So, W. – Giri, A.

2815 2017 · Draw

So (2815) and Giri (2785) played this 2017 Najdorf, where Black stirred things early with 6...Ng4 before White locked the centre with 12.Nd5 and 13.exd5. Queens came off on move 23, and the rook endgame stayed sharp: Black collected the g4 and a3 pawns, White took d6 and f6. The engine flags no turning point at all — 97% at least good moves for White, 91% for Black, in a game where every capture invited another. The finish is clean: 47.Rg6+ Kf7 48.Rgf6+ Kg7 49.Rg6+, perpetual check, ½-½. The lesson: in endgames with scattered pawns, steady accuracy beats any showpiece plan.