Vachier Lagrave, Maxime – So, Wesley

2778 2020 · Draw

Nimzo-Indian, 4.Qc2 line, Vachier-Lagrave (2778) against So (2770) in 2020: both sides post 100 % of moves rated at least "good," which is remarkable over a game past seventy moves. The engine flags no inflection point at all — neither player ever concedes anything measurable. After the queens come off with 19.Qxg6+, play drifts into a rook endgame where captures pile up through 55.Rxb5+, leaving a position neither side can force. The closing repetition, 72.Rg4+ Kc3 73.Rg3+ Kc4, settles the draw. The takeaway: a split point can be the product of sustained accuracy rather than a lack of ambition.