Aronian, L. – Dominguez Perez, L.

2785 2022 · Insufficient material — draw

Petroff Defense, 2022: Aronian (2785) against Dominguez Perez (2756), a game where the queen endgame outlasts the middlegame. Black emerges with the f-, g- and h-pawns rolling, and the engine reads the position as close to winning. The turning point comes at move 71: after 71...Ke7, the evaluation swings from −3.6 to −1.6 from White’s side. Nothing survives after that — queens come off, both sides promote, and the game fades out on 83.Kxa5, drawn. White finished at 96 % accuracy, Black at 89 %, and the gap sits entirely in those missed chances late on. The lesson: a three-pawn edge does not convert itself once the opposing queen has endless checks.