kc3 Ka5 154. Nc4+ Ka4 155. Nd2 Rc8+ 156. Nc4 Kb5 157. b3 Kc5 158. Nb2 Rh8 159. Nd3+ Kb5 1/2-1/2










 
English OpeningA17

Bozkurt F.
Tanrivermis E.

Kusadasi, Turkey
2004


123 moves by the Ke8 (apparently, a 100-move rule was in effect.)

1. c4 Nf6 2. Nc3 e6 3. e3 d5 4. Nf3 Be7 5. b3 c5 6. cxd5 exd5 7. Bb2 d4 8. Ne2 dxe3 9. fxe3 O-O 10. Rc1 Re8 11. Nf4 Bd6 12. g3 Bg4 13. h3 Bf5 14. Rg1 Nbd7 15. Be2 Qa5 16. Bc3 Qb6 17. g4 Bxf4 18. gxf5 Bc7 19. Kf1 Rad8 20. Qe1 Ne5 21. Bxe5 Bxe5 22. Rc4 Bc7 23. Qh4 Qc6 24. Qg5 g6 25. fxg6 fxg6 26. Rh4 Re7 27. Bc4+ Kf8 28. Qh6+ Ke8 29. Be2 Kd7 30. Rc4 Kc8 31. b4 Rd5 32. Nd4 Qd7 33. Qf8+ Qd8 34. Qxd8+ Kxd8 35. bxc5 Ne4 36. Rc1 Rxc5 37. Rxc5 Nxc5 38. Rg5 Ne4 39. Rd5+ Rd7 40. Rxd7+ Kxd7 41. Bg4+ Ke7 42. d3 Nc3 43. a3 Bb6 44. Nc2 Kd6 45. d4 Bc7 46. Bf3 b5 47. e4 a5 48. Kf2 Ke6 49. Bg4+ Ke7 50. Ke3 h5 51. Bf3 Ke6 52. Kd3 Na4 53. e5 Bxe5 54. dxe5 Kxe5 55. Bc6 Nc5+ 56. Ke3 b4 57. axb4 axb4 58. Nxb4 g5 59. Be8 h4 60. Kf3 Ne6 61. Kg4 Ke4 62. Bd7 Nf4 63. Bf5+ Kd4 64. Nc6+ Kc5 65. Ne5 Nxh3 66. Kxh3 Kd5 67. Ng6 Kd4 68. Nf8 Ke5 69. Bb1 Kf4 70. Ng6+ Ke3 71. Bf5 Kd4 72. Bg4 Ke4 73. Kg2 Ke3 74. Bf5 Ke2 75. Nf8 Kd2 76. Ne6 Ke3 77. Kh3 Kf3 78. Bg4+ Ke4 79. Nxg5+ Ke5 80. Nf3+ Kf4 81. Nxh4 Ke3 82. Nf5+ Kf4 83. Kh4 Ke4 84. Kg5 Ke5 85. Bf3 Ke6 86. Kf4 Kd7 87. Ke5 Kc7 88. Ne3 Kb6 89. Nd5+ Kc5 90. Be2 Kc6 91. Ba6 Kc5 92. Bd3 Kc6 93. Kd4 Kd6 94. Bf5 Kc6 95. Nf4 Kd6 96. Ng6 Kc6 97. Be6 Kb5 98. Ne5 Kb4 99. Nc4 Kb3 100. Bf5 Kb4 101. Bc2 Kb5 102. Bb3 Kb4 103. Ba2 Kb5 104. Ne3 Kc6 105. Nf5 Kb5 106. Ne7 Kb4 107. Nd5+ Kb5 108. Bb1 Kc6 109. Bd3 Kd6 110. Be4 Ke6 111. Bg6 Kd6 112. Bf5 Kc6 113. Ke5 Kc5 114. Bd3 Kc6 115. Ke6 Kc5 116. Bf1 Kd4 117. Kd6 Ke4 118. Be2 Kd4 119. Ke6 Ke4 120. Ba6 Kd4 121. Bb7 Ke4 122. Kf6 Kd4 123. Kf5 Kc5 124. Ke5 Kb5 125. Kd4 Ka4 126. Kc4 Ka3 127. Nf4 Kb2 128. Bf3 Kc2 129. Nd3 Kd2 130. Kd4 Kc2 131. Bd5 Kd2 132. Bb3 Ke2 133. Ne5 Kf2 134. Ke4 Kg3 135. Nf3 Kg4 136. Bf7 Kg3 137. Be6 Kf2 138. Bd5 Kg3 139. Nd2 Kg4 140. Nf3 Kg3 141. Ke3 Kg4 142. Ke4 Kg3 143. Ke3 Kg4 144. Bf7 Kf5 145. Be8 Ke6 146. Ke4 Kd6 147. Bf7 Kc6 148. Ne5+ Kc5 149. Nd3+ Kd6 150. Kf5 Kc6 151. Ke5 Kb5 152. Bb3 Kc6 153. Ke6 Kb5 154. Kd6 Kb6 155. Ba4 Ka5 156. Bc6 Kb6 157. Kd7 Ka6 158. Kc7 Ka5 159. Bd7 Ka6 160. Kc6 Ka5 161. Kc5 Ka6 162. Nb4+ Kb7 163. Nd5 Ka6 164. Nc7+ Kb7 165. Nb5 Ka6 166. Nd6 Ka5 167. Nc4+ Ka6 168. Kc6 Ka7 169. Kc7 Ka6 170. Ba4 Ka7 171. Bb5 Ka8 172. Nb6+ Ka7 173. Nc8+ Ka8 174. Bc6# 1-0










 
QGDD46

Podhorzer D.
Palda K.

