Abdusattorov, Nodirbek – Giri, A.

2634 2021 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Old Indian Defense, 2021: Abdusattorov (2634) against Giri (2776), a game where the evaluation kept switching sides. After 8.d5 locked the centre and 16...b5 opened lines, Black held the initiative — until 26...Ra6 wiped it out, from −1.6 to 0.0. The swings continued: 36.Kf1 let a chance slip (+1.7 to +4.2), 36...Kf8 handed one straight back (−4.2 to −1.7), and 37...Bxe4 dropped Black from −2.0 to −0.4. In the endgame, 56...Rh1 (0.0 to +2.2) and 63...h5 (+2.3 to +3.9) settled matters, White winning on move 68. Accuracy: White 82%, Black 85%. The lesson: an advantage only lasts as long as the next move.