Anand, V. – Nakamura, Hi

2784 2016 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Anand (2784) against Nakamura (2787), 2016: an Alekhine Defense in which White quietly builds the centre and doubles on the d-file. The engine flags no turning point at all — no single blunder, no clear missed chance. The gap is cumulative: 92% of White’s moves were at least good against 83% for Black, whose count includes five inaccuracies and one mistake. After 24.Rxd8+ and 25.Rd1 White owns the open file alone, 27.Rd7 plants the rook on the seventh, and 29.Rxf7 followed by 30.Rxg7+ finishes the idea, with 36.Bxd5 ending matters. The takeaway: no dramatic swing is needed — steady small slips are enough to lose.