Wojtaszek, R. – Mamedov, Rau

2744 2018 · Draw

Réti Opening, 2018: Wojtaszek (2744) against Mamedov (2704), a game where neither side blinks. After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 e6 3.Nf3 c5 the centre opens early and the pieces come off steadily — the bishops on g5 and g2 vanish, then the queens follow from c2 and c4. The engine flags no turning point at all: not one move tilts the evaluation toward either player. White is at 95 % at-least-good moves, Black at 98 %, and the rook ending with the h- and f-pawns gives nobody anything to press. The draw arrives by repetition, Kf2 closing the loop. The takeaway: when both sides defend this accurately, the half point isn’t luck — it’s the logical result.