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[ Matthew Sadler [1] Matthew D. Sadler,

an English chess grandmaster, chess writer and two-time British Chess Champion, in 1995 and 1997 [2]. In 2017, he analyzed the computer games of AlphaZero versus Stockfish [3], and along with Natasha Regan co-authored the book Game Changer which details the lessons that can be learnt from how AlphaZero plays chess [4]. Since TCEC Season 14 in 2019, Matthew Sadler reports on the Superfinals of the Top Chess Engines Competition, published on TCEC and the ICGA Journal.

Books#

• Matthew Sadler (2000). Queen’s Gambit Declined. Everyman, Internet Archive
• Matthew Sadler (2012). Study Chess With Matthew Sadler. Everyman
• Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan (2016). Chess For Life. Gambit
• Matthew Sadler, Natasha Regan (2019). Game Changer: AlphaZero’s Groundbreaking Chess Strategies and the Promise of AI. New In Chess
• Matthew Sadler (2021). The Silicon Road to Chess Improvement: Chess Engine Training Methods, Opening Strategies & Middlegame Techniques. New In Chess (Fall 2021)

Reports and Papers#

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2019#

• Matthew Sadler (2019). The TCEC14 computer chess superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pdf » TCEC Season 14
• Matthew Sadler (2019). The TCEC15 computer chess superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 3, pdf » TCEC Season 15
• Matthew Sadler (2019). The TCEC16 computer chess superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 41, No. 4, pdf » TCEC Season 16

2020#

• Matthew Sadler (2020). The TCEC17 Computer Chess Superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, Nos. 2-3, pdf » TCEC Season 17
• Matthew Sadler (2020). The TCEC18 Computer Chess Superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, Nos. 2-3, pdf » TCEC Season 18
• Matthew Sadler (2020). The TCEC19 Computer Chess Superfinal: A perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 42, No. 4, pdf » TCEC Season 19

2021#

• Matthew Sadler (2021). The TCEC20 Computer Chess Superfinal: a Perspective. ICGA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1, pdf » TCEC Season 20
• Matthew Sadler (2021). Chess960 Superhumans! ICGA Journal, Vol. 43, No. 1, online » Chess960
• Matthew Sadler (2021). TCEC Season 21 SuperFinal Review. pdf » TCEC Season 21

External Links#

• Matthew Sadler Chess GM
• Matthew Sadler from Wikipedia
• Sadler, Matthew D FIDE profile
• Matthew D Sadler chess games - 365Chess.com

Blog Posts#

• Anatomy of a blunder, January 27, 2021 » TCEC Season 20
• Chess960 superhumans!, March 6, 2021

Videos#

• GM Matthew Sadler, YouTube Video
• Chess for Life, YouTube Videos
• Game Changer, YouTube Videos
• Silicon Road, YouTube Videos » TCEC Season 21

AlphaZero vs. Stockfish#

• “Exactly How to Attack” | DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish by Matthew Sadler, December 06, 2018, YouTube Video
• “Bold Sir Lancelot” | DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish by Matthew Sadler, December 06, 2018, YouTube Video
• “All-in Defence” | DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish by Matthew Sadler, December 06, 2018, YouTube Video
• “Long-term Sacrifice” | DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish by Matthew Sadler, December 06, 2018, YouTube Video
• “Endgame Class” | DeepMind’s AlphaZero vs. Stockfish by Matthew Sadler, December 06, 2018, YouTube Video

References#

1. ↑ Matthew Sadler, chess grandmaster, January 2012, Image by Stefan64, Wikimedia Commons
2. ↑ Matthew Sadler from Wikipedia
3. ↑ Matthew Sadler analysis of A0 vs SF [Edit: A0 published in Science?] by trulses, CCC, December 06, 2018
4. ↑ Natasha Regan from Wikipedia - Game Changer
5. ↑ dblp: Matthew Sadler

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