Gashimov, Vugar – Dominguez Perez, Leinier

2740 2010 · Draw

A Scotch-flavoured opening from 2010: Gashimov (2740) and Dominguez Perez (2713) reach a familiar structure after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.d4. The queens come off early, and from there neither side slips: the engine flags no turning point at all across the whole game. White holds a slight edge in cleanliness with 89% of moves at least good, Black follows on 86%, and the black bishop shuffles between squares while White’s rooks manoeuvre on the e-file. The final repetition seals the split point. The takeaway: with no clear error, a balanced position stays balanced — this draw isn’t timidity, it’s the logical outcome of two sound defences.