Vitiugov, Nikita – Tomashevsky, Evgeny

2726 2011 · Draw

In 2011 Vitiugov (2726) and Tomashevsky (2710) played a textbook Queen’s Gambit Declined: ten book moves each, then clear, unfussy play in which neither side ever exposed himself. The engine flags no turning point at all — 100% of moves at least good for White and for Black. After 20.Qxe7+ Kxe7 the game turned into a rook-and-knight endgame where each capture invited the next, all the way to 31.Rc7+ and the split point. The takeaway is unglamorous: accuracy in these structures is not about brilliance, it is about never handing your opponent a single reason to play for a win.