Gukesh D channels Leela to crush Suleymanli in 21 moves

Featured is a chess miniature between Gukesh D and Aydin Suleymanli from the 2022 Sharjah Masters Tournament. After a harmless looking beginning out of a Queen's Gambit Declined, Gukesh D inserts a sort of waiting move with 6. a3. What is he waiting for exactly? He's waiting for Suleymanli to castle kingside, and that's what occurred immediately. Gukesh then unleashed a move that Leela Chess Zero frequently deploys. After only 7 moves Gukesh is already, in computer-speak, winning. Notice how Gukesh's Leela-inspired play uses Suleymanli's earlier moves in h6 and castles against him. In general castling early is recommended, but not in this game!
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Image of Gukesh D by Lennart Ootes
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PGN
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 d5 4. Nc3 h6 5. g3 Bd6 6. a3 O-O 7. g4 Nxg4 8. Rg1 e5 9. cxd5 Re8 10. Ne4 Bf8 11. h3 exd4 12. Qxd4 Qe7 13. Nc3 Ne5 14. Nxe5 Qxe5 15. Qxe5 Rxe5 16. Bxh6 Rh5 17. Bf4 c6 18. Rd1 Bxh3 19. Ne4 Rf5 20. Bxh3 Rxf4 21. Bc8