Jovan Petronic: Drawing in style

FIDE (World Chess Federation) in its Actual Handbook online (www.fide.com), under section "E-Miscellaneous - E.I.01A." archives the text of the FIDE Laws of Chess. The latest version of the FIDE Laws of Chess was adopted at the 79th FIDE Congress in 2008 and is in effect since 1st July 2009. In "Article 1, 1.2" it is stated that "The objective of each player is to place the opponent's King 'under attack' in such a way that the opponent has no legal move." However, as not always is one of the players able to achieve the ultimate objective (checkmate), "1.3" continues with "If the position is such that neither player can possibly checkmate, the game is drawn." "Article 5" deals with "The Completion of the Game" and defines the five basic ways a game of chess may end in a draw: a) stalemate, b) insufficient remaining pieces to produce a checkmate, c) agreement between players during the game, d) three-fold repetition, and e) at least 50 consecutive moves played without either a pawn movement or any piece capture. Once the main objective (checkmate) is not within one's reach (with this being independent on each players' level of chess expertise), the expert chess player often (but not always) turns their attention towards the next in line objective - draw. With Chess keeping up with progressive trends, more factors and situations may influence an individual game of chess (or a team chess match) ending in a draw. My FIDE TRG November 2011 survey will now attempt to keep your attention with a number of amazing and instructive game fragments from recorded practice FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

(source: ChessBase MEGA database 2011), on the chess phenomenon of stalemate. A stalemate is basically a situation where the player in turn is not in check and has no legal moves to continue the game with, ending the game with a draw result. In the endgame, stalemate awareness and knowledge becomes a powerful resource that may enable a player having an inferior position to maneuver the game into a draw. The stalemate has a rich historical background, with its related rules being standardized as a draw only in the 19th century. By ending the game, the stalemate, similarly to a checkmate, whether resulting intentionally or unintentionally, may produce instant and lasting emotions with both the chess players experiencing it while playing, and also with all reviewing stalemates. I opted for 25 classical chess games fragments overview, in ascending year of individual unique appearances. I hope you enjoy these as much as I did and also find them useful for training purposes. Each game fragment is annotated with text, variation, and symbol commentary, with each having its purpose and reason for being there. Congdon J. A. : Delmar E. New York 1880 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+R+-tr-mk0 9zp-+-+-zpp0 9-+-+Q+-+0 9+p+-+-+-0 9-+-zp-+-+0 9+-+-+q+-0 9-+-+-+-mK0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy White is of course lost, but in no mood to resign the game. His strong determination and will to survive, assisted by Black's moment of loss of concentration, produced one of the oldest recorded stalemates. Black continues well. 34...h6! 1

34...Df6? 35.Df6 Tc8=. 35.Tf8 Df8 36.De4 Dd8 36...Dd6 37.Kg2 d3 38.De8 Kh7 39.De1 d2 40.Dd1 Dc6 41.Kf2 Dc1 42.Df3 Dc2! + (42...d1D?? 43.De4=). 37.Dd3! b4! 38.Kg2 a5 38...Dd5 39.Kf2 b3+. 39.Kf2 a4 40.Ke2 a3 41.Db3 d3 42.Kd2 Dd4 43.Kd1!? Dc3?? Stalemate Alert! 43...Da1 44.Kd2 Db2+. 44.Dg8!! Kg8 . Bird H. : Englisch B. London 1883 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+ntr-mk0 9tR-+-+-+-0 9-+-+Rzp-+0 9+-+-+-tr-0 9-+-+-+N+0 9+-+-+-zP-0 9-+-+-+PmK0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 39.Te8? 39.Se3. 39...Th5! 39...Te8? 40.Sf6+-. 40.Kg1 Te8 41.Sf6 Stalemate Alert! 41...Th1!! Drawing in style! 41...Te1= 42.Kf2 Thh1 (42...Tf1 43.Kf1 Tf5=) 43.Th7!?= (43.Ta8=). 42.Kh1 42.Kf2?? Tf8+. 42...Te1 43.Kh2 Th1!! 44.Kh1 . Schallopp E. : Paulsen W. Nassengrund 1888 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+p0 9-+-+k+-+0 9+-+-+-zP-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+K+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-vl-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy

