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Leela Chess Zero – Stockfish

Top Chess Engine Championship Season 17 — Superfinal; match game 88; tcec-chess.com, April 20, 2020

King’s Indian Defence E91

Naw, Leela Chess Zero didn’t fall in love, and mercilessly re-established distances immediately. 1. e4 g6 2. d4 c6 3. c4 d6 4. Nc3 Nd7 5. Be2 Ngf6 6. Nf3 Bg7 7. 0-0 0-0 8. Be3 a6 9. h3 b5 10. Qc2 Qc7 11. cxb5. Leela Chess Zero brings its own brand of charm to a line which was already very favourable to White: 11. Rac1 Bb7 12. Nd2 Rac8 13. f4 bxc4 14. Nxc4 d5 15. Ne5 dxe4 16. Nxe4 Nxe4 17. Qxe4 Nf6 18. Qd3 Nd5 19. f5 f6 20. Ng4 g5 21. Nf2 e6 22. fxe6 Qe7 23. Nd1 Rcd8 24. Bg4 f5 25. Bxf5 Nxe3 26. Nxe3 Bxd4 27. Rce1 c5 28. Kh1 Kh8 29. Qc2 Bc6 30. a4 Bxe3 31. Rxe3 Rd4 32. Re5 Bxa4 33. Qxc5 Rd6 34. Rd5 Rxe6 35. Qd4+ Qg7 36. Qxa4 Qxb2 37. Qd7 Rh6 38. Rd6 Qe2 39. Rfd1 Rh4 40. R6d2 Qe5 41. Rd5 Qf6 42. Qc7 Qf7 43. Qxf7 Rxf7 44. Be6 1 : 0 谭中怡 (Tán Zhōngyí) – 黄茜 (Huáng Qiàn), 4th China Women Masters Tournament, 无锡 (Wúxī) 2014. 11. ... cxb5 12. Rfc1 Qd8. Maybe b8 was a better place. 13. Nd2 Nb6 14. Bf3 Ne8 15. b3 Bb7 16. a4 b4 17. Ne2 a5 18. Qd1 e6 19. Rc2 Nf6 20. Rac1 Rb8 21. Qf1 Ba6 22. Qd1 Rc8 23. Nf4 Rxc2 24. Rxc2 Nfd7 25. Be2 Bb7 26. Bb5 Nf6 27. f3 Nc8 28. Qc1 Na7 29. Bd3 Qb8 30. Nc4 Nc6 31. Nb6 Ne7 32. Bb5 g5 33. Ne2 h6 34. Kh1

34. ... Ng6. Now, since after this Stockfish goes into a desperate ending without even a shadow of hope, it may come natural to suggest something like 34. ... Nc8 35. Nc4 Na7 36. Nxa5 Nxb5 37. axb5 Ba8 38. h4 Bxe4!? 39. fxe4 Nxe4 with two Pawns for the Knight and a little air — but, of course, what is tricky for humans is hardly a worry for machines. 35. Rc7 Ne8 36. Bxe8 Rxe8 37. Nd7 Qa8 38. Ng3 Re7

39. d5! Qe8 40. Rxb7 Rxd7 41. Qc6 Rd8 42. Ne2 Rc8 43. Qxe8+ Rxe8 44. dxe6 fxe6 45. Bb6 Rc8 46. Rc7 Ra8 47. Kg1 Ra6 48. Bd4 Be5 49. Kf2 h5 50. g3 Ra8 51. Be3 d5 52. Ra7 Rxa7 53. Bxa7 dxe4 54. Bb6 exf3 55. Kxf3 Kf7 56. g4 Ba1 57. gxh5 Ne5+ 58. Ke3 Nc6 59. Kd3 Ne5+ 60. Kc2 Nc6 61. Be3 Bf6 62. Ng3 Bd4 63. Bxg5 Be5 64. Ne2 Bd6 65. Kd3 Ne5+ 66. Ke4 Nd7 67. Kd4 Nc5 68. Kc4 Ne4 69. Be3 Bf8 70. Kd3 Nf6 71. Bb6 Nd5 72. Bxa5 Ke7 73. Kc4 Kd7 74. Nd4 Bg7 75. h6 Bxh6 76. Bxb4 Ne3+ 77. Kd3 e5 78. Ne2 Nd1 79. Be1 Bf8 80. Nc3 Nb2+ 81. Kc2 Nxa4 82. bxa4 Kc8 83. Kd3 Kb7 84. Ke4 Ka8 85. Kxe5 Kb7 86. Ne4 Bg7+ 87. Kf5 Ka6 88. Bc3 1 : 0.