Chandler, Murray G – Adams, Michael

2585 1989 · Black wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Scandinavian, 1989: Chandler (2585) against Adams (2505), queens off early after 7...Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1, which leaves both kings unusual — Black answers with 10...O-O-O+. The engine flags no turning point at all: no decisive blunder, no clear missed chance. The accuracy numbers tell the story instead, 96% for Black against 81% for White, a gap in consistency that stretches across the whole endgame. Adams doubles on the open file, picks up the pawns on f2 and h2, then pushes his h- and f-pawns to 56...f2, and White resigns (0-1). The takeaway: in a long endgame without a single spectacular mistake, the side that stays accurate move after move collects the point.