Shirov, A. – Bacrot, E.

2701 2014 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

A classical King’s Indian from 2014: Shirov (2701) against Bacrot (2729), with the familiar pattern — Black plays 10...f5 and 11...f4, then rolls g5-g4-g3 on the kingside, while White answers with c5 and the break into c7. The engine flags no turning point: neither side hands the game away in a single move. The gap shows in consistency instead, 94% at-least-good moves for White against 88% for Black. After the queens come off and the rooks take over the open files, Shirov pushes his d-pawn home, 51.d8=Q sealing the 1-0. The takeaway: with no clear mistake on the board, the steadier player is the one who converts.