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Examples of hardcore stalemate?

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Magmi
Magmi
Aug 13, 2011
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Hello ..

I want to see some good examples of stalemates ( composed or from gm games ) & is it rare to have a stalemate in top levels?

heinzie
heinzie
Aug 13, 2011
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#2

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1252040

bobbyDK
bobbyDK
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Aug 13, 2011
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#3

lol http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1258478

bobbyDK
bobbyDK
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Aug 13, 2011
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#4

http://www.chessgames.com/perl/chessgame?gid=1069554

rooperi
rooperi
Aug 13, 2011
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Magmi wrote:

Hello ..

I want to see some good examples of stalemates ( composed or from gm games ) & is it rare to have a stalemate in top levels?

Well, actual stalemate is pretty rare, GM's (and even weaker players) will often agree to a draw when stalemate is the inevitable outcome, eg all drawn K+p vs K games.

rooperi
rooperi
Aug 13, 2011
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Henry Bird missed the stalemate trap Englisch set in 1883: