Aronian, L. – Rapport, R.

2765 2022 · Draw

A classical Slav from 2022: Aronian (2765) against Rapport (2776), with 4...dxc4 5.a4 Bf5, a structure both players know inside out. The engine flags no turning point at all — neither side ever lets the evaluation swing. Black finished at 95% at-least-good moves, White at 92%, and the play matches those numbers: the centre locks with 20.e5, the rooks come off on the h-file, and the bishops settle back onto familiar squares. The repetition 36.Bd3 Be7 37.Bc4 Bb4 38.Bd3 Be7 39.Bc4 seals the split point. The club-level lesson: a draw can be a built result rather than an accident — when no mistake appears, there is simply nothing to convert.