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I wonder if either or both players smirked at the end of game 2 as it was stalemate by en passant, which absolutely can't be that common and almost seems a litt
by tbrake 10y ago
I wonder if either or both players smirked at the end of game 2 as it was stalemate by en passant, which absolutely can't be that common and almost seems a little indulgent. I can only recall one other stalemate in WC play, Korchnoi vs Karpov in 1978.
- conistonwater 10y agoIt was a draw the moment White had only h-pawns, which happened earlier, because the remaining bishop was the wrong colour.
- tbrake 10y agoI'm aware of all that. I'm speaking about the oddity/uniqueness of forcing a stalemate via en passant.
- conistonwater 10y agoOh okay. I thought you meant it like one of those crazy "suicidal rook"-type stalemates, where stalemate isn't the "fair" outcome.
- sago 10y agoI agree, even if it was deliberate. With a clear draw, but that board position, both of them played out the stalemate. Not saying they deliberately drew, but just, in that situation with a certain draw, why not make it a cute one. I like it when top players do that. Like Ernst letting Magnus play out his beautiful epaulette mate in '04.