Jerome Gambit: Intimidation Bot (Part 3)

 

[continued from the previous post]

Continuing to look at the 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.

Comments by the Chidobe Awuzie bot are in orange.

perrypawnpusher - Chidobe Awuzie bot

rematch, Chess.com, 2023

One of the reasons that the Jerome Gambit succeeds in club play is that it creates situations that the defender is uncomfortable or not fully knowledgeable to deal with. Generally, club players attack better than they defend.

In the current game, one weakness of the bot is that it does not fully "understand" endgame play - at least not as much as I do. 

27.Na4 Rd4 28.Nxb6 Rb4 29.Nd7 Rxb2 30.e6 c5 

The Chidobe Awuzie bot has nothing to say about the sudden shift in assessment of the position: equal.

31.e7 Nxe7 32.Rxe7+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Kf8 34.Rxh7 Rxc2 35. Ra7 Bb5 36.Rxa5 Bc6 

Black's active pieces balance White's extra pawn - for now.

37.Kf1 Kg7 38.Ng4 c4 39.Ne3 Rb2 40.Rc5 Ba8 

41.Rxc4 Rb1+

Get back in the film room and work on your defense youngin. 

I think the bot can hold after 41...Rxa2 42.Nf5+ Kf7 43.Nh4 as its pieces pressure White's fortress and it's King is well placed to impede the pawns' advance. 

42.Kf2 Rb2+ 43.Rc2 Rb4 44.Rc7+ Kh8

This move gives up the Bishop and the game. Avoiding this, it is hard to see how White makes progress. 

45.Rc8+ Kg7 46.Rxa8 

46...Rb5 47.a4 Rb2+ 48.Kf3 Rb4 49.a5 Rb5 50.a6 Kf7 51.a7 Ra5 52.Nc4 Ra1 53. Ne5+ Kg7 54. Nc6 

The passer will cost Black his Rook.

54...Ra3+ 55.Kg4 Ra1 56.Rb8 Rxa7 57.Nxa7 Kh6 58.Rb5 Kg7 59.Rb6 Kf7 60.Kf5 Kf8 61.Rb7 Kg8 62.Kf6 Kh8 63.Kg6 Kg8 64.Rb8 checkmate

I let you win, you were boring me. Let's go again, I'll play for real now.