Jerome Gambit: Intimidation Bot (Part 2)

[continued from the previous post]

A rematch with the Chess.com bot Chidobe Awuzie (based on "the Nigerian star cornerback for the Cincinnati Bengals and winner of the inaugural BlitzChamps tournament") proved to be a much harder game this time around.

It makes me wonder what would happen if I played the bots Coach Mae, Larry Fitzgerald, Antonio, Deadlost and Grandpa Gambit again. (Trust me, I know exactly what would happen if I played the bot Mittens again.)

Comments by the Chidobe Awuzie bot are in orange.

perrypawnpusher - Chidobe Awuzie bot

rematch, Chess.com, 2023

1.e4

E4 is E-Z money. I can do this in my sleep.

Uh, that's what you said last time. You didn't last 10 moves.

1...e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

Chai! I watched film & predicted this capture. How glorious.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+

Check, Shmeck. I ain't scared of you lol

Again.

5...Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 Kf7 

Preparing to castle-by-hand. Okay, I am impressed.

10.O-O c6 

A modest move, but the real Chidobe Awuzie plays defense, doesn't he?

11.d4 a5 

Strange. But, then, again, so is the Jerome Gambit. And Stockfish still sees Black as better after the move.

12.f4 

Preparing the "Jerome pawns" for action.

12...N8e7 13.f5 Nf8 14.e5 

14...b6 

Planning to put the Bishop on a6. An equal position comes about after 14...Bxf5 15.g4 dxe5 16.dxe5 g6 17.gxf5 Nxf5 18.Qb3+ Ne6 19.Qxb7+ Qe7 20.Qxe7+ Kxe7.  

15.f6 

To open lines against the enemy King. The proper move sequence, however, is 15.e6+ Kg8 16.f6. 

15...Nf5 16.Qf2 dxe5 17.dxe5 Ng6 18.fxg7 Kxg7 

Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into! 

19.Bf4 Ba6 20.Re1 Re8 21.Nc3 Qh4 22.Qxh4 

Bet money you still don't win. 

22...Nfxh4 

Easier than intercepting Aaron Rodgers. 

23.Bg3 Nf5 24.Rad1 Nxg3 25.hxg3 Rad8 26.Rxd8 Rxd8 

White's two extra pawns (even the passed one) are no match for Black's extra Bishop. Only the ghost of the Jerome Gambit is still apparent.

[to be continued]