So, W. – Moussard, J.

2769 2023 · Draw

In 2023, So (2769) opened 1.b3, the Nimzo-Larsen Attack, and Moussard (2654) answered with a classical centre of e5 and d5. The bishop on b2 came alive early, the queens vanished after Qxe3 and Qxe3, and the game slid into a rook-and-knight ending played with equal care by both sides. The engine flags no turning point at all: 86 % of at least good moves for White, 86 % for Black, and no swing in the evaluation. The finish says everything, Rc7, Rf7, then Rc7 again: neither player could manufacture a crack, and the draw was agreed. The takeaway is plain: against accurate play, a level position stays level, and forcing it is a mistake in itself.