75.Ke4! Active play in a theoretically (but not necessarily practically) drawn endgame is always worth a word of praise. 75...Ld2 75...Lg5 76.Kf3=. 76.Kf3 Kf5 77.Kg2 Kg4 78.Kh1 Kf3 79.Kh2 79.Kg1= Lf4 80.Kh1!= (80.Kf1? Le3! + (80...Lh2+) 81.Ke1 Lg5 82.Kf1 Le3+. 79...Lf4 80.Kh1 With no hope of winning the endgame, with White displaying essential knowledge of the defence technique, Black decides to force a stalemate. 80...Kf2 81.g6 hg6 . Janowski D. : Mieses J. Paris 1895 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+k+-+0 9+-+p+-+p0 9-+pmK-+-+0 9+-zP-+-zPP0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy This ending is drawn, with best play by both sides. White anyway gives it their best shot to win. 46.g4! h4! 46...hg4? 47.hg4+-. 47.g5 Kf5! 48.Kd5 Kg5 49.Kc4 Kf4 50.Kd4 Kg3 51.Ke3 With a number of different ways to end the game in a draw, White opts for a stalemate version. 51.c4. The pawn race ends without a winner: 51...Kh3 52.c5 Kg3 (52...Kg4? 53.c6+-; 52...Kg2=) 53.c6 h3 54.c7 h2 55.c8D h1D=. 51...Kh3 52.Kf3 52.c4 Kg3 53.c5 h3=. 52...Kh2 53.Kf2 53.c4 h3 54.Kf2! (54.c5? Kg1 55.c6 h2 56.c7 h1D+). 53...h3 54.c4 54.Kf1 Kg3 (54...Kh1=). 54...Kh1 55.c5 h2 2

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Stalemate Alert! 55...Kh2? "Playing a fool", in a wishful hope of a stalemate anyway, would have serious consequences after best play by White: 56.c6+- Kh1 57.c7 h2 Stalemate Alert! 58.Kg3! (58.c8D?=; 58.Ke2+-) 58...Kg1 59.c8D h1D 60.Dc1#. 56.c6 56.Kf1=. . Burn A. : Pillsbury H. Vienna 1898 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-mk-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-zPK+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy Let's not forget the basic stalemate defence idea in the K+P vs. K endgame. 82...Kg8! 82...Ke8? 83.Kg7+-. 83.f7 Kf8 84.Kf6 . Napier W. : Marshall F. New York 1896 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+Q+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+p+0 9+-+-+-mkp0 9-+-+Kvl-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy In a technically lost position, Black finds an amazing chance to save the game. 69...Kh2!! 69...Kg2 70.Dd5! Kh2 (70...Kg1? 71.Dd1+-) 71.De5 g3 72.Kf3 Kh1 73.Dh8 Kh2 (73...h2 74.Dh3+-) 74.Kg4+-; 69...h2 70.Dd3 Kg2 (70...Kh4 71.Kf2+-) 71.De4+-. 70.Kf2? 70.De5! Kg2 (70...g3 71.Kf3! Kh1 72.Dh8 Kh2 73.Kg4+-; 70...Lg3 71.De4+-) FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

