Jerome Gambit: White (Part 3)

 

[continued from the previous post]

Notes in black are from the bot. Notes in blue are from me.

perrypawnpusher - Yoko Ono bot

Chess.com, 2026

19.Rf5 

All of us are part of the future. The future is already within us.

19...h5 

I checked with Stockfish 16.1 after the game, and was surprised to find that the bot's move was its preferred move, too.

20.Rdf1

Common sense prevents you from thinking. Have less sense and you will make more sense. 

For some of my thumbnail sketches of books covering thinking in chess, check out my Psychology Bookshelf.

20...Rhg8 21.Rxf6+ Bxf6 

Listen to the sound of the Earth turning.

22.Rxf6+ 

We are all beautiful, inside and out. See it clearly with your mind's eye. 

22...Re6 23.Rxe6+ dxe6 

Okay, things are settling down. My Queen should be able to out-play the bot's Rook.

24.g3 c5 

The door doesn't open with the first knock. Be patient.

After the game, Stockfish 16.1 informed me that about 1/5 of a pawn separated its evaluations of the top 10 possible moves. Although it hardly matters, 24...c5 was #9.

25.Qxh5 

Listen to the birds. Your heart is responding to the birds.

25...Bb7 

In the post mortem, the computer pointed out that after this move I had a checkmate in 15. Did I realize that during the game? Of course not. I just needed to make good moves.

26.Qf7 Rc8 

Inconceivable!

[to be continued]