Virtual 9

J.Balázs
Magyar Sakkélet
1983
Commendation

Draw

1.Nc3+ Ke1 2.Re2+ Kf1 3.Nd1! h5 [3...h6 4.Nc3 h5 5.Nd1 h4 6.Nc3 h3 7.Nd1 h2 8.Nc3 stalemate] 4.Nc3 h4 5.Nd1 h3 6.Nc3 h2 virtual stalemate 7.Nd1! Kxe2 stalemate with pinned N

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Virtual 10

I.Bender
Problem Online
2004
Commendation

White wins

1.b3! [1.b4? Kc7 2.b5 Kc8 3.c5 bxc5 4.b6 c4 stalemate] 1...Kc7 2.b4 Kc8 3.b5 Kc7 4.c5 bxc5 5.b6+ Kc8 6.c4 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate +-

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Virtual 6

F.Bondarenko & Al.P.Kuznetsov
EG
1974

Draw

1.Nf3+! [1.Ke2? Kxh4 2.Rh1 Kh3 3.f3 g3–+] 1...gxf3 2.0–0–0 Kg4 3.Rh1 Kh3 4.Kd1 Kg2 5.Ke1 Kxh1 6.Kf1 d6! 7.d3! [7.d4? d5 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate] 7...d5 8.d4 stalemate

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Virtual 7

O.Comay
Israel Ring Ty
1978
6th Commendation

Draw

Retroanalysis proves that black is to move! 1...a6 [1...a5 2.a4 stalemate] 2.a3! [2.a4? a5 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate] 2...a5 3.a4 stalemate

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Virtual 8

E.Pogosiants
Sovjetskaja Mordovija
1980

White wins

1.b6+ Kc8 2.a6 bxa6 3.b7+ Kc7 4.a3! [4.a4? a5 stalemate] 4...a5 5.a4 mutual zugzwang+-

virtual stalemate

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Virtual 5

G.Grzeban
Tidskrift för Schack
1958
1st/2nd Commendation

Draw

1.Bc3 Rxc3 2.Nxc3 a5 [2...a6 3.Nb1 a5 4.bxa5 b4 5.a6 b3 6.a7 stalemate] 3.Nb1 axb4 4.Nc3! b3 [4...bxc3 stalemate] 5.Nb1 b4 virtual stalemate 6.Nc3! b1Q stalemate with pinned N

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Virtual 4

A.Dijkerman
Tijdschrift v.d. KNSB
1953

Draw

1.Qxh1 Ng3+ 2.Kg5 Nxh1 3.Bf1+ Kg3 4.a4! stalemate with blocked N [4.a3? a4 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate]

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Virtual 3

H.Ginninger
Revista Romana de Sah
1930

Draw

1.c5+ Kd5 2.Kf4 e5+ 3.Kf5 e6+ 4.Kg4! [4.Kg5? e4 5.fxe4+ Ke5 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate 6.Kg4 Kf6 7.Kh5 e5–+ mutual zugzwang] 4...e4 5.fxe4+ Ke5 6.Kg5 stalemate

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Virtual 2

A.Galitzky
Shakhmatnoye Obozrenye
1902

Draw

1.Kc1! d5 [1...Bc2 2.Nxc2+ dxc2 (2...bxc2 3.b3 d5 stalemate) 3.d3! (3.d4? d5 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate) 3...d5 4.d4 stalemate] 2.Nc2+! dxc2 [2...Bxc2 stalemate; 2...bxc2 3.b3 d4 stalemate] 3.d4 stalemate [3.d3? d4 mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate]

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Virtual 1

J.Kling & B.Horwitz
The Chess Player
1852

White wins

1.d3! mutual zugzwang - virtual stalemate 1...Kd6 [1...Kf6 2.Kd5 e4 3.Kxe4 Ke6 4.Kxd4+-] 2.Kf5 Kd5 3.Kxg5 Ke6 [3...e4 4.fxe4+ Ke5 5.Kh4+-] 4.Kh4! [4.Kh5? e4!–+] 4...Kf6 5.Kh3! +-

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