71.De4! Kg3 72.Kf1+- La7 73.Dd3+-. 70...g3!= With best play by both sides, the game must end in a draw now. 71.Kf3 g2 72.De2 Kh1! 72...Kg1? 73.Kg3+- Kh1 74.Df3! (74.Kh3?? g1S!=). 73.Kg3 g1D 74.Kh3 De3!! 74...Dg4?? 75.Kg4+- (75.Dg4??=); 74...Df2?? 75.Dd1 Dg1 76.Df3+-. 75.De3 . Znosko Borovsky E. : Salwe G. Ostend 1907 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-tR0 9+-+-+-+P0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+p+-0 9-+-+-mk-+0 9+-+-+p+-0 9r+-+-+-+0 9+-+-mK-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy The endgame is drawn. Its finale is most instructive. 44...f2 44...Th2 45.Kf1 Th6 46.Ta8!? Th7 47.Tb8=. 45.Kf1 Kf3 Stalemate Alert! 46.Ta8!! Ta8 46...Te2? 47.Ta3+-. 47.h8D! Note how the newly promoted White Queen multitasks in controling the a1 square. 47.h8T?? Ta1#. 47...Th8! . Schlechter C. : Wolf H. Nuremberg 1906 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-zp-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+R+-+-+-0 9-zP-+k+-+0 9zP-+-+-zP-0 9r+-+-+-zP0 9+-+-+-mK-0 xiiiiiiiiy 3

White "must win", but good technique, and of course, "stalemate alertness" are still necessary. 48.Tg5! Kf3! 49.Tf5 49.h4Ta3 50.Tg7 Tb3 51.Kh2 Tb4 52.Kh3+-; 49.Tg7?? Ta1#. 49...Ke3 50.Tf7 g5! 51.Tf5 g4 52.Tf1 Ta3 53.Tb1! Kf3!! In preparation of an amazing stalemate idea. 54.b5! Te3! 55.b6?? 55.Kh1+- Te7 56.b6 Tb7 57.Kg1+(57.Tb4 Kf2 58.Tg4 Tb6 59.Tf4 Ke3 60.Kg2+-). 55...Te1!! 56.Te1 . Schlechter C. : Janowski D. Ostend 1907 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9tr-+-+-zp-0 9-+-+-+k+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-tR-+0 9+-+-+-+p0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+K0 xiiiiiiiiy With the modern existence of "6-man tablebases", such an ending is "officially" classified as a "theoretical" one. Chess players of all levels of expertise may, however, still contribute to the many artistic aspects of the game. Only two moves lead to a draw. 72.Tg4! 72.Tf3! Ta5! 73.Kh2 (73.Th3? Th5+) 73...Th5 74.Ta3=. 72...Kh5! 73.Tg3! Any other defence would lose. 73...Kh4 74.Tg6! Ta1 75.Kh2 Ta2 76.Kh1! 76.Kg1? Tg2!+. 76...Tg2 Stalemate Alert! 76...Ta7 77.Kh2= (77.Kg1=). 77.Th6!! gh6 77...Kg4 78.Th4! (78.Th3? Tg1!+ (78...Tg3+) 79.Kh2 Th1+) 78...Kg3 79.Th3!=; 77...Kg3 78.Th3!=. . FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

Maliutin B. : - Gregory B. Breslau 1912 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+l+-+0 9tR-+-+-zpk0 9-tR-+N+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9PzPr+-+PmK0 9+-+-tr-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy White is nearing the moment of Black's resignation, and "only" in need of good technique. Instead, we shall soon witness Black's eye-catching combination leading to a memorable stalemate. 42...Lc4! 43.Tg5 Kh4! Stalemate Alert! 44.Tc4? 44.Sd2!+- Td2 (44...Kg5 45.Sf3+-) 45.Tc5!+-. 44...Th1!! 45.Kh1 Tc1!! 46.Kh2 46.Tc1=. 46...Th1!! 47.Kh1 . Jacobsen E. : Spielmann R. Copenhagen 1923 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+k+0 9+-+-+-zp-0 9-+-+K+P+0 9+-+-+-+P0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy Chess masters of today might agree to a draw here. Recreational and amateur tournament players can opt to play on, as one practical chance, and especially when with rapid and blitz time controls, still does exist. 73.Ke7! 73.Kf5!? Kf8 74.Kg4 Kg8! 75.Kg5 Kh8 76.h6 Kg8!=. 73...Kh8 74.h6! Kg8! 74...gh6? 75.Kf7+- (75.Kf8+-). 75.h7 Kh8 76.Kd6!? .

