Vachier Lagrave, Maxime – Wang, Hao

2715 2011 · Draw

A Réti that turned into an Exchange Slav, 2011: Vachier-Lagrave (2715) against Wang Hao (2731). White pushed 12.e5, traded bishops on g6 and swung the queen to the kingside, finishing at 92% accuracy to Black’s 86%. The first turning point is 28.Kg2, a missed chance that drops the evaluation from +2.6 to 0.0. From there both sides kept handing the game back: 31...Qb5 worsened Black’s position from −2.6 to −4.3, 32.Be7 returned it from +4.3 to 0.0, 32...Nd3 gave it away again (0.0 to −5.3), and 33.Rxb5 wiped out a +5.3. Repeated knight checks sealed the draw. Winning positions still demand accurate play.