Vachier Lagrave, M. – So, W.

2789 2018 · Draw

Nimzo-Indian, 2018: Vachier Lagrave (2789) against So (2778), a game without a slip. Both sides played accurately — 94% for White, 97% for Black — and the engine flags no turning point at all: the evaluation never swings. The queens come off early, and in the rook ending White pushes a pawn to e6 while Black collects on the queenside with 33...Rxa3 and 34...a4. After 44.Ra6 Kf5 the kings have neutralised each other and the draw is agreed. The takeaway is plain: when neither player errs, the position holds itself together all the way to the split point.