Jerome Gambit: Antonio-bot (Part 2)

 

                                            [continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - Antonio-bot

Chess.com, 2023

Continuing my game against the Chess.com Antonio bot, whose comments are in brown.

19...Bxe6 

This return of material does not work.

Stockfish 16, instead, recommends 19...Qf8 20.c4 h6 21.Bxf6 Qxf6 22.Qxf6 gxf6 23.Nc3 b6 24.d5 with a congested and largely balanced position.

20.fxe6 

You're a very clever player, but can you finish off the game? 

20...Qc8 21.Bxf6 Ng6 

Not a "fix" for the position, but 21...gxf6 and 21...Qxe6 are equally sad alternatives.

22.Qe4 c5 

Allowing the e6 pawn to be reinforced again.

23.Bg5 

Sharp readers probably saw 23.Bxg7 Kxg7 24.Rf7+ Kg8 25.Nc3 Nf8 26.Qg4+ Ng6 27.Nd5 Qd8 28.Raf1 c4 29.R1f6 c3 30.Rxg6+ hxg6 31.Qxg6 checkmate.

I didn't. 

Just wanted to save the Bishop

23...Qe8 24.d5 

24...h6 25.Bd2 Ne7 26.c4 Qb8 27.Nc3 Qe8 

If the player of the Black pieces were human, I would diagnose anxiety.

28.Rf7 Rh7 29.Raf1 h5 30.Bg5 Nc8 

[to be continued]