Hikaru Nakamura vs Leela – with knight odds
Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura played against the winner of TCEC Swiss 7 Leela Chess Zero a promo match with knight odds. “Like every game it’s the same thing. It’s like I think I’m okay and then I’m not okay at all.” says Hikaru Nakamura. Replay the games in the video below.
Graham Banks comments, “Hikaru Nakamura played 16 games with LeelaKnightOdds at 3’+2″, winning the first game, drawing the last one and one other, and losing 13, including ten in a row! His score of 12.5% was actually much better than other top GMs against the same version; players in the World top 50 (FIDE) scored only 4% in 80 games before this, without a single win! He played only g1 odds, not b1. He only intended to play 3 games, but after losing games 2 and 3 wanted to keep playing until he got a second win, which never happened. I think he could do somewhat better with a bit of opening preparation and less talking, but he regularly wins Titled Tuesday while talking so it doesn’t seem to hurt his play too much.”
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Note: Top Chess Engine Championship Swiss 8, where Leela will defend its title, starts this May 9. Follow the live action at the official website