Alekseev, Evgeny – Milanovic, Da

2642 2015 · Draw

Scandinavian Defense, 2015: Alekseev (2642) against Milanovic (2469). The queens come off early with 10.Qxd5, and the game turns into a long rook-and-bishop endgame where both sides maneuver without giving anything away. No turning point shows up here: the engine flags neither a decisive error nor a missed chance. The numbers back it up — 90% of White’s moves rated good or better, 98% of Black’s, with a single inaccuracy on the black side. The rook trade 63.Rxc4 drains the position, and the draw follows after 64.Bb4. The takeaway: this endgame was held by accuracy, not by a brilliant stroke. Defending cleanly for sixty moves is worth as much as a combination.