Nihal, Sarin – Santos Latasa, J.

2652 2021 · Draw

In 2021, Nihal, Sarin (2652) and Santos Latasa, J. (2635) played a Trompowsky Attack scheme: 1.d4 d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.c3 e6 4.Bg5, a slow build-up. Black castled, developed Nbd7 and Bb7; White pushed a4 and regrouped with Qb1. No inflection point shows up in this game — neither side ever let the evaluation slip. Accuracy stayed sound on both sides: 63% of White’s moves were at least good, 75% of Black’s. The finish is plain: White’s bishop shuttles between f4, e5 and g3 while Black’s knight repeats h5-f6, and the repetition settles the draw. The takeaway: when nothing unbalances, splitting the point is the honest result.