Checking With Chat GPT

 

Computers are in the news, again, so I thought I would check with our friend Chat GPT, which has held forth previously (at my request) on the Jerome Gambit (see "Jerome Gambit: Chat GPT").

This time I asked Chat GPT for some Jerome Gambit [1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+] Games.

First, it gave me the game N.N. vs. Blackburne, London, 1884.

Then, it gave me the last 5 moves of Louis Morin vs. Justin Piché, Montreal, 2008.

Thirdly, it mentioned "Online Blitz Games (2021)"

In modern online play, the Jerome Gambit has been used in high-speed formats. For instance, in a 3+0 blitz game on Lichess, White played the Jerome Gambit against a higher-rated opponent. Despite the material sacrifice, White's aggressive play led to a surprising resignation by Black. The game concluded with:?

The players were not named, and the game is curious. I added diagrams.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Ng5+ 

The computer gives White's move without comment.

The is the Face Palm Variation, which I first warned against in "Public Service Announcement" over a dozen years ago.

lichess.org has 37,189 (!) game examples with this position with White scoring 31% ?! (Black only captured the Knight in 61% of the games. Ouch.)

5...Kf8 

Of course, capturing the Knight with 5...Qxg5 is perfectly playable.

6.Qh5 g6 7.Nxh7+ 

The Database actually has 2 games with this position - a win for Black and a win for White.

7...Kf7

Convenient for White.

With 7...Kg7 Black can look forward to capturing the unfortunate Knight with a winning advantage. 

The text allows the piece to escape with check.

8.Ng5+ Kf6 

It is important to remind Readers that this is a game that Chat GPT gathered from the internet, not a game it played itself.

9.Qxh8+ Kxg5 10.d4+ Kg4 11.f3 checkmate

Nice checkmate.

I looked the game up on lichess.org. It was a 3-minute game between a 2770+ rated player playing White (Chat GPT was in error on this) and an almost 2300 rated player playing Black.

As Mr. Spock said in "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country", 

Logic is the beginning of wisdom... Not the end.