This is an excellent chess game between Leela Chess Zero (3692) and Ethereal (3618) from the Premier Division of the Top Chess Engine Championship Season 28. The game begins with a Symmetrical English where Leela quickly prepares to establish the d pawn on the central d5 square. What follows is a fantastic setup that neutralizes Ethereal’s main pawn break with f5. This is a highly strategic battle filled with maneuvering due to the closed nature of the position. In fact, the first capture of the game does not occur until move 29. Watch how Leela brilliantly outmaneuvers Ethereal in an opposite colored bishop scenario using not one but two positional pawn sacrifices.
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1. c4 c5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 b6 4. Bg2 Bb7 5. O-O g6 6. e3 Qc8 7. d4 d6 8. Re1 Nbd7 9. a4 Bg7 10. d5 Qc7 11. e4 O-O 12. h3 a6 13. Nc3 e6 14. Bf4 e5 15. Bd2 Bc8 16. Kh1 Qd8 17. Rg1 Re8 18. Qc2 Rb8 19. Bf1 Nf8 20. Re1 Rb7 21. Qc1 Kh8 22. g4 Ng8 23. Bd3 f6 24. Nd1 g5 25. Ne3 Nh6 26. Nf5 Nf7 27. h4 h6 28. a5 Ng6 29. axb6 Nf4 30. Bc2 Qxb6 31. b3 a5 32. Qa1 Ra7 33. Bxf4 exf4 34. hxg5 hxg5 35. e5 Nxe5 36. Qb1 Kg8 37. Kg2 Qd8 38. Qd1 Nf7 39. Rh1 Rxe1 40. Qxe1 Bxf5 41. Bxf5 Kf8 42. Be6 Qe7 43. Qb1 Ne5 44. Qh7 Ke8 45. Bf5 Qf8 46. Nxe5 fxe5 47. Qg6+ Kd8 48. Rh7 Rf7 49. Kf3 Kc7 50. Qxg5 Kb8 51. Qg6 Rb7 52. Bc2 Rc7 53. g5 Rb7 54. Kg4 Rc7 55. Bf5 Ka7 56. Be6 Re7 57. Qc2 Qd8 58. Bf5 Kb6 59. Be4 Qg8 60. Kf3 Rb7 61. b4 axb4 62. Qa4 Qd8 63. Rh1 Kc7 64. Ra1 Kb8 65. Kg4 b3 66. Qa8+ Kc7 67. Qa5+ Rb6 68. Ra3 b2 69. Rb3 Qc8+ 70. Bf5 Qa6 71. Qxa6 Rxa6 72. Be4 f3 73. Rxb2 Ra8 74. Rb3 Rf8 75. Bf5 Bh8 76. Rxf3 Bg7 77. Rh3 Rf7 78. Rh7 Kd8 79. f3 Rb7 80. Be4 Ke8 81. Kf5 Re7 82. Kg6 Bf8 83. Rh8 Rf7 84. Kh5 Rc7 85. g6 Ke7 86. Kg5 Bg7 87. Rg8 Bf6+ 88. Kh6 Rb7 89. Ra8 Rb2 90. Ra7+ Kd8 91. g7 Rg2 92. g8=N Bh4 93. Kh7 Be1 94. Ne7 Rg5 95. Bc2 e4 96. f4 Rg4 97. Ba4 Bc3 98. Rd7+ Ke8 99. Ng6 Rg1 100. f5 e3 101. Re7+ Kd8 102. Rxe3 Bd2 103. Re7 Kc8 104. f6 Rh1+ 105. Kg8 Rg1 106. Rg7 Rf1 107. Rd7 Rg1 108. Kf7 Rh1 109. Ke8 Bc3 110. f7 Bg7 111. Bc6 Rb1 112. Nf4 Kb8 113. Ne6 Bh6 114. Kd8 Rb6 115. Rc7 Rxc6 116. dxc6 Ka8 117. Rb7 Bg5+ 118. Kc8 Bd8 119. Kxd8 d5 120. Nc7