Nakamura, Hikaru – Tomashevsky, Evgeny

2775 2012 · Draw

A King’s Gambit from 2012: Nakamura (2775) plays 2.f4, and Tomashevsky (2738) answers with the central counter-gambit 2...d5, returning the material quickly. The position stayed sharp, yet the engine flags no turning point at all — neither side ever let the evaluation slip. White finished at 90% of moves rated good or better, Black at 88%, two very close figures in an opening with a wild reputation. After the queens came off, the game ended in a draw, a fair result. The takeaway: in an open gambit, sustained accuracy beats hunting for a knockout blow — here, neither player handed over the flaw the other was waiting for.