Kuzubov, Y. – Ivanisevic, I.

2644 2019 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Old Benoni, 2019: Kuzubov (2644) against Ivanisevic (2616). Black opens the e-file early with 8...exd5, trades the heavy pieces off it, and looks for dark-square counterplay with the bishop landing on d4. White keeps control, but 27.Nxd6 drops the evaluation from +2.8 to +1.1 — still better, no longer crushing. Kuzubov regathers, marches the d-pawn to 39.d8=Q and reaches a won knight ending; 40...f5 lets a clear chance slip, the evaluation sliding from -4.1 to -6.2 for Black. Accuracy: 89% to 79%. The takeaway: a big advantage is kept with plain moves, not with the flashy one.