Socko, B. – Piorun, K.

2627 2019 · Draw

A classical Italian from 2019: Socko (2627) against Piorun (2657), with 5.d4 and the check 6...Bb4+ setting off a run of exchanges. After 9.Bxf7+ Kxf7 and 11.Ne5+ Ke6 the black king sits in the centre, the queens come off on move 13, and the game turns into a rook endgame both sides handle tightly. The engine flags no turning point: no blunder that swings the evaluation, no missed chance. The numbers say the same — 97% of White’s moves at least "good", 91% of Black’s. After 31...Rxd4 and 32.Rxg6+, the repetition with Kc5/Kd6 settles the draw. The lesson: an unbalanced position doesn’t require a mistake — accuracy holds it together.