Vienna, 1933


On his 25th move, White has a choice of 75 moves.

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 e6 4. Nc3 c6 5. e3 Be7 6. Bd3 Nbd7 7. O-O O-O 8. Qe2 Qc7 9. e4 dxe4 10. Nxe4 Nxe4 11. Bxe4 Bf6 12. Re1 Re8 13. Ne5 g6 14. Bf4 Qb6 15. Rad1 Qa5 16. Nxc6 Qxa2 17. Ra1 Qb3 18. Ra3 Qb6 19. c5 Nxc5 20. dxc5 Qxc5 21. Rc1 Qb6 22. Ne5 Qd6 23. Qb5 Qf8 24. Ng4 Bg7 25. Bd6 Re7 26. Qc5 1-0










 
Four KnightsC49

Rotlewi G.
Eljaschoff M.

St. Petersburg
1909


Longest completely symmetrical game.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Nc3 Nf6 4. Bb5 Bb4 5. O-O O-O 6. d3 d6 7. Bxc6 Bxc3 8. Bxb7 Bxb2 9. Bxa8 Bxa1 10. Bg5 Bg4 11. Qxa1 Qxa8 12. Bxf6 Bxf3 13. Bxg7 Bxg2 14. Bxf8 Bxf1 15. Qxf1 Qxf8 16. Qg2+ Qg7 1/2-1/2










 
EnglishA31

Neshewat
Garrison

Detroit
1994


Castling at move 48.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. Nf3 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Qa5+ 5. Bd2 Qb6 6. Nb3 Ne4 7. e3 Qf6 8. Qf3 Qxf3 9. gxf3 Nxd2 10. N1xd2 Nc6 11. a3 d6 12. Be2 g6 13. Rb1 a5 14. O-O a4 15. Nc1 Bf5 16. e4 Be6 17. Rd1 Bh6 18. Kg2 Nd4 19. Bd3 Ra5 20. Nf1 Rg5+ 21. Ng3 Nxf3 22. b4 Bg7 23. Be2 Nh4+ 24. Kh1 Bh3 25. f4 Bg2+ 26. Kg1 Bxe4 27. Nd3 Bd4+ 28. Kf1 Rxg3 29. hxg3 Nf5 30. Rdc1 Nxg3+ 31. Ke1 Be3 32. Rd1 Nf5 33. Rb2 Bd4 34. Ra2 Ne3 35. Rc1 Ng2+ 36. Kf1 Be3 37. Rc3 Bd4 38. Rc1 Be3 39. Rb1 Nxf4 40. Rd1 Ne6 41. Nf2 Bf5 42. Bd3 Nd4 43. Bxf5 Nxf5 44. Ke2 Bh6 45. Ne4 Bg7 46. c5 dxc5 47. Nxc5 Nd4+ 48. Kf2 O-O 49. Nxa4 e5 50. Nc5 Nb5 51. Rd7 b6 52. Rb7 Nc3 53. Rc2 e4 54. Rxb6 e3+ 55. Ke1 Rd8 56. Rc1 h5 0-1










 
Robatsch DefenseB06

Somogyi
Black E.

New York
2002


Castling at move 48.

1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nc3 b6 4. Nf3 Bb7 5. Bf4 Nf6 6. Bc4 Nc6 7. O-O Nxe4 8. Nxe4 d5 9. Bd3 dxe4 10. Bxe4 e6 11. c3 Qe7 12. Ne5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Na5 14. Bd3 a6 15. Qg4 h5 16. Qg3 h4 17. Qe3 Qd7 18. f3 Nc6 19. Rad1 Ne7 20. Bg5 h3 21. g4 Nd5 22. Qf2 c5 23. a3 Qc7 24. c4 Ne7 25. Qg3 Nc6 26. Bf6 Rh7 27. Rf2 Nd4 28. Bf1 b5 29. b4 bxc4 30. Bxc4 Qc6 31. Rd3 a5 32. b5 Qd7 33. a4 Bd5 34. Rc3 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Qd5 36. Rc1 Nb3 37. Re1 c4 38. f4 Nc5 39. Qa3 Qd4 40. Qf3 Qd5 41. Qxd5 exd5 42. Rd1 Ne4 43. Rc2 Nxf6 44. exf6 Rh4 45. g5 Rg4+ 46. Kh1 Rxf4 47. Re2+ Re4 48. Rde1 O-O-O 49. Rxe4 dxe4 50. Kg1 Kb7 51. Rc1 Rd2 52. Rxc4 e3 53. Rc1 Rg2+ 54. Kh1 Rg4 55. Re1 Rxa4 0-1










 
FrenchC00

Heidenfeld
Kerins

Dublin
1973


Three castlings in one game.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Be3 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. c3 Nc6 7. Nf3 Qb6 8. Qd2 c4 9. Be2 Na5 10. O-O f5 11. Ng5 Be7 12. g4 Bxg5 13. fxg5 Nf8 14. gxf5 exf5 15. Bf3 Be6 16. Qg2 O-O-O 17. Na3 Ng6 18. Qd2 f4 19. Bf2 Bh3 20. Rfb1 Bf5 21. Nc2 h6 22. gxh6 Rxh6 23. Nb4 Qe6 24. Qe2 Ne7 25. b3 Qg6+ 26. Kf1 Bxb1 27. bxc4 dxc4 28. Qb2 Bd3+ 29. Ke1 Be4 30. Qe2 Bxf3 31. Qxf3 Rxh2 32. d5 Qf5 Palview does not accept White's second castling. The final moves were: 33. O-O-O Rh3 34. Qe2 Rxc3+ 35. Kb2 Rh3 36. d6 Nec6 37. Nxc6 Nxc6 38. e6 Qe5+ 39. Qxe5 Nxe5 40. d7+ Nxd7 0-1










 
Queen's Pawn-English SymmetricalA40

Miles A.
Ljubojevic L.

