Demchenko, A. – Aronian, L.

2620 2025 · Draw

Advance French, 2025: Demchenko (2620) against Aronian (2737). White pushed b4-b5, planted a knight on d6, and after the exchange there the advanced pawn shaped the whole middlegame. Play drifted Black’s way through the complications, and the turning point came on move 33: 33.Qxf5 let the chance slip, the evaluation moving from -2.3 to 0.0. Black replied 33...Qe1+ and the game ended drawn. Accuracy was close on both sides — 88% for White, 85% for Black — which shows how much a single move in a winning position outweighs the average. The lesson: with a clear advantage, check the opponent’s checks before grabbing material.