Grachev, B. – Gochelashvili, D.

2628 2016 · Draw

Scandinavian Defense, 2016: Grachev (2628) against Gochelashvili (2425). The queens come off by move 12 and the game turns into a long trade of rooks down the d-file, ending in a bishop-versus-knight endgame where Black holds the better side. The turning point is quiet: 34...g6 swings the evaluation from -1.9 to -0.3, wiping out most of Black’s edge with a single modest move. From there, 35.Bf3 Kd7 36.Bd5 Ke7 37.Bf3 repeats the position and settles the draw. Accuracy: 84% for White, 97% for Black — proof that a high overall score does not save you from one badly chosen move at the decisive moment.