Wang Hao – Iturrizaga, E.

2718 2019 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Wang Hao (2718) against Iturrizaga (2639), 2019, a Modern Benoni with the fianchetto setup: 3.g3, 6.Nc3 and 8.Bg2 give White the calm version, while Black takes the standard route with 6...Bg7, 8...d6 and 9...Na6. The engine finds no inflection point at all here — both sides are graded at 100% accuracy, meaning every move stayed within the "good" band at depth 25. The game is decided without a single lapse: White simply keeps making the moves the position asks for, from 12.Nd2 and 13.e4 through the central push 16.e5 and 18.e6. Black resigns after 34.Rf3, 1-0. The lesson for club players: a game can be lost without an error you can point to, just a slow drift.