What is the fastest known game that ends that in a mutual stalemate position that is symmetrical?
asked Jan 5, 2019 at 6:39
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The fastest known is in 37 plies. I found this in Journal Entry #361 on Tim Krabbe's website, which in turn pulled it from the 2007 5th issue of the chess magazine "Best Problems."
[Title "Evgeny Ghik, Shakhmatyi i Matematika 1983, Non-Unique Proof Game In 18.5 Moves"]
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1. e4 d5 2. e5 d4 3. c3 f6 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 d3 15. e6 a5 16. h4 a4 17. h5 c5 18. f4 c4 19. f5
In case the PDF link goes cold, here are the relevant sections.
answered Jun 21, 2019 at 20:19
There was a previous stack exchange answer which has a very amusing position where neither side can make a legal move.
Take a look; it is very enjoyable!
To be straightforward, there is no such thing as a mutual stalemate. Saying
neither side could move on their turn
is a bit confusing. If it's white's turn, then they can be stalemated. Black cannot be stalemated as well, because his opponent has not moved to put him in stalemate.
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6chess.com/forum/view/fun-with-chess/mutual-stalemate this is the first result from google Jan 8, 2019 at 3:47