Gukesh, D. – Carlsen, M.

2732 2022 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Billed as a London System, this 2022 game between Gukesh (2732) and Carlsen (2856) turns into an Advance French shape after 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.e5. The engine flags no inflection point at all: both sides land 100% of their moves in the "good or better" bracket, yet the score is 1-0. White pushes 15.f5 and 17.e6, wedging a pawn deep in Black’s camp, then converts that space into piece play with 23.Nd4 and 24.Nb5. The rook lands on the seventh with 25.Rc7, captures on e7, and the queen settles on 28.Qc7 while Black’s king stays under pressure. The takeaway: accuracy alone doesn’t save you when your equally accurate opponent holds the initiative.