Leela Chess Zero Gives a Knight Odds And Crushes A GM

December 19, 2024 NHaselton Chess Lectures

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This is a quick game analysis from a knight odds exhibition match between Leela and GM Awonder Liang!
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Leela Chess Zero vs Awonder Liang
Knight odds match
1. Nf3 Nf6 2. d4 d5 3. Bf4 Bf5 4. e3 e6 5. Ne5 Nbd7 6. g4 Nxe5 7. gxf5 Nc6 8.
fxe6 fxe6 9. Bg3 Bd6 10. c4 Qe7 11. a3 O-O 12. f4 Qf7 13. Bd3 Ne4 14. Rg1 Kh8 15. c5 Be7 16. Qc2 Qf5 17. O-O-O Bf6 18. Kb1 Ne7 19. Rc1 c6 20. Qg2 b5 21. Be1 a5 22. h4 Qh5 23. Rh1 a4 24. Rh3 Qg6 25. Qh1 Qh5 26. Qg2 Qg6 27. Qh1 Qh5 28.Ka2 g6 29. Qh2 Bg7 30. Bb4 Ng8 31. Rg1 Ngf6 32. Be2 Qf5 33. h5 Kg8 34. Rh4 Kf7 35. Be1 Rg8 36. Rg5 Nxg5 37. fxg5 Rgc8 38. gxf6 Bxf6 39. Rf4 Qc2 40. hxg6+
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