Bindrich, F. – Sanal, V.

2590 2016 · White wins (resignation, time or agreement)

Englund Gambit, 2016: Bindrich (2590) against Sanal (2474), who gives up a pawn early for fast development and queenside castling. Black plays the cleaner game overall — 83% at least good moves against White’s 77% — and gets a real chance on move 15. With 15...Nxf2 the evaluation swings from +0.6 to -3.0: Black is clearly better. The conversion then slips away: 25...Qb6 pushes the position from -2.3 to -4.0 from White’s point of view, queens come off, and Bindrich wins the rook ending. The takeaway: high accuracy counts for little if you lose the thread when it is time to cash in an advantage.