Yu Yangyi – Duda, J.

2715 2025 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Queen’s Gambit, exchange lines: Yu Yangyi (2715) against Duda (2739) in 2025. After 4.cxd5 exd5 the symmetrical structure gives little to bite on, and the engine flags no turning point at all: both sides played 100% moves rated good or better, rare at this level. Black grabbed pawns with 17...Qxh4 and 21...Qxd4; White answered on the d-file with 25.Rd7 and then collected on the queenside, 29.Qxa7, 30.Qxb7, 31.Qxc6. The knight came forward late, 36.Nd5, 38.Ne7, 39.Nf5, and Black resigned after 41.Qe7. The takeaway: a game can be decided without a single error, through steady activity.