Grischuk, A. – Nepomniachtchi, I.

2766 2018 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Grischuk (2766) against Nepomniachtchi (2757), 2018: a Leningrad Dutch where Black sets up the standard structure (...f5, ...g6, ...Bg7, ...d6) before White breaks with 13.d5 and opens the centre. The engine flags no turning point at all — nobody hands the game over in a single move; the gap widens by accumulation. The precision figures tell the story: 88% at-least-good moves for White, 80% for Black. After queens come off on move 25, Grischuk grinds out the rook-and-minor-piece ending, his rook travelling from f3 to f7 and on to c6. The takeaway is plain: with no single decisive error, consistency decides. 1-0.