This is an excellent chess game between LCZero (3692) and Ethereal (3618) from the Premier Division of the Top Chess Engine Championship Season 28, round 34. The opening is a Modern Defense, with play beginning from the position after 8…Nc6. Leela’s first move in this position aims to take control of the e5 square, a decision that has a tremendous effect on Ethereal’s king knight for the rest of the game. In the middlegame, with Ethereal short on productive moves and forced to work around a white e5-pawn, it practically becomes necessary for Ethereal to pursue an exchange sacrifice.
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1. e4 g6 2. d4 Bg7 3. Nf3 d6 4. Bd3 Bg4 5. c3 Nf6 6. Nbd2 O-O 7. h3 Bc8 8. O-O Nc6 9. Nc4 Nh5 10. e5 Be6 11. g4 dxe5 12. Ncxe5 Bxe5 13. dxe5 Ng7 14. Qe2 Qd7 15. Bc2 Rad8 16. Bf4 h5 17. Nh2 a5 18. Rfd1 Qc8 19. Re1 Rfe8 20. b3 Rf8 21. a4 Nb8 22. Bg5 Nc6 23. Bc1 Kh7 24. f4 Rh8 25. Qg2 Kg8 26. Ra2 hxg4 27. hxg4 Qd7 28. Qg3 Rxh2 29. Qxh2 Bxg4 30. Qh4 Bf5 31. Bxf5 Qxf5 32. Rh2 Nh5 33. Qh3 e6 34. Qxf5 exf5 35. Rd2 Rc8 36. Rd5 b6 37. Red1 Ng7 38. b4 axb4 39. cxb4 Ne6 40. Bd2 Ncd4 41. a5 Ra8 42. Kf1 Nb3 43. Be1 bxa5 44. bxa5 Kg7 45. Rb5 Nbc5 46. Bf2 Ne4 47. Ra1 Ra6 48. Be3 g5 49. fxg5 f4 50. Rb4 Ng3+ 51. Kg2 Nf5 52. Bd2 Ne7 53. Kf3 Nc6 54. Rba4 Nxe5+ 55. Ke4 Nc6 56. R4a2 Nxg5+ 57. Kxf4 Ne6+ 58. Ke4 Kf8 59. Kd5 Ke7 60. Rf1 f6 61. Bc3 Kd7 62. Kc4 Nb8 63. Rxf6 Rc6+ 64. Kb4 Na6+ 65. Kb5 Nb8 66. Re2 Rc5+ 67. Ka4 Rc4+ 68. Kb3 Rc6 69. Kb4 Na6+ 70. Ka4 Nb8 71. Re3 Rd6 72. Ka3 Rc6 73. Rd3+ Kc8 74. Bd2 Ra6 75. Rf5 Rc6 76. Be3 Nd7 77. Rh5 Ndf8 78. Kb4 Ng6 79. Ra3 Ra6 80. Kb5 Kb7 81. Rh7 Ngf8 82. Rf7 Rd6 83. a6+ Ka8 84. Re7 Rd5+ 85. Kc4 Rd7 86. Rxd7 Nxd7 87. Bf2 Nb8 88. Kb5 c6+ 89. Kb6 Nf4 90. Bg3 Nd5+ 91. Kc5 Ka7 92. Bxb8+ Kxb8 93. a7+ Ka8 94. Kxc6 Nf6 95. Ra4 Ng8 96. Rd4 Kxa7 97. Rd7+ Ka6 98. Kc5 Nf6 99. Rd6+ Kb7 100. Rxf6 Kc7 101. Rd6 Kb7 102. Rc6 Ka7 103. Rb6 Ka8 104. Kc6 Ka7 105. Kc7 Ka8 106. Ra6