Tilburg
1986


For 24 moves 15-39, White does not capture the Ng4.

1. Nf3 c5 2. c4 g6 3. e4 Bg7 4. d4 Nc6 5. dxc5 Qa5+ 6. Nfd2 Qxc5 7. Be2 d6 8. O-O Nd4 9. Bd3 Nf6 10. Nb3 Nxb3 11. axb3 Ng4 12. h3 h5 13. Qd2 Qe5 14. f4 Qc5+ 15. Kh1 Bd7 16. Nc3 e6 17. Qe2 Bd4 18. Bd2 Qb6 19. Nd1 a6 20. Ba5 Qa7 21. Bb4 Qb6 22. Ba5 Qc5 23. Qe1 e5 24. Bb4 Qb6 25. Ba5 Qa7 26. f5 gxf5 27. exf5 Bc6 28. Be4 Kd7 29. f6 Rag8 30. Bxc6+ bxc6 31. Qe4 Qb7 32. Bc3 Ba7 33. b4 Kc8 34. c5 dxc5 35. Qf5+ Kb8 36. Bxe5+ Ka8 37. bxc5 Bxc5 38. Bg3 Ba7 39. Qd3 Ne3 40. Rf3 Rd8 41. Bd6 Nxd1 42. Qxd1 Rhg8 43. b4 Rg5 44. Rd3 c5 45. Bg3 Rgd5 46. Rxd5 Qxd5 47. Qa4 cxb4 48. Qxa6 Qb7 49. Qf1 Rd7 50. Bf2 Qc6 51. Bg1 Rb7 52. Qf2 Qd7 53. Qf3 Kb8 54. Qf4+ Ka8 55. Qe4 Kb8 56. Bxa7+ Rxa7 57. Qxb4+ Ka8 58. Qf8+ Kb7 59. Rxa7+ Kxa7 60. Qe7 1-0










 
ScandinavianB01

Ng E.
Erigayama S.

Manila, 1992


15 pieces captured on d5

1. e4 d5 2. exd5 Nf6 3. d4 Nxd5 4. c4 Nf6 5. Nf3 Bg4 6. Be2 e6 7. O-O Be7 8. Nc3 O-O 9. Be3 Nbd7 10. a3 c6 11. b4 Qc7 12. Re1 Rad8 13. h3 Bh5 14. Qb3 Bd6 15. Rad1 Bf4 16. Bxf4 Qxf4 17. Nh2 Bg6 18. Bf3 a6 19. a4 Qc7 20. d5 cxd5 21. cxd5 exd5 22. Nxd5 Nxd5 23. Qxd5 Nf6 24. Qxb7 Rxd1 25. Rxd1 Qc4 26. Nf1 Bd3 27. Ne3 Qb3 28. Bd5 Nxd5 29. Qxd5 Qxd5 30. Nxd5 Bc2 31. Ra1 Rd8 32. Ne3 Bd3 33. Rc1 g6 34. Rc5 Rb8 35. Nd5 Kf8 36. f3 Ke8 37. Kf2 Kd7 38. Ke3 Bf1 39. Rc2 h5 40. Kd4 Rd8 41. Ke3 Rb8 42. Kd4 Rd8 43. Rf2 Ke6 44. Rxf1 Rxd5+ 45. Kc3 h4 46. Re1+ Kd7 47. Re4 g5 48. Rd4 Kc6 49. Rxd5 Kxd5 50. Kd3 f6 51. b5 axb5 52. axb5 1-0










 
Ruy LopezC77

Smyslov V.
Botvinnik M.

Leningrad / Moscow, 1941


After 59.Rxf6, there are 9 passed pawns.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 Nf6 5. d3 d6 6. c3 Be7 7. O-O O-O 8. Re1 b5 9. Bc2 d5 10. Nbd2 dxe4 11. dxe4 Be6 12. h3 h6 13. Nh2 Nh7 14. Ng4 Bg5 15. Qe2 Qd6 16. Ne3 Rfd8 17. Nf3 Bxe3 18. Qxe3 Qe7 19. Nh2 Nf8 20. Qf3 Rd7 21. Nf1 Nh7 22. Ng3 Rad8 23. Nf5 Qf6 24. g4 Ne7 25. Qg3 Bc4 26. f3 Bd3 27. Bb3 c5 28. Be3 c4 29. Bd1 Ng5 30. h4 Ne6 31. a4 b4 32. cxb4 Nf4 33. Kh1 g5 34. b5 a5 35. Bc5 Nxf5 36. gxf5 Kh7 37. Qg4 gxh4 38. Rg1 h5 39. Qg5 Qxg5 40. Rxg5 f6 41. Rg1 Nh3 42. Re1 Rg8 43. Ra2 Bb1 44. Ra1 Bd3 45. Ra2 Nf4 46. b4 Rc8 47. b6 Rb7 48. Be3 axb4 49. a5 b3 50. Ra3 b2 51. Ba4 c3 52. Rb3 Ne2 53. Bb5 Bxb5 54. Rxb5 Nd4 55. Bxd4 exd4 56. a6 Rxb6 57. Rxb6 d3 58. Rg1 d2 59. Rxf6 Rc7 60. Rfg6 d1=Q 0-1










 
DutchA90

Puth D.
Mattern M.

