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TCEC Cup 2 - Round 8.1 - LCZero v Komodo

There was some discussion in twitch chat today about the chess game in question, and an incomplete VOD / missing pgn(*). Having watched (if it matches up correctly) the end of the game in question (live), I thought it was an interesting challenge to reconstruct a start point from the partial pgn and finishing FEN (moves 17-42). I have a passable version of events, at least no obvious (to me) blunders, and it somewhat matches my memory of the event (particularly the bishop skewer).

[Event "TCEC Cup - 2"]
[Site "www.twitch.tv/videos/373794608"]
[Date "??.??.2019"]
[White "LCZero"]
[Black "Komodo"]
[WhiteElo "??"]
[BlackElo "??"]
[TimeControl "??"]
[Termination "TCEC draw rule"]
[Variant "From Position"]
[FEN "1k1r1br1/pp1bn3/1qn1pp1p/3p3P/2pP4/P1P2N1R/1P2BPP1/1RBQ1NK1 w - - 0 17"]
[Result "1/2-1/2"]

17. Rg3 Bg7 18. b3 Ka8 19. Bf4 cxb3 20. Rxb3 Qa5
21. Ne3 e5 22. dxe5 fxe5 23. Rxg7 Rxg7 24. Nxe5 Nxe5
25. Bxe5 Rf7 26. Qb1 Nc6 27. Bg3 Be6 28. Qg6 Re7
29. Bh4 Rg8 30. Qxh6 d4 31. Rxb7 Kxb7 32. Bxe7 dxe3
33. Qxe6 exf2+ 34. Kxf2 Qb6+ 35. Kf1 Qb1+ 36. Kf2 Qb6+
37. Ke1 Qb1+ 38. Bd1 Rxg2 39. Bc5 Qd3 40. Qf7+ Kb8
41. Qf3 Qd2+ 42. Kf1 Rh2

(* I believe the game was that of round 8.1, but regardless, it is a fun challenge to undertake, and one I wanted to share.)
@CoffehCat
[Event "?"]
[Site "?"]
[Date "2019.02.02"]
[Round "?"]
[White "?"]
[Black "?"]
[Result "*"]
[TimeControl "15"]
[TimeControl "15"]

1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. e5 c5 4. c3 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bd7 6. a3 Qb6 7. Be2 c4 8. h4 O-O-O
9. h5 f6 10. exf6 gxf6 11. Kf1 Kb8 12. Nbd2 Nge7 13. Kg1 Rg8 14. Nf1 h6 15. Rh2
Qa6 16. Rh3 Qb6 *

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