Li Chao2 – Alekseenko, K.

2724 2018 · Draw

Li Chao2 (2724) faced Alekseenko (2625) in 2018 in a textbook Queen’s Gambit Accepted: 3.e3 e5 struck back in the centre at once, and the queens came off by move eight. Both sides castled, stacked up on the e-file and gave nothing away — the engine flags no turning point, no moment where the evaluation shifts. Black played 100% at least good moves, White 91% with a single inaccuracy. The game ended after 17...Re7, drawn. The takeaway: a symmetrical structure plus an early queen trade leaves very little to work with unless someone forces matters.