LeelaRookOdds’s “Pawn Crawl” Opening Claws an IM

Описание: Featured is an intriguing chess game between International Master Konstantin Kazakov and LeelaRookOdds, played on Lichess on January 28, 2026. Leela plays the Black pieces without a queen’s rook and faces a familiar setup: a central pawn duo on e4 and d4, supported by knights controlling the four central squares. In response, Leela adopts a kind of “Pawn Crawl" opening, where five pawns (from c through g) each advance one square. Only later does a sixth pawn join in, sparking a kingside attack, with subsequent pawn advances gaining tempo.
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1. e4 d6 2. d4 g6 3. Nf3 Nh6 4. h4 f6 5. Nc3 c6 6. a4 Bg7 7. Bc4 e6 8. Be3 d5 9. exd5 cxd5 10. Bb5+ Kf7 11. O-O Nf5 12. Bf4 Nc6 13. Bxc6 bxc6 14. Re1 h6 15. Qd3 g5 16. Bh2 g4 17. Nd2 Nxh4 18. g3 Nf5 19. Ne2 h5 20. Nf4 e5 21. dxe5 fxe5 22. Ng2 e4 23. Nxe4 dxe4 24. Qc4+ Qd5 25. Qxe4 Qxe4 26. Rxe4 Nd4 27. c3 Nf3+ 28. Kh1 Rd8 29. Nh4 Ng5 30. Rf4+ Bf6 31. f3 c5 32. a5 Nh3 33. Rc4 Be7 34. fxg4 Bb7+