Peralta, Fe – Duda, J.

2558 2024 · Black wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Old Benoni, 2024: Peralta (2558) against Duda (2732), a game where the engine flags no turning point at all. Both sides land 80 % of their moves in the "good or better" range, so the story is about structural choices rather than one collapse. From 10...Rxe3+ 11.fxe3 Black trades the exchange for White’s doubled pawns, and the middlegame turns on knight manoeuvres (15.Ne4, 18.Ne2, 19.Nf4, 23.Nd3). The finish runs through 32.Nf6+ Bxf6 33.Qxf6 Qxe3+, then the queens come off with 34...Qg5 35.Qxg5 hxg5. The lesson: equal accuracy does not mean a draw — the structure you accept decides the game, and here it favoured Black, who won 0-1.