So, W. – Caruana, F.

2751 2025 · Draw

So (2751) and Caruana (2776) played a 2025 Sveshnikov in which Black took on the doubled pawns early with 10.Bxf6 gxf6, and the game never left the rails. The engine flags no turning point at all: neither side ever tipped the evaluation, despite the queens and pieces coming off quickly. White scored 95% at least-good moves, Black 89% — a real gap, but never enough to force a crack. The rook-and-bishop ending burned itself out in exchanges, the h-pawn race ran into Black’s king, and the repeated king moves sealed the split point. The takeaway: at this level a clean game isn’t won, it’s drawn accurately.