Heimbach, 1997


After 32.Rxh7+, there are 7 white passed pawns, and one black one.

1. d4 f5 2. g3 Nf6 3. Bg2 e6 4. Nf3 d5 5. O-O Bd6 6. c4 c6 7. Nc3 O-O 8. Bf4 Bxf4 9. gxf4 dxc4 10. Ne5 Nd5 11. Qd2 Qh4 12. e3 Nd7 13. Nxc4 g5 14. fxg5 f4 15. Bf3 Qh3 16. Qe2 b5 17. Na5 Ba6 18. Bg4 Nxc3 19. bxc3 f3 20. Bxh3 fxe2 21. Bxe6+ Kg7 22. Rfe1 Nb6 23. Nxc6 Na4 24. Rac1 Kg6 25. f4 Rae8 26. Ne5+ Kg7 27. Bg4 b4 28. cxb4 Rb8 29. Rc7+ Kh8 30. g6 Rfe8 31. Rxa7 Bb5 32. Rxh7+ Kg8 33. Nf7 1-0










 
Nimzo-IndianE41

Stoeber M.
Kasnitz M.

Germany
1999


After 44...Qxa4, there are 7 black passed pawns, and one white one.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 Bb4 4. e3 c5 5. Bd3 Nc6 6. Nf3 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 d6 8. e4 e5 9. O-O Bg4 10. d5 Ne7 11. h3 Bxf3 12. Qxf3 Ng6 13. g3 h6 14. a4 a5 15. Kh2 Kd7 16. Be3 Kc7 17. Rfb1 Qe8 18. Qd1 b6 19. Rb2 Rb8 20. Qb1 h5 21. Ra3 h4 22. g4 Nd7 23. Rab3 Qe7 24. Be2 Nf4 25. Bxf4 exf4 26. g5 Qxg5 27. Bg4 f3 28. Bxf3 Qf4+ 29. Kg2 Rh6 30. Bg4 Rg6 31. Kf1 Rxg4 32. hxg4 h3 33. f3 Qxf3+ 34. Rf2 Qxg4 35. Rbb2 Ne5 36. Rbd2 f6 37. Qd1 Qxe4 38. Qh5 Qxc4+ 39. Kg1 Qxc3 40. Kh2 Qb4 41. Rde2 Rd8 42. Rxe5 dxe5 43. Qf7+ Rd7 44. Qe6 Qxa4 0-1










 
Queen's Pawn GameD05

Lee F.
Shoosmith H.

London, 1904


4 adjacent pawns on the 7th rank on move 57

1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 e6 3. e3 Bd6 4. Bd3 f5 5. c4 c6 6. Nbd2 Qf6 7. Qc2 Nd7 8. b3 Nh6 9. Bb2 Nf7 10. Ng1 Qg6 11. g3 Nf6 12. f4 Ne4 13. Ngf3 Qh6 14. Bxe4 fxe4 15. Ne5 Bxe5 16. dxe5 Qh3 17. Ba3 Bd7 18. cxd5 exd5 19. Qc5 Qe6 20. h3 b6 21. Qc2 a5 22. Bb2 h5 23. Nb1 Nh6 24. Nc3 Nf5 25. Qf2 b5 26. Ne2 c5 27. Rc1 Rc8 28. Rg1 Nh6 29. Rh1 Nf5 30. Rg1 Nh6 31. Rh1 Rf8 32. Rc2 g6 33. Kd2 b4 34. Kc1 a4 35. Kb1 Bb5 36. Nc1 Bd3 37. Nxd3 exd3 38. Rd2 c4 39. Bd4 Qa6 40. Qf1 Ra8 41. g4 Rf7 42. gxh5 axb3 43. hxg6 bxa2+ 44. Ka1 Qxg6 45. Rg1 Qe6 46. Qg2 b3 47. Qg6 Qxg6 48. Rxg6 Nf5 49. e6 Rf8 50. e7 Nxd4 51. exf8=Q+ Kxf8 52. exd4 c3 53. Rgg2 Re8 54. Rd1 d2 55. Rgg1 Re2 56. h4 c2 57. Rc1 b2+ 58. Kxb2 d1=Q 59. Kc3 Qd2+ 60. Kb2 a1=Q+ 61. Kxa1 Qc3+ 0-1










 
Alekhine's DefenseB02

Kovacs G.
Barth R.

Balatonbereny
1994


Longest living quadrupled pawn (move 22 - 44)

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. exd5 Nxd5 4. Bc4 c6 5. d4 g6 6. Nge2 Be6 7. Bb3 Nxc3 8. bxc3 Bxb3 9. axb3 Bg7 10. O-O O-O 11. f4 Na6 12. Ba3 Re8 13. Qd3 Qb6 14. f5 c5 15. fxg6 fxg6 16. Qc4+ e6 17. dxc5 Qc6 18. Rad1 b5 19. Nd4 Qxg2+ 20. Kxg2 bxc4 21. Nb5 Reb8 22. bxc4 Rc8 23. Nd6 Rc6 24. Ne4 Rac8 25. Rd7 R6c7 26. Rd6 Rc6 27. Rfd1 Bf8 28. Rxc6 Rxc6 29. Rd8 Kf7 30. Rd7+ Be7 31. Rxa7 h6 32. Bc1 g5 33. h4 gxh4 34. Bf4 e5 35. Bxe5 Re6 36. Nd6+ Kg6 37. Bd4 Nb8 38. Ra8 Nc6 39. Rg8+ Kh5 40. Nf5 Rg6+ 41. Rxg6 Kxg6 42. Nxe7+ Nxe7 43. Kh3 Nc6 44. Kxh4 1/2-1/2










 
King's IndianE97

Belov
Prohorov

Chelyabinsk, 1991


5 Queens on the board from move 69 - 71 (3 half-moves). White has at least 2 Queens for 50 moves (32 - 82); second longest polygamy.

