Carlsen, M.. – So, W..

2847 2021 · Draw

Carlsen (2847) faced So (2770) in 2021 in a Four Knights Game where 4.h3 led straight to simplification: the queens came off with 15.Qg5 Qxg5, and the rooks followed via 24.Rxd8 and 28.Rxe8. The engine found no turning point at all — neither side let the evaluation slip. The numbers back it up: 97% at-least-good moves for White, 95% for Black, with eighteen top choices each. The bishop endgame closed with the repetition 35.Be5 Bd8 36.Bf4 Bf6+, and the draw was agreed. The takeaway for a club player: when both sides keep finding the right move, there is no turning point to hunt for — just a clean game.