Tartakower S. : Spielmann R. Vienna 1913 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-mK-mk-0 9-+-+-sN-zp0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy This endgame features one of the first recorded instances of a spectator-friendly stalemate idea which involves a Knight sacrifice. 57.Sh1 Kg2 58.Ke2!? Kh1! 59.Kf1 59.Kf2. . Tartakower S. : Vajda A. Vienna 1921 XIIIIIIIIY 9-mk-+-+-+0 9+-+K+-+-0 9-+-sN-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9R+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9p+-+-+-+0 9tr-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy Knowing your stalemates will increase own practical performances when defending materially imbalanced endgames. For the record, any Black move draws, with best play by both sides. 71...Tc1! 72.Ta2 Tc7! 73.Kd8 Td7!! Drawing in style! 74.Kd7 . Brinckmann : John W. Hamburg 1921 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-mk-+0 9zp-+-+r+-0 9-+p+R+-+0 9+-zPp+p+-0 9-+-zP-wq-zp0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-wQ-+-+-zp0 9+-+-+-+K0 xiiiiiiiiy FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

Heavy artillery is still at large, thus careful play is needed to end the game with its logical conclusion. As we are about to see, Black was not careful enough. 37...Tg7! Stalemate Alert! 38.Te8! 38.Db8?? Db8 39.Te8 De8+. 38...Ke8?? 38...Kf7! 39.Tf8! Kg6!+ (39...Kf8?? 40.Db8!!=). 39.Db8!! Db8 . Cancelliere G. : Seitz J. Trieste 1923 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-mk0 9+-+-+-+p0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+K0 xiiiiiiiiy The edge pawn might deserve its one diagram. Black winning chances remain with wishful thinking only. 66...Kg3 67.Kg1 Kf3!? 68.Kh2 68.Kf1? knowledge of "King opposition" fails here. 68...h2+. 68...Kg4 69.Kh1 Kg3 70.Kg1 h2 71.Kh1 Stalemate Alert! 71...Kh3 Black can only be "happy" with their kept material advantage, but not more. 1/2-. Walter M. : Nagy G. Gyor 1924 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-mk-+0 9+-+-+q+-0 9p+-+-zP-+0 9+p+-zp-+-0 9-zP-+P+QvL0 9zP-+r+-+P0 9-+-+-zP-mK0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy White stands better. The path to a win, if any, is still a long way ahead. We are about 5

to see a beautiful stalemate combination unleashed by Black. 56.Dc8 56.Lg5 Ta3?? 57.Lh6 Ke8 58.Dc8#+-. 56...De8 57.Da6? "Greed in a good cause is still greed". Black's a6-pawn was of no practical value to begin with. White King safety concerns rise, with the White Queen positioned far away. 57...Th3!! 58.Kh3 De6!! 59.De6 . Nimzowitsch A. : Davidson J. Semmering 1926 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+p0 9-+-vl-+p+0 9+-+N+p+-0 9-+-+-+-zP0 9+-+-+kzPK0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy White needs to defend. He does so in a most attractive way: 64.Sf6! h5 64...Lg3 65.Sh7=. 65.Sd5 Kf2!? 65...Lg3 66.Se7=. 66.Sf6! Lg3 67.Se4! fe4 An amusing sequence of good moves, also ending in a draw, may happen after: 67...Ke3 68.Sg3 f4 69.Sf1 Ke2! 70.Kg2! f3 71.Kg1= f2 72.Kg2 Ke1 73.Sg3 g5!! 74.hg5 h4 75.Sf1 h3 76.Kh2! Kf1 77.g6 Ke2 78.g7 f1D 79.g8D= . Janowski D. : Gruenfeld E. Marienbad 1925 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+k0 9-zp-tR-+p+0 9+-+-+-+p0 9pmK-+-+-+0 9zP-+-+-+r0 9-zP-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 58...Tb3? FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

