Monday, July 20, 2026

Jerome Gambit: It's A Bear (Part 3)

                                                         

[continued from the previous post]


Here is the finish to my game with Bear Bot at Chess.com.

perrypawnpusher - The Bear Bot

Chess.com, 20216

Surely I can beat the bot...

37...Kd4 38.Rc8 Bc5 39.g4 

Another pawn joins in the fun!

Uh, 39.Rxc5 Kxc5 40.e7 was enough. 

39...Kxc4+ 40.Kg2 Kd4 41.g5 

See the second note to move 39.

41...Kxd5 42.Rxc5+ 

Finally.

42...Kd6 

Catch the passer!

43.Re5 

A distraction?

43...Kxe5 

Yes!

44.e7 Kf5 45.e8=Q Kxg5 

All that is left is for me to avoid stalemate.

46.Qf8 b5 47.Kf3 a5 48.Ke4 Kg6 49.Kd5 Kh5 50.Qg8 Kh6 51.Ke5 b4 52.Kf5 Kh5 53.Qg5 checkmate


As Samuel Johnson (who did not play chess) never said "Sir, the Jerome Gambit. It is not done well; but you are surprised to find it done at all."



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