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Matthew D. Sadler, an English chess grandmaster, chess writer and two-time British Chess Champion, in 1995 and 1997. In 2017, he analyzed the computer games of AlphaZero versus Stockfish , and along with Natasha Regan co-authored the book Game Changer which details the lessons that can be learnt from how AlphaZero plays chess. 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.

=Selected Publications=

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)

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

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