Faced with material losses, Black is distracted from their winning plan (passed pawns should be pushed!). 58...g5+; 58...h4+. 59.Ka4 Tb2? Stalemate Alert! 59...Tf3 60.Tb6 h4 61.Tc6 h3 62.Tc2 g5+. 60.Td7! 60.Tg6?? b5+ (60...Tb4!?+). 60...Kh6 60...Kh8 61.Th7!=. 61.Th7! Kg5 61...Kh7=. 62.Th5! Kf6 63.Tf5! Kg7 63...Ke6 64.Tf6=. 64.Tf7! Kh6 65.Th7! Kg5 66.Th5! gh5 . Trifunovic P. : O'Kelly A. Hilversum 1947 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+Pmk-+-+-0 9L+-+l+-+0 9+-+-+p+-0 9-+-mK-+-zp0 9+-+-+P+P0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy Another important to know endgame, with the main line resulting in a stalemate. 55...f4!= 56.Lf1 Kb7 57.Ke5 Ld7 58.Kf4 Lc6! Black knows the target: stalemate on the h8-square. 59.Kg4 Lf3! 60.Kf3 Kc7 61.Kf4 Kd7 62.Kf5 Ke7 63.Lc4 Ke8 64.Kf6 Kf8 65.Kg6 Ke7 66.Kg7 Ke8 67.Le6 Ke7 68.Lf7 Kd7 69.Kf6 Kd8 70.Ke6 Kc8 71.Ke7 Kc7 72.Ld5 Kc8 73.Lc6 Kc7 74.Ld7 Kb7 75.Kd6 Kb8 76.La4 Kc8 77.Ke6 Kd8 78.Kf6 Kc7 79.Kg5 Kd8 79...Kb6?? 80.Kh4+-; 79...Kd6=. 80.Kh4 Ke7! 81.Kg5 Kf8 81...Kf7=. 82.Kh6 Kg8! Black King arrives just in time to prevent promotion. 83.Lb3 Kh8! 84.h4 .

Kotov A. : Chekhover V. Leningrad 1938 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+P+-+-+0 9+-+-+p+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9zpK+-+-mk-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 60...a2 A typical pattern recognition move. Black realizes the stalemate pattern which does not inlcude an extra pawn, so he deicided to play it safe and transpose into a familiar position. 60...f4 61.c7 f3 62.c8D f2=. 61.Ka2 61.Kb2?=. 61...f4 62.c7 f3 63.c8D f2 64.Dg8 Kh2 65.Dc4 Kg2 66.De2! Kg1! 66...Kh1?? 67.Df1!+-. 67.Dg4 Kh1 67...Kh2=; 67...Kf1? Its never too late to lose. 68.Kb2+- Ke1 69.Dg3! Ke2 70.Dg2! Ke1 71.Kc2!+- f1D 72.Dd2#! 68.Df3 Kg1 69.Dg3 Kh1 70.Df2 . Horowitz I. : Pavey M. New York 1951 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-mk-+-+p0 9-+p+-+pzP0 9+-+p+pzP-0 9-zp-zP-zP-+0 9+-+-+L+-0 9-+Q+-zP-mK0 9tr-+-wq-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy White is pretty much lost, but the game continues. 74...Dc1 74...Dg1 75.Kh3 Ta3 76.De2 Dh1! (76...Kb6+ 77.Kh4 Dh2#) 77.Kg3 Df3 (77...Tf3+) 78.Df3 Tf3 79.Kf3 b3+. 75.De2 Df4 76.Kh3 Df3?? 76...Kd7+. 77.Df3 Ta3 78.Kh4!!

