diff --git a/src/evaluate.h b/src/evaluate.h
index c35b2f07bec..33effb1cfd8 100644
--- a/src/evaluate.h
+++ b/src/evaluate.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ namespace Eval {
   // The default net name MUST follow the format nn-[SHA256 first 12 digits].nnue
   // for the build process (profile-build and fishtest) to work. Do not change the
   // name of the macro, as it is used in the Makefile.
-  #define EvalFileDefaultName   "nn-cd2ff4716c34.nnue"
+  #define EvalFileDefaultName   "nn-78bacfcee510.nnue"
 
   namespace NNUE {
 
diff --git a/src/nnue/nnue_common.h b/src/nnue/nnue_common.h
index 12309d262b1..d338527d96b 100644
--- a/src/nnue/nnue_common.h
+++ b/src/nnue/nnue_common.h
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ namespace Stockfish::Eval::NNUE {
   // Size of cache line (in bytes)
   constexpr std::size_t CacheLineSize = 64;
 
+  constexpr const char Leb128MagicString[] = "COMPRESSED_LEB128";
+  constexpr const std::size_t Leb128MagicStringSize = sizeof(Leb128MagicString) - 1;
+
   // SIMD width (in bytes)
   #if defined(USE_AVX2)
   constexpr std::size_t SimdWidth = 32;
@@ -159,6 +162,80 @@ namespace Stockfish::Eval::NNUE {
               write_little_endian<IntType>(stream, values[i]);
   }
 
+  template <typename IntType>
+  inline void read_leb_128(std::istream& stream, IntType* out, std::size_t count) {
+      static_assert(std::is_signed_v<IntType>, "Not implemented for unsigned types");
+      char leb128MagicString[Leb128MagicStringSize];
+      stream.read(leb128MagicString, Leb128MagicStringSize);
+      assert(strncmp(Leb128MagicString, leb128MagicString, Leb128MagicStringSize) == 0);
+      const std::uint32_t BUF_SIZE = 4096;
+      std::uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE];
+      auto bytes_left = read_little_endian<std::uint32_t>(stream);
+      std::uint32_t buf_pos = BUF_SIZE;
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+          IntType result = 0;
+          size_t shift = 0;
+          do {
+              if (buf_pos == BUF_SIZE) {
+                  stream.read(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buf), std::min(bytes_left, BUF_SIZE));
+                  buf_pos = 0;
+              }
+              std::uint8_t byte = buf[buf_pos++];
+              --bytes_left;
+              result |= (byte & 0x7f) << shift;
+              shift += 7;
+              if ((byte & 0x80) == 0) {
+                  out[i] = sizeof(IntType) * 8 <= shift || (byte & 0x40) == 0 ? result : result | ~((1 << shift) - 1);
+                  break;
+              }
+          } while (shift < sizeof(IntType) * 8);
+      }
+      assert(bytes_left == 0);
+  }
+
+  template <typename IntType>
+  inline void write_leb_128(std::ostream& stream, const IntType* values, std::size_t count) {
+      static_assert(std::is_signed_v<IntType>, "Not implemented for unsigned types");
+      stream.write(Leb128MagicString, Leb128MagicStringSize);
+      std::uint32_t byte_count = 0;
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+          IntType value = values[i];
+          std::uint8_t byte;
+          do {
+              byte = value & 0x7f;
+              value >>= 7;
+              ++byte_count;
+          } while ((byte & 0x40) == 0 ? value != 0 : value != -1);
+      }
+      write_little_endian(stream, byte_count);
+      const std::uint32_t BUF_SIZE = 4096;
+      std::uint8_t buf[BUF_SIZE];
+      std::uint32_t buf_pos = 0;
+      auto flush = [&]() {
+          if (buf_pos > 0) {
+              stream.write(reinterpret_cast<char*>(buf), buf_pos);
+              buf_pos = 0;
+          }
+      };
+      auto write = [&](std::uint8_t byte) {
+          buf[buf_pos++] = byte;
+          if (buf_pos == BUF_SIZE) flush();
+      };
+      for (std::size_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) {
+          IntType value = values[i];
+          while (true) {
+              std::uint8_t byte = value & 0x7f;
+              value >>= 7;
+              if ((byte & 0x40) == 0 ? value == 0 : value == -1) {
+                  write(byte);
+                  break;
+              }
+              write(byte | 0x80);
+          }
+      }
+      flush();
+  }
+
 }  // namespace Stockfish::Eval::NNUE
 
 #endif // #ifndef NNUE_COMMON_H_INCLUDED
diff --git a/src/nnue/nnue_feature_transformer.h b/src/nnue/nnue_feature_transformer.h
index a1888c7a365..7571f398295 100644
--- a/src/nnue/nnue_feature_transformer.h
+++ b/src/nnue/nnue_feature_transformer.h
@@ -253,9 +253,9 @@ namespace Stockfish::Eval::NNUE {
     // Read network parameters
     bool read_parameters(std::istream& stream) {
 
-      read_little_endian<BiasType      >(stream, biases     , HalfDimensions                  );
-      read_little_endian<WeightType    >(stream, weights    , HalfDimensions * InputDimensions);
-      read_little_endian<PSQTWeightType>(stream, psqtWeights, PSQTBuckets    * InputDimensions);
+      read_leb_128<BiasType      >(stream, biases     , HalfDimensions                  );
+      read_leb_128<WeightType    >(stream, weights    , HalfDimensions * InputDimensions);
+      read_leb_128<PSQTWeightType>(stream, psqtWeights, PSQTBuckets    * InputDimensions);
 
       return !stream.fail();
     }
@@ -263,9 +263,9 @@ namespace Stockfish::Eval::NNUE {
     // Write network parameters
     bool write_parameters(std::ostream& stream) const {
 
-      write_little_endian<BiasType      >(stream, biases     , HalfDimensions                  );
-      write_little_endian<WeightType    >(stream, weights    , HalfDimensions * InputDimensions);
-      write_little_endian<PSQTWeightType>(stream, psqtWeights, PSQTBuckets    * InputDimensions);
+      write_leb_128<BiasType      >(stream, biases     , HalfDimensions                  );
+      write_leb_128<WeightType    >(stream, weights    , HalfDimensions * InputDimensions);
+      write_leb_128<PSQTWeightType>(stream, psqtWeights, PSQTBuckets    * InputDimensions);
 
       return !stream.fail();
     }