Game Changer, the long-awaited book by Matthew Sadler and Natasha Regan, has now appeared. This represents the most thorough inside story about the sensation that is AlphaZero. It includes material by the DeepMind founder Demis Hassabis and by Garry Kasparov, who must be gratified by the authors’ conclusion that DeepMind’s brainchild plays in the style of the 13th world champion — aggressive, sacrificial, seeking the initiative while keeping its own king safe. All these are hallmarks of Kasparov.
AlphaZero-Stockfish: London 2017, Queen’s Indian Defence
1 Nf3 Nf6 2 c4 b6 3 d4 e6 4 g3 Ba6 5 Qc2 c5 6 d5 exd5 7 cxd5 Bb7 8 Bg2 Nxd5 9 0-0 Nc6 10 Rd1 Be7 11 Qf5 Nf6 12 e4 g6 13 Qf4 0-0 14 e5 Nh5 15 Qg4 Re8 This is new. Black has tried many other moves here including 15 … Qc8, 15 … Qb8 and 15 … d5. 16 Nc3 Qb8 17 Nd5 Bf8 18 Bf4 Qc8 19 h3 Ne7 20 Ne3 Bc6 21 Rd6 Ng7 22 Rf6 A very unusual placement of the rook.
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