1. Nf3 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. Nc3 Bg7 4. e4 d6 5. d4 O-O 6. Be2 e5 7. O-O Nc6 8. d5 Ne7 9. Bg5 h6 10. Bxf6 Bxf6 11. b4 Bg7 12. c5 f5 13. Nd2 Kh7 14. Rc1 Ng8 15. cxd6 cxd6 16. Nb5 Nf6 17. Nc7 Rb8 18. Bd3 f4 19. Qa4 a6 20. b5 Nh5 21. f3 Rf7 22. b6 Bf8 23. Qb3 Ng7 24. Rc2 Qf6 25. Rfc1 Bd7 26. Bxa6 bxa6 27. Nxa6 Rb7 28. Rc7 Qg5 29. h4 Rxc7 30. Nxc7 Qxh4 31. b7 Nh5 32. b8=Q Ng3 33. Qc4 Qh1+ 34. Kf2 Qh4 35. Kg1 Qh1+ 36. Kf2 Qh4 37. Kg1 Qh1+ 38. Kf2 Qh4 39. Qb6 Be7 40. Nf1 Qh1 41. Nd2 Qh4 42. Ke1 Qh1+ 43. Nf1 Bh4 44. Kd2 Qxg2+ 45. Kc3 Ne2+ 46. Kb2 Nxc1+ 47. Kxc1 Qxf3 48. Ne6 Qa3+ 49. Kd2 Be7 50. Qcb3 Qa8 51. Qc7 Be8 52. a3 Qa6 53. Qcc4 Qa7 54. Qf3 Bh4 55. Qh3 g5 56. Nd8 Bd7 57. Qhc3 Rg7 58. Nc6 Qg1 59. Kc2 g4 60. Nb8 Be8 61. Nd2 Bg6 62. Qc8 Qg2 63. Nd7 Be7 64. Nxe5 dxe5 65. Qxe5 Bxa3 66. Qcc3 Bf8 67. d6 f3 68. d7 f2 69. d8=Q f1=Q 70. Qde7 Qf7 71. Qxf7 Bxf7 72. Qf5+ Kg8 73. Qfc8 Qf2 74. Qb4 Bg6 75. Qbc4+ Kh7 76. Qxg4 Bd6 77. Qce6 Bb4 78. Qd5 Rc7+ 79. Kd1 Bxd2 80. Qxd2 Qf1+ 81. Qe1 Rc1+ 82. Kxc1 Qxe1+ 0-1










 
SicilianB96

Mackic
Maksimenko

Yugoslavia
1994


5 Queens on the board from move 47 - 51; 9 half-moves.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f4 Nc6 8. Nxc6 bxc6 9. e5 h6 10. Bh4 g5 11. fxg5 Nd5 12. Nxd5 cxd5 13. Qh5 Qb6 14. Be2 Bg7 15. g6 O-O 16. Bf6 Ra7 17. Bxg7 Kxg7 18. gxf7 Raxf7 19. Qg4+ Kh8 20. O-O-O Qe3+ 21. Kb1 dxe5 22. Rhe1 Rg7 23. Qb4 Qf4 24. Qd6 e4 25. Qa3 Rxg2 26. Bxa6 Bxa6 27. Qxa6 Qe5 28. Rf1 Rb8 29. Qa3 e3 30. Rf8+ Rxf8 31. Qxf8+ Kh7 32. Qf7+ Rg7 33. Qf3 d4 34. a4 Qf5 35. Qe2 e5 36. a5 Qf2 37. Qd3+ Kh8 38. Qe4 Qxh2 39. a6 Qf4 40. Qh1 Kh7 41. Rf1 Qg4 42. Qd5 e4 43. Qa5 d3 44. a7 d2 45. a8=Q e2 46. Rf6 d1=Q+ 47. Ka2 e1=Q 48. Rxh6+ Kxh6 49. Qh8+ Kg6 50. Qa6+ Kf7 51. Qb7+ Qdd7 0-1










 
QGDD47

Milov V.
Timofeev A.

Canarias en Red, Internet, 2004


2 pairs of Queens from move 13 - 34.

