Jorczik, Julian Marcel – Podolchenko, Evgeniy

2333 2007 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

2007, Jorczik (2333) against Podolchenko (2458): Black trots out the Englund Gambit with 1.d4 e5, gives up a pawn and castles long early. White returns the material but keeps a mobile centre, pushing d5, c5 and then d6, while the queens come off on move 24. The turning point is a missed opportunity: 32...a5 swings the evaluation from −2.0 to −4.5 from White’s side — Black lets a clearly winning position slip away. From there White’s rooks settle on the fifth and seventh ranks, the ending liquidates in White’s favour, 1-0. Accuracy: 82% for White, 79% for Black. The lesson: a big advantage does not convert itself; every endgame move counts.