Mutual Stalemate! Both Sides Have No Legal Moves!

July 24, 2017 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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Evgeniy Gik, Chess and Mathematics, 1983
1. c3 f6 2. e4 d5 3. e5 d4 4. Qf3 Kf7 5. Qxb7 Qd5 6. Kd1 Qxg2 7. Kc2 Qxf1 8. Qxc8 Qxg1 9. Qxb8 Rxb8 10. Rxg1 Rb3 11. Rg6
Ra3 12. Rh6 gxh6 13. bxa3 Kg7 14. Kb2 c5 15. f4 c4 16. f5 a5 17. h4 a4 18. h5 d3 19. e6
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