Featured is an intriguing chess game between LeelaKnightOdds and Awonder Liang (A-Liang on lichess). Playing White without a king knight, LeelaKnightOdds pushes back against Liang’s early plan to develop the light-squared bishop outside the pawn chain with 6.f3, followed by a kingside space grab with g4. Notice how Leela’s light-squared bishop development is delayed and remains home, anticipating a black knight’s jump to c4, ready to capture it while spending just a single tempo. Once Leela chases Liang’s knight to h5, the position becomes increasingly uncomfortable for Black, especially after Rg8. From there, Leela’s unopposed dark-squared bishop completely dominates the misplaced knight. The final position says it all, with Liang’s knight merely existing, but not living!
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1. d4 d5 2. Nc3 Nf6 3. Bf4 c5 4. e3 cxd4 5. exd4 Bg4 6. f3 Bd7 7. g4 Nc6 8. Qd2 e6 9. O-O-O Rc8 10. Qe3 Na5 11. Be5 Be7 12. g5 Nh5 13. f4 Rg8 14. h4 Nc4 15. Bxc4 Rxc4 16. f5 Qa5 17. Rhe1 Bb4 18. Rd3 Kd8 19. Qf3 g6 20. fxg6 fxg6 21. Rf1 Kc8 22. Qf7 Rd8 23. Rdf3 Bxc3 24. bxc3 Rxc3 25. Rxc3+ Qxc3 26. Rf3 Qe1+ 27. Kb2 b6 28. Qe7