1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nc3 c6 4. e3 Nf6 5. Nf3 Nbd7 6. Bd3 dxc4 7. Bxc4 b5 8. Be2 Bb7 9. e4 b4 10. e5 bxc3 11. exf6 cxb2 12. fxg7 bxa1=Q 13. gxh8=Q Qa5+ 14. Nd2 Q5c3 15. O-O Qxd4 16. Qxh7 Nf6 17. Qh3 O-O-O 18. Qc2 Qb4 19. Nb3 Qe5 20. Bb2 Qef4 21. Bc1 Qfe4 22. Bd3 Qd5 23. Bd2 Qbd6 24. Bc4 Qe4 25. Qc1 Nd5 26. Re1 Qg6 27. Na5 Nb6 28. Nxb7 Kxb7 29. Be3 Qb4 30. Bf1 Bg7 31. Qf3 Nd5 32. Bc5 Qa5 33. Qca3 Qxa3 34. Qxa3 Ra8 35. Bd6 Kc8 36. Qa6+ Kd8 37. Qb7 Rc8 38. Ba6 Rc7 39. Bxc7+ Nxc7 40. Rd1+ Nd5 41. Qxc6 Qg4 42. Qc8+ Ke7 43. Rxd5 Qa4 44. Qd8# 1-0










 
Alekhine's DefenseB02

Casper
Heckert

GDR
1975


4 Queens on the board at move 7

1. e4 Nf6 2. Nc3 d5 3. e5 d4 4. exf6 dxc3 5. d4 cxb2 6. fxg7 bxa1=Q 7. gxh8=Q Qxa2 8. Nf3 Bf5 9. Ne5 Qa5+ 10. Bd2 Qad5 11. Bc4 Qe4+ 12. Be3 e6 13. O-O Qdh4 14. Bd3 Qd5 15. Bxf5 exf5 16. Re1 Nd7 17. Nf3 Qh5 18. Bg5+ Qe4 19. Qd2 f6 20. Bxf6 Qxe1+ 21. Qxe1+ Kf7 22. Ng5+ Kg6 23. Qg8+ 1-0










 
Ruy LopezC71

Boleslavsky I.
Kasparyan G.

Parnu
1947


White has 2 Queens from move 34 to the end of the game, move 89.

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Ba4 d6 5. c4 Bd7 6. Nc3 Nf6 7. d4 exd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. Bxd7+ Qxd7 10. Qxd4 Be7 11. O-O O-O 12. b3 Rfe8 13. Bb2 Bf8 14. Rad1 Rad8 15. Rfe1 c6 16. h3 b5 17. Re3 Re6 18. Ne2 Qe8 19. e5 Nd7 20. exd6 bxc4 21. bxc4 c5 22. Qf4 Rxe3 23. fxe3 Qe6 24. Ng3 Nb6 25. Ne4 Nxc4 26. Qg5 Qxe4 27. Qxd8 Nxb2 28. Rf1 Qxe3+ 29. Kh1 Qd3 30. d7 Qxf1+ 31. Kh2 Qf4+ 32. Kh1 g6 33. Qa8 Kg7 34. d8=Q Bd6 35. g3 Qc1+ 36. Kh2 Qd2+ 37. Kg1 Qe1+ 38. Kg2 Qxg3+ 39. Kf1 Qxh3+ 40. Qg2 Qf5+ 41. Qf2 Qb1+ 42. Kg2 Qe4+ 43. Qf3 Qe6 44. Qc3+ Be5 45. Qxc5 Qg4+ 46. Kf1 Qh3+ 47. Ke2 Qg2+ 48. Qf2 Qc6 49. Qe3 Nc4 50. Qf3 Qb5 51. Qb3 Qc6 52. Qf3 Qb5 53. Qb3 Qc5 54. Qdd3 Nb6 55. Qd8 Bd4 56. Kd3 Bf6 57. Qdxb6 Qf5+ 58. Ke2 Qg4+ 59. Kf1 Bd4 60. Qb7 Qg1+ 61. Ke2 Qf2+ 62. Kd3 h5 63. Q7d5 Ba1 64. Qd1 Bf6 65. Q1f3 Qb6 66. Qc4 Qb1+ 67. Ke2 Qb2+ 68. Kf1 Qb1+ 69. Kg2 Qb2+ 70. Kh3 Qb6 71. Qfd5 Qa7 72. Qcc5 Qb8 73. Qcc4 Qa7 74. Qcc5 Qb8 75. Qcc6 Qb2 76. Qc7 Qa3+ 77. Kg2 Qb2+ 78. Kh3 Qa3+ 79. Qb3 Qf8 80. Qd7 a5 81. Kg2 a4 82. Qbxa4 Be5 83. Qc4 h4 84. a4 h3+ 85. Qxh3 Qd8 86. Qf3 Qg5+ 87. Kf1 Qe7 88. a5 Ba1 89. a6 1-0










 
QGAD23

Panchenko A.
Vnukov A.

Voronezh, 1999


6 Queen promotions.

1. Nf3 d5 2. d4 Nf6 3. c4 c6 4. Qc2 Bg4 5. Ne5 e6 6. Nxg4 Nxg4 7. e3 f5 8. Nc3 a6 9. h3 Nf6 10. g4 g6 11. gxf5 gxf5 12. Bd2 Rg8 13. O-O-O Nbd7 14. Be2 b5 15. c5 Bh6 16. Rdg1 Rg6 17. f3 Qe7 18. f4 Kf7 19. Qd1 Rag8 20. Bf3 Qf8 21. Ne2 Rxg1 22. Rxg1 Rxg1 23. Qxg1 Qg8 24. Qxg8+ Kxg8 25. Ba5 Ne4 26. Kc2 Kf7 27. Nc1 e5 28. Nd3 exd4 29. exd4 Bg7 30. Bh5+ Ke6 31. Ne5 Bxe5 32. fxe5 Ng5 33. h4 Nf7 34. Bd2 Nf8 35. Kb3 Ng6 36. Bxg6 hxg6 37. Kb4 Kd7 38. Ka5 Nd8 39. Kxa6 Ne6 40. Be3 f4 41. Bf2 f3 42. Kb6 Nf4 43. Be3 Nd3 44. e6+ Kxe6 45. Kxc6 b4 46. a4 Nxb2 47. a5 Nc4 48. a6 Nxe3 49. a7 f2 50. a8=Q f1=Q 51. Qe8+ Kf6 52. Qxe3 Qc4 53. Kd6 b3 54. c6 Qb4+ 55. Kd7 b2 56. Qe5+ Kf7 57. Qxd5+ Kg7 58. c7 Qa4+ 59. Kd8 b1=Q 60. c8=Q Qb6+ 61. Qc7+ Qxc7+ 62. Kxc7 Qa7+ 63. Kc8 Kh6 64. Qg5+ Kh7 65. Qc5 Qa8+ 66. Kc7 Qe4 67. h5 Qf4+ 68. Kc8 Qf5+ 69. Qxf5 gxf5 70. d5 f4 71. d6 f3 72. d7 f2 73. d8=Q f1=Q 74. Qd6 Qf5+ 1/2-1/2