A miraculous save by White. Black has no choice but to end the game with stalemate. 78...Tf3 . Martin R. : Pomar A. Hollywood 1952 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-zp-+pzp-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9zp-mkP+p+-0 9-+p+-zP-+0 9+-zP-mK-zP-0 9P+-+-+-zP0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy The pawn endgame is drawn. Black is playing for a win. 35.a4 Kd5 36.h3 f6 37.g4 fg4 38.hg4 c5 39.Kf3 Kd6 40.Ke4 Ke6 40...g6=. 41.Kf3 f5! 42.g5! 42.Kg3? Kd5!+ 43.gf5 Ke4 44.Kg4 Kd3 45.Kg5 Ke3! 46.Kg4 Kf2! 47.Kh4 Kf3 48.Kg5 Kg3! 49.f6 gf6 50.Kf6 Kf4 51.Ke6 Ke4 52.Kd6 Kd3+; 42.gf5 Kf5 43.Ke3 Kg4 44.Ke4 g6!+. 42...Kf7 43.Kg3 Kg6 44.Kf3 44.Kh4. 44...Kh5 45.Kg3 g6!? 46.Kh3! Forcing stalemate was the only way to avoid a loss. . Bannik A. : Ragozin V. Riga 1952 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-zpp0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-mK-mk-0 9-+-zp-+-+0 9+-+-+R+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 78...h4!= 78...g4? 79.Kd2+- h4 80.Ke2 Kg2 81.Tf4! Kg3 82.Ta4 h3 83.Kf1! h2 84.Ta3+-; 78...Kg2? 79.Tf2+- (79.Td1+-) ; 78...d1D? 79.Td1+-. 79.Tg1 Kh2! 7

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79...Kh3? 80.Kf2!+- Kh2 (80...g4? 81.Th1#) 81.Td1! g4 82.Td2 g3 83.Kf3! Kh1 84.Td4! g2 85.Th4 Kg1 86.Tg4+-. 80.Tf1 Kg3 80...g4=; 80...Kg2=; 80...h3? 81.Kf3+-. 81.Tg1 Kh2! 82.Kf2 h3 82...g4=. 83.Tb1 83.Td1 g4 84.Td2 g3! 85.Kf3! (85.Kf1? g2+ Yes, Black can win, too.) 85...g2! 86.Kg4! Kh1 87.Td1!=. 83...g4 84.Td1 g3 85.Kf3 85.Ke3?=. 85...g2 86.Kf2! g1D! 87.Tg1 d1S!? 87...d1D 88.Td1=. 88.Td1 88.Kf1 Se3= (88...Sf2!?= 89.Kf2=) . Danielsson G. : Lange W. Helsinki 1952 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-tr-mk0 9+-+-+-+p0 9-+-+-wq-zP0 9zp-zp-+-+-0 9P+P+-zP-tR0 9+P+-+QzP-0 9-+-+-zPK+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 49...Tg8! Much better than resigning the game, as we shall soon see. 50.Dd5? Setting a small trap, which backfires big. Stalemate Alert! 50.Th5+-; 50.Tg4+-. 50...Tg3!!= 50...Dh4 51.De5!+- (51.Dg8+-). 51.Kf1 51.fg3 Db2! 52.Kh3 Dh2! 53.Kg4 Dh4! 54.Kf5 Df4! 55.Ke6 Df6! 56.Kd7 Dd8! 57.Kc6 Db6!; 51.Kg3 Dh4! 52.Kf3 Df4! 53.Ke2 Df2! 54.Kd3 Dd2! 55.Ke4 Df4!=. 51...Da1! 52.Ke2 Te3! 53.Ke3 53.fe3 De1! 54.Kf3 De3! 55.Kg4 Df4! 56.Kh5 Dg5!=. 53...Dc1?? 53...De1!=. 54.Kf3?? 54.Dd2+-. 54...De3! 55.Ke3 . FIDE SURVEYS JOVAN PETRONIC

Petrosian T. : Keres P. Garga 1953 XIIIIIIIIY 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-mkP+p0 9-+P+-+-+0 9+-+-vl-+-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+KzP-0 9-+-+-+-+0 9+-+-+-+-0 xiiiiiiiiy 51.c7! Lc7 52.f8D! Kf8 53.g4! h6 54.Kg2! Kf7 55.Kh1! Demonstrating superior endgame stalemate-related knowledge. 55...Kf6 56.Kg2 Kg5 57.Kh1 Kf6 57...Kg4?=. 58.Kg2 Kg5 59.Kh1 Kf4 60.Kg2 Lb6 61.Kh1 Kg3!? Basically forcing a stalemate (in style!) in a drawn endgame. 62.g5 hg5 .