I was wandering around Chess.com (I have a few games going there) when I discovered that they had a new chess bot available to challenge - Yoko Ono.
Really? A bot based on the artist, musician, activist, and filmmaker, who was married to the Beatles' John Lennon?
Sure, I'll play a game...
When the chessboard appeared, all 64 of the squares were white.
Likewise, all 34 of the pieces were white.
Do you recall the name of the Beatles' last album, before the band broke up?
The White Album. Of course.
As happens with Chess.com bots, when you look at the moves of the game after it is over, there is commentary by your particular bot opponent.
A Jerome Gambit game, assessed by Yoko Ono.
Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore. (As far as I know, Chess.com does not have a Dorothy or a Toto bot.)
So, here is the game. Notes in black are from the Yoko Ono bot. Notes in blue are from me.
perrypawnpusher - Yoko Ono bot
Chess.com, 2026
1.e4 e5
I wanted to create a new chess game, making a fundamental rather than decorative change.
2.Nf3 Nc6
It's called Play It By Trust.
According to the Contemporary Art Museum of St. Louis
Yoko Ono’s Play it by Trust (1966/2011) is an all-white, interactive chessboard that functions as a metaphor for the futility of war and extends the artist’s interest in the expressive potential of chance. By eliminating the color-based opposition of one side versus another, Ono dooms any attempt to successfully “play” the game beyond a series of initial moves to ultimate failure. She thus encourages us to consider the aspects of humanity that unite rather than divide. Play it by Trust joins the many conceptual, musical, and performative works that Ono has created for over 40 years that evoke her dedication to the promotion of peace in our society.
3.Bc4 Bc5
Play it for as long as you can remember who is your opponent and who is your own self.
4.Bxf7+
This is like a life situation, where you have to play it by convincing each other.
4...Kxf7
Whisper your dream to a cloud. Ask the cloud to remember it.
5.Nxe5+
The white chess set is a sort of life situation. Because the chess pieces on both sides are white, you always have to be aware of which are your pieces.
Yes, indeed; a bit of a challenge.
5...Nxe5
It is not winning that interests me but rather exercising my own brain.
Would that I might achieve both.
6.Qh5+
If you are the same, you don't have a war. Who are we fighting? And why?
6...Ke6
Find Peace in your heart and it will spread over the world.
7.Qf5+
Well, hello to you, too.
7...Kd6 8.f4 Qf6
It's so nice to slow down the rhythm of the whole world just to make it peaceful.
So far, so good.
After the game, I checked with The Database. I had reached this position in 27 previous games, scoring 85%.
[to be continued]
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