Game Changer - Long-term sacrifice: AlphaZero Leningrad Dutch masterclass!

[@GameChangerChess]

A big favourite game with Leningrad Dutch addicts (of which there are a surprising amount!) A wonderful attack! I particularly like AlphaZero's response to the Stockfish's h4 (to prevent ...Ng5). It played.... well, take a look at the video, you won't regret it!

[@WilliamJonesChess]

Amazing moves in this game Ng5 piece sac Queen sac with pawns on e3, f2, followed with a Rook to f6 to h6 7:15 Bishop to h3. Too good.

[@Concentrum]

what a barrage of mind boggling moves this game was

[@GameChangerChess]

Glad you liked it too! It is a wonderful game!

[@chrishimmelmann]

Just stunning, even Stockfish’s defensive capabilities. Looking at alpha zero one feels it’s all forced and, for all the time it takes, unstoppable.

[@GameChangerChess]

Totally agree! It has a strange inevitability to it: you can see what's coming, but there's nothing to be done! And indeed, Stockfish's great defending helps make these games such a great spectacle. There's a wonderful clash of styles when a great attacker meets a great defender! Best Wishes, Matthew

[@GamesJoblin]

I am an "old" fan of yours (long before KZbin, books on Slav and yadda...) - quite strange that you don't have, say, couple hundred thousand subs more!? Anyways this really inspires my new Dutch repertoire. PS so far, I dared playing it only in blitz/rapid...so after those ugly defeats I can say "Yeah but, you see, it was just for fun" :)

[@GameChangerChess]

Hi James, thanks! 😀 Glad the games are inspiring your repertory. I think we 're a little bit niche for hundreds of thousands of subs! 😀 But I really do believe that these engine games are an undiscovered treasure with lots of instructive value, so glad we have 4000 people who feel the same way! 😀 Best Wishes, Matthew

[@eustaquiochai2687]

Hola amigo. Gracias por tus análisis y consejos. Sería maravilloso que subieran el pgn del juego que se está analizando

[@GameChangerChess]

Hi Eustaquio. Glad you enjoyed it! Here is the pgn. Best Wishes, Matthew [Event "Computer Match"] [Site "London, UK"] [White "Stockfish 8"] [Black "AlphaZero"] [Result "0-1"] [ECO "A88"] [PlyCount "130"] [EventDate "2018.??.??"] 1. d4 {book} f5 {book} 2. Nf3 {book} Nf6 {book} 3. g3 {book} g6 {book} 4. Bg2 { book} Bg7 {book} 5. O-O {book} O-O {book} 6. c4 {book} d6 {book} 7. Nc3 {book} c6 {book} 8. Rb1 {book} a5 9. Qb3 Na6 10. Rd1 h6 11. Be3 Rb8 12. Rbc1 Bd7 13. c5+ Kh7 14. Na4 Nc7 15. Bd2 Be6 16. Qc2 Ncd5 17. b3 Ra8 18. Be1 Qe8 19. e3 g5 20. Nd2 Qh5 21. Bf3 g4 22. Be2 Kh8 23. Nc4 Ne4 24. h4 Ng5 25. hxg5 hxg5 26. f3 gxf3 27. Bf1 f4 28. Rd2 fxe3 29. Nxe3 Nxe3 30. Rh2 Bh3 31. Rxh3 Qxh3 32. Bxh3 Nxc2 33. Rxc2 Bxd4+ 34. Bf2 Bxf2+ 35. Kxf2 Kg7 36. Nb6 Rad8 37. Rc3 Rh8 38. Be6 Rh6 39. Re3 Rf8 40. Nd7 Rh2+ 41. Kf1 Re2 42. Rxe2 fxe2+ 43. Kxe2 Rh8 44. Kd3 Rh6 45. Bg4 d5 46. Ne5 e6 47. Nd7 Kf7 48. Ke3 Rh1 49. Bf3 Re1+ 50. Kd2 Ra1 51. Bd1 Ke7 52. Ne5 Kf6 53. Ng4+ Kf5 54. Nh6+ Ke4 55. Nf7 g4 56. Nd6+ Kd4 57. a4 Ra2+ 58. Ke1 Kxc5 59. Nxb7+ Kb6 60. Nd8 Rg2 61. Nxe6 Rxg3 62. Kf2 Rc3 63. Bxg4 Rxb3 64. Bd1 Rb4 65. Kf3 Re4 0-1

[@eustaquiochai2687]

@@GameChangerChess Muchas gracias.

[@afifkhaja]

Great game, high quality commentary

[@GameChangerChess]

Much appreciated! Best Wishes, Matthew