Adams, Michael – Anand, Viswanathan

2734 2011 · Draw

A Sicilian Najdorf from 2011: Adams (2734) against Anand (2811), steering into the quiet 6.Be2 e5 setup rather than the sharp main lines. Neither side ever slips — 100% of moves rated at least good for both, and the engine flags no turning point anywhere in the game. The middlegame dissolves through a run of central exchanges, then the rooks come off along the d-file, leaving queens and pawns. The finish is a perpetual check, Black’s queen shuttling between d6 and e5 while White’s king rocks between d3 and e3. The club-level takeaway: a draw like this is a display of accuracy, not a lack of ambition.