AlphaZero Steinitz French endgame masterclass! AlphaZero Opening Novelties #36

GM Matthew Sadler and WIM Natasha Regan explain how AlphaZero - DeepMind's general purpose artificial intelligence algorithm - thinks, trains and plays chess.
As well as possessing fantastic attacking skills, AlphaZero is also a strong endgame player and this game demonstrates these more subtle skills beautifully. From a main line French Steinitz, Stockfish exchanges off queens hoping to hold a slightly worse endgame. AlphaZero plays purposefully and thematically, advancing its kingside pawns to gain space and put pressure on Black's position. When Stockfish tries to block the kingside with ...f5, AlphaZero ties up a rook and the Black king to the defence of the g7-pawn and then switches flanks and opens up the queenside. Faced with attacks from both flanks, even Stockfish cannot hold its position. A desperate exchange sacrifice only delays the inevitable.
Matthew and Natasha's new book "Game Changer" came out on 20th January 2019 and won the prestigious ECF Book of the Year and FIDE Book of the Year prizes for 2019! The Game Changer chess book is available in print and digital versions from these links:
http://newinchess.com/game-changer (Paperback English edition)
https://forwardchess.com/product/game... (Digital)
https://www.chessable.com/game-change... (Digital)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/905... (Paperback and Kindle)
https://www.amazon.de/Zeitenwende-Sch... (Hardback German edition)

Matthew Sadler is a Grandmaster and 2-times British Chess Champion, ranked 41st in the world and 2nd in the UK on the December 2019 FIDE Rating List. He is the author of 7 chess books, 3 of which - The Queen's Gambit Declined and Chess for Life (also co-authored with Natasha Regan) and of course Game Changer! - won the prestigious English Chess Federation Book of the Year Prize.

Natasha Regan is a Women's International Master from England who achieved a degree in mathematics from Cambridge University. She has represented England internationally at both Chess and Go.

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