 
SicilianB78

Kubikova A.
Novy V.

Pilsen, 2003


6 Queen promotions.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 g6 6. Be3 Bg7 7. f3 O-O 8. Qd2 Nc6 9. Bc4 Bd7 10. O-O-O Rc8 11. Bb3 Ne5 12. h4 h5 13. Kb1 a5 14. Bg5 Rc5 15. g4 hxg4 16. f4 Nc4 17. Bxc4 Rxc4 18. e5 Bc6 19. Nxc6 Rxc6 20. exf6 exf6 21. Nd5 fxg5 22. hxg5 Rc5 23. Nf6+ Bxf6 24. Qh2 Re8 25. Qh7+ Kf8 26. gxf6 Qxf6 27. Qh8+ Ke7 28. Rde1+ Re5 29. Qxf6+ Kxf6 30. fxe5+ dxe5 31. Kc1 Kg5 32. Rh7 f5 33. Rxb7 g3 34. Kd2 Kg4 35. Rb3 f4 36. c4 e4 37. c5 e3+ 38. Kd3 Rd8+ 39. Ke4 g2 40. c6 e2 41. c7 Rc8 42. Rc3 f3 43. Ke3 Kg3 44. Rc5 Re8+ 45. Kd2 Kf2 46. c8=Q Rxc8 47. Rxc8 g1=Q 48. Rxg1 Kxg1 49. Rc1+ Kf2 50. b3 g5 51. a3 g4 52. b4 axb4 53. axb4 g3 54. b5 g2 55. b6 g1=Q 56. Rxg1 Kxg1 57. b7 f2 58. b8=Q e1=Q+ 59. Kc2 Qe2+ 60. Kc3 Qe3+ 61. Kb4 f1=Q 0-1










 
FrenchC05

Serper
Navrotescu

Oakham
1988


5 Rooks at the end of the game.

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 Nf6 4. e5 Nfd7 5. f4 c5 6. Ngf3 Nc6 7. c3 cxd4 8. Nxd4 Nxd4 9. cxd4 Qb6 10. Nf3 Nb8 11. a3 Bd7 12. Bd3 Nc6 13. Bc2 Be7 14. O-O g6 15. Rb1 h5 16. b4 Kf8 17. Be3 Kg7 18. Ng5 Bxg5 19. fxg5 Nxe5 20. Rf6 Be8 21. Bf2 Ng4 22. Qf3 Rc8 23. Bb3 Qd8 24. Bg3 Rf8 25. Rf4 Qxg5 26. h3 e5 27. dxe5 Nxe5 28. Qxd5 Qxg3 29. Qxe5+ Kh6 30. Bd5 Bc6 31. Bxc6 Rxc6 32. Rbf1 Rfc8 33. Qd5 f5 34. R4f3 Qd6 35. Rd3 Qxd5 36. Rxd5 Rc3 37. Rd7 Rxa3 38. Rf2 b6 39. b5 Rc5 40. Rb2 Ra5 41. h4 Rc4 42. g3 Rg4 43. Rb3 f4 44. Kh2 fxg3+ 45. Kh3 g2 46. Re3 g1=R 0-1










 
Benoni (Bd3)A65

Szabo L.
Ivkov B.

