Antony and Cleopatra

Stockfish – Leela Chess Zero
Top Chess Engine Championship Season 17 — Superfinal; match game 3; tcec-chess.com, April 8, 2020
Sicilian Defence B81

In the meantime, Leela Chess Zero and Stockfish have started today their 100-game Superfinal match, which, even in absence of gender-specific pheromones, promises to be a great love story! 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 d6 6. g4 a6 7. g5 Nfd7 8. a3 Nc6 9. Be3 Nde5 10. Be2 Nxd4 11. Qxd4 Nc6 12. Qd2 Be7 13. h4 b5 14. h5 Qa5 15. h6 g6 16. 0-0 0-0 17. f4 Qc7 18. Rf2 Rb8 19. Raf1 Bd7 20. Bg4 Rbc8 21. Bh3 Qb7 22. Na2 a5 23. Nc3 Rb8 24. b4 axb4 25. axb4 Rfc8

26. f5! Ne5 27. fxg6 fxg6 28. Bf4 Rf8 29. Qd4 Qc7

30. Nd5! Stockfish provides a powerful refutation of its opponent’s computations. 30. ... exd5 31. Bxd7 Qxd7 32. Qxd5+ Nf7 33. Qd4 Bf6 34. Qxf6 Ne5. This leads to a forced win, but also after 34. ... Nxh6 35. Qxd6 Qxd6 36. Bxd6 Rxf2 37. Bxb8 Rxf1+ 38. Kxf1 Nf7 39. Bf4 the ending is easily won for White. 35. Qg7+! Qxg7 36. hxg7 Rfe8. Or likewise, 36. ... Kxg7 37. Bxe5+ dxe5 38. Rxf8 Rxf8 39. Rxf8 Kxf8 40. Kf2 Ke7 41. Ke3 with a won Pawn ending. 37. Bxe5 dxe5 38. Rf8+! Rxf8 39. Rxf8+ Rxf8 40. gxf8=Q+ Kxf8 41. Kf1 Kf7 42. Ke2 Kf8 43. c4! bxc4 44. Kd2 Kg7 45. b5 Kf8 46. b6 Kf7 47. b7 Ke8 48. Kc3 Ke7 49. b8=Q h6 50. gxh6 Kf7 51. h7 g5 52. h8=Q Ke6 53. Qbxe5+ Kd7 1 : 0.