Carlsen, M.. – Radjabov, T..

2862 2020 · Draw

English Opening, 2020: Carlsen (2862) against Radjabov (2765), and neither side slipped. White pushed c5 and h4 early, Black answered with f5, and the tension dissolved through methodical trades — 10...Nxe5, then the chain of captures down the b-file, steadily emptying the board. The engine flags no turning point at all: 95% of White’s moves were at least good, 94% of Black’s. After 42.Nxf5 exf5 only the kings remained, shuffling until the position repeated and the draw was agreed. The takeaway is plain: when both players keep finding accurate moves, an advantage isn’t manufactured, it’s waited for — and here it never arrived.