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Make life difficult for the Sicilian! 2.b3 is a thoroughly venomous but still solid kind of "Anti-Sicilian". No matter what setup black chooses, the bishop on b2 will always be unpleasant for him.Lawrence Trent: "In this Weekly Show I am to take a look at the incredible Leela vs Stockfish marathon match. The featured game will be Game 35, involving a concept I have never seen before, although the game ultimately ends in a draw."
But first, a position from another game from the match: Stockfish has ground down his opponent but has he got enough to win? White to play!?
Stockfish-LC Zero, Game 7
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The Caro Kann is a very tricky opening. Black’s play is based on controlling and fighting for key light squares. It is a line which was very fashionable in late 90s and early 2000s due to the successes of greats like Karpov, Anand, Dreev etc. Recently due to strong engines lot of key developments have been made and some new lines have been introduced, while others have been refuted altogether. I have analyzed the new trends carefully and found some new ideas for Black. | 1.e4 | 1,165,570 | 54% | 2421 | --- |
| 1.d4 | 946,474 | 55% | 2434 | --- |
| 1.Nf3 | 281,312 | 56% | 2441 | --- |
| 1.c4 | 181,937 | 56% | 2442 | --- |
| 1.g3 | 19,688 | 56% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.b3 | 14,236 | 54% | 2427 | --- |
| 1.f4 | 5,886 | 48% | 2377 | --- |
| 1.Nc3 | 3,796 | 51% | 2384 | --- |
| 1.b4 | 1,753 | 48% | 2380 | --- |
| 1.a3 | 1,197 | 54% | 2403 | --- |
| 1.e3 | 1,068 | 48% | 2408 | --- |
| 1.d3 | 948 | 50% | 2378 | --- |
| 1.g4 | 662 | 46% | 2361 | --- |
| 1.h4 | 446 | 53% | 2374 | --- |
| 1.c3 | 426 | 51% | 2425 | --- |
| 1.h3 | 279 | 56% | 2416 | --- |
| 1.a4 | 108 | 60% | 2468 | --- |
| 1.f3 | 91 | 47% | 2431 | --- |
| 1.Nh3 | 89 | 66% | 2508 | --- |
| 1.Na3 | 42 | 62% | 2482 | --- |
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1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6 6.Be3 Bg7 7.f3 0-0 8.Qd2 Nc6 9.Bc4 Qa5 10.0-0-0 Bd7 11.Bb3 Ne5 12.Kb1 Rfc8 13.h4 h5 14.Bg5 Kf8 15.g4 hxg4 16.h5 Rxc3 17.h6 Bh8 18.h7 Rc5 19.Bh6+ Ke8 20.Qxa5 Rxa5 21.Bg7 Nxh7 22.Bxh8 Nf8 23.Bg7 g5 24.Bxf8 Kxf8 25.Rh8+ Kg7 26.Rxa8 gxf3 27.Kc1 Bh3 28.Rd2 e6 29.Rf2 g4 30.Kd2 Bg2 31.Ke3 Nd7 32.Rd8 Nf6 33.Rxd6 Re5 34.Nxe6+ fxe6 35.Rxe6 Rxe6 36.Bxe6 g3 37.Rxf3 Bxf3 38.Kxf3 g2 39.Kxg2 Nxe4 40.Bd5 Nd6 41.Kf3 Kf6 42.Kf4 a5 43.Bf3 Ke6 44.Ke3 b6 45.Kd3 Ne8 46.a3 Kd6 47.Kc4 Nc7 48.a4 Ke6 49.b3 Kd6 50.c3 Kd7 51.Be4 Kd6 52.Bb7 Kd7 53.b4 axb4 54.cxb4 Kd6 55.Kd4 Ne8 56.Bf3 Nc7 57.Be4 Na6 58.Kc4 Nc7 59.Kc3 Ne8 60.Kc4 Nc7 61.Bb7 Kd7 62.Kd3 Ne8 63.Bf3 Kd6 64.Kd4 Nc7 65.Kc3 Ne8 66.Kc4 Nc7 67.Kc3 Ne8 68.Kc4 Nc7 69.Bb7 Kd7 70.Kd3 Kd6 71.Kc3 Ne8 72.Bf3 Kc7 73.Kd4 Kd6 74.Bg2 Nc7 75.Bf3 Na6 76.Kc3 Nc7 77.Kc2 Ne8 78.Bb7 Kc7 79.Bd5 Nd6 80.Kc3 Ne8 81.Be4 Kd6 82.Bg6 Nf6 83.Bf7 Ke7 84.Bb3 Kd6 85.Bc2 Nd5+ 86.Kb3 Nf6 87.Bf5 Kd5 88.Bd3 Kd6 89.Kc4 Kc6 90.Kd4 Kd6 91.Bc4 Ng4 92.Bd5 Nf6 93.Ba8 Ne8 94.Bg2 Nc7 95.Bh1 Ne8 96.b5 Ng7 97.Kc4 Ne6 98.Bf3 Nc5 99.Bd1 Nb7 100.Kb4 Na5 101.Bf3 ½–½
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| Stockfish 20200407DC | 3851 | LCZero v0.24 sv-t60-3010 | 3840 | ½–½ | 2020 | | TCEC Season 17 - Superfinal | 35.1 |
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