Brand New Chess AI Defeated Stockfish 16.1 by Sacrificing Its Rook on the Kingside
What this video shows
A new engine called Princess Chess plays White against Stockfish 16.1 in the Sicilian Najdorf (Sicilian Najdorf guide).
The kings castle on opposite sides and both armies race with their pawns. The key moment is the rook sacrifice 38.Rxg6+ on the kingside, which opens the black king.
All 49 moves are below, ready for our Analyser. More: Sicilian Defence.
Key moments
All moves of the game
Princess Chess vs Stockfish 16.1, Sicilian Najdorf (49 moves)
1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4 Nf6 5. Nc3 a6 6. Bg5 e6 7. f3 Be7 8. Qd2 O-O 9. O-O-O b5 10. h4 Bb7 11. Kb1 Nbd7 12. a3 h5 13. Rh3 Qc7 14. g4 hxg4 15. fxg4 Nc5 16. Qe2 Rab8 17. Bg2 Qb6 18. b4 Na4 19. Bc1 Nd7 20. Nxa4 bxa4 21. Bb2 Ne5 22. h5 Bg5 23. h6 gxh6 24. Rdh1 a5 25. b5 Ng6 26. Nf3 e5 27. Nxg5 hxg5 28. Qf1 Qd8 29. Bc1 Bc8 30. Bf3 Qf6 31. Rh5 Rxb5+ 32. Ka1 d5 33. Bxg5 Qd6 34. Qxb5 Qxa3+ 35. Kb1 Qd6 36. Rh6 d4 37. Be2 Bd7 38. Rxg6+ fxg6 39. Bc4+ Be6 40. Bh6 d3 41. Bxe6+ Qxe6 42. Bxf8 dxc2+ 43. Kc1 g5 44. Bc5 Qf6 45. Qe8+ Kg7 46. Qh8+ Kf7 47. Rh7+ Kg6 48. Rh6+ Kf7 49. Rxf6# 1-0
