The dreaded... GOOSE

Ok, so if you have checked the bots page frequently you might notice that every month Chesscom releases a set of bots. This time around they were, for the most part, based on Valentine's Day (you can check them out in my blog ). Anyway, blogs and cool features aside, there is one extremely powerful bot: The Goose. He's Canadian and touts a rating of 2999—which gives me the goosebumps. Just kidding lol. In any case he seems to be almost unbeatable; Hikaru, famous GM and streamer as well as Fischer Random World Champion and 5-time US Champion had trouble with him, getting a draw the first time around and barely eeking out a win at the end.

I was just wondering if there are any tricks to "break" the Goose? What I mean is if one plays a certain opening against him one can basically get a guaranteed win. The infamous Mittens bot was vulnerable to the Jobava London while Eugene the Janitor would often succumb to the dubious Sodium Attack, so maybe there is an opening that beats Goose? I tried to do the Bird's opening with 1. f4 but it didn't seem to do anything as he casually flexes and plays 1...e5, the From's Gambit. One time in the bot chat he said "Quack... I mean HONK" so maybe he's actually a duck, not a goose? Idk. Additionally I tried to reach the Bird's Opening: Double Duck Formation from 1. d4 and 1. f4 and the intended line was not reached.

Have a great day,

Leafy

goose quack

honk honk lol

honk bongcloud honk

lol

do you guys know what the goose says when you lose to him?

yeah it's something about other people losing to a goose

"You are not the first human to fall to a goose in a battle of intellect. You shall not be the last. Care to throw down the gauntlet again?" - Goose

Try gambits or aggressive lines that force sharp play.

Sounds good, I will definitely look into those. Thank you!

Thank you very much!

Maybe one day we can start a HONK chain until February ends

No problem!

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@pawn100elo

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