Belgrade
1964


5 Knights from move 49 - 53.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 c5 3. d5 d6 4. Nc3 g6 5. e4 Bg7 6. Bd3 O-O 7. Nge2 e6 8. O-O exd5 9. cxd5 b6 10. Ng3 Ba6 11. Bf4 Bxd3 12. Qxd3 Ng4 13. Qd2 a6 14. Rae1 Ra7 15. Re2 b5 16. h3 Ne5 17. Bh6 Bxh6 18. Qxh6 f6 19. Rc2 Re7 20. Nce2 Nbd7 21. Qd2 Rfe8 22. Nf4 Nf8 23. b4 cxb4 24. Qxb4 h5 25. a4 Nc4 26. axb5 axb5 27. h4 Qd7 28. Ra1 Qg4 29. Nfe2 Qxh4 30. Qxb5 Ne5 31. f3 Ned7 32. Qc6 Qg5 33. Qxd6 h4 34. Nf1 f5 35. Nc3 f4 36. Nb5 Ne5 37. Nd4 h3 38. Nh2 Nc4 39. Qc5 Ne3 40. Nc6 Rh7 41. d6 Qf6 42. e5 Qg5 43. Ng4 h2+ 44. Kh1 Nf5 45. g3 Nxg3+ 46. Kg2 Qh4 47. Qc4+ Kh8 48. Qxf4 Qh3+ 49. Kf2 h1=N+ 50. Kg1 Nd7 51. Rh2 Qxh2+ 52. Nxh2 Ne2+ 53. Kxh1 Nxf4 54. Ra4 Nxe5 55. Nxe5 Rxe5 56. Rxf4 Rd5 57. Kg1 Rd1+ 58. Nf1 Rxd6 59. Kf2 Re7 60. Ra4 Rd3 61. Ra5 Kg7 62. Nh2 Rf7 63. Kg3 Rf5 64. Ra6 Kh6 65. Ra7 Kg5 66. Rb7 Rd1 67. Rb4 Rg1+ 68. Kf2 Ra1 69. Kg3 Rfa5 70. Rg4+ Kh6 71. Rb4 Rg1+ 72. Kf2 Rh1 73. Kg3 Rg1+ 74. Kf2 Raa1 75. Rb5 Rg5 76. Ng4+ Kh5 77. Rb8 Kh4 78. Rh8+ Rh5 79. Rg8 Ra2+ 80. Ke3 Ra6 81. Kf2 Kh3 82. Rg7 Kh4 83. Rg8 Rb6 84. Rg7 Kh3 85. Rg8 Kh4 86. Rg7 Rb2+ 87. Ke3 Rb3+ 88. Kf2 Rb2+ 89. Ke3 Rg5 90. Nf6 Kh3 91. Ne4 Rb3+ 92. Ke2 Rg2+ 93. Kf1 0-1










 
Hungarian DefenseC50

Skrobek R.
Kornasiewicz S.

Wisla
1992


3 white Knights from move 70 - 82

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. d4 d6 5. dxe5 dxe5 6. Qxd8+ Bxd8 7. Nc3 f6 8. a3 Bd7 9. Be3 Nge7 10. O-O-O Ng6 11. Bf7+ Kxf7 12. Rxd7+ Kg8 13. Rhd1 Nf8 14. R7d3 Ne6 15. Rd7 Nf8 16. R7d5 Ne6 17. Nh4 Kf7 18. Rd7+ Ke8 19. Nf5 Rg8 20. R7d3 Rf8 21. Nd5 g6 22. Nh6 Ncd4 23. Bxd4 Nxd4 24. Ng4 c6 25. Nc3 Be7 26. Ne3 b5 27. Kb1 Kf7 28. Na2 a5 29. Nc1 Rfc8 30. c3 Ne6 31. f3 Nc5 32. R3d2 Ne6 33. Nd3 h5 34. Kc2 Rd8 35. Ra1 Bf8 36. Rdd1 Bh6 37. Nf1 Ke7 38. a4 h4 39. h3 Rdb8 40. axb5 cxb5 41. b3 Rc8 42. Kb2 Rc7 43. b4 a4 44. Nf2 Rac8 45. Ra3 Rd7 46. Rxd7+ Kxd7 47. Ng4 Bg5 48. Nfe3 Nf4 49. c4 bxc4 50. Rc3 Ke6 51. Ka3 f5 52. Nf2 Be7 53. Rxc4 Rxc4 54. Nxc4 Nxg2 55. Nd3 fxe4 56. fxe4 Bd6 57. Kxa4 Nf4 58. Nf2 g5 59. Ne3 Kd7 60. Kb5 Ne2 61. Nd5 Nd4+ 62. Kb6 Nc2 63. b5 Nd4 64. Ng4 Nb3 65. Ndf6+ Ke6 66. Ne8 Be7 67. Kc7 Nc5 68. b6 Nxe4 69. b7 Nc5 70. b8=N Kf5 71. Nc6 Bf8 72. Ncxe5 Ne6+ 73. Kc6 Nf4 74. Nef6 Bg7 75. Nfd7 Nxh3 76. Kd6 Ng1 77. Nh2 h3 78. Neg4 Nf3 79. Kd5 Kf4 80. Nf2 Ng1 81. Nc5 Kg3 82. Nce4+ Kxh2 83. Nxg5 Kg3 84. Nfxh3 1/2-1/2










 
SicilianB42

Schweber S.
Wexler B.

Buenos Aires
1964


2 genuine Knight promotions on moves 46-47.

1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 a6 5. Bd3 Qc7 6. O-O Nf6 7. Qe2 d6 8. f4 Nbd7 9. Kh1 Be7 10. c4 b6 11. Nc3 Bb7 12. Bd2 O-O 13. Rae1 Rad8 14. Bb1 Rfe8 15. f5 exf5 16. Nxf5 Bf8 17. Bg5 Rc8 18. Nh6+ gxh6 19. Bxf6 Nxf6 20. Rxf6 Bg7 21. Qg4 Re5 22. Rxh6 Qe7 23. Nd5 Qg5 24. Qxg5 Rxg5 25. Ne7+ Kf8 26. Nxc8 Bxh6 27. Nxd6 Bc6 28. Rf1 Be8 29. Nf5 Bg7 30. Nxg7 Kxg7 31. Kg1 Rc5 32. Bd3 Bd7 33. Kf2 Be6 34. b4 Rc7 35. Rc1 Kf6 36. Ke3 Ke5 37. a3 f6 38. c5 b5 39. a4 bxa4 40. Bxa6 a3 41. b5 a2 42. b6 Rg7 43. b7 Rg8 44. c6 Kd6 45. c7 a1=Q 46. c8=N+ Rxc8 47. bxc8=N+ 1-0



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