What are the shortest chess games, from the initial position, that end in stalemate, with captures allowed...

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Problem

What are the shortest chess games, from the initial position, that end
in stalemate, with captures allowed and without captures?

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Here is the 10 move chess game that ends in stalemate with captures
and the 12 move game without captures:

1. e3 a5 2. Qh5 Ra6 3. Qxa5 h5 4. Qxc7 Rah6 5. h4 f6 6. Qxd7+ Kf7
7. Qxb7 Qd3 8. Qxb8 Qh7 9. Qxc8 Kg6 10. Qe6 1/2-1/2

1. d4 e5 2. Qd2 e4 3. a4 a5 4. Qf4 f5 5. h3 Qh4 6. Qh2 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 d6
8. Ra3 Be6 9. Rg3 Bb3 10. c4 c5 11. f3 f4 12. d5 e3 1/2-1/2

-- Dave Zechiel