As we get into the "later" Chapters of this Jerome Gambit Tourney, the games get longer, and the wins, much harder...
perrypawnpusher - hogmaster JG3 thematic http://www.chessworld.net/ 2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ d6 9.Qe3 Nf6 10.0-0 b6 TN
11.f4 Bb7 12.d3 Qe7 13.Nc3 Re8 14.Bd2 h6
Both sides have been developing their game, and Black has the advantage here. White's chances lie in taking advantage of what weaknesses may develop around his opponent's slightly less safe King; so the text move, which slightly weakens g6, may not be best. Still, Black is aware that any assault on his King would require making White's King less safe, and would offer possibilites to get his inactive h-Rook into play.
15.h3 Qd7 16.Qg3 Ne7 17.e5
After the game, Rybka suggested the alternate plan of f4-f5, followed by the Knight maneuver Nc3-e2-f4-g6. Fair enough, but that's a level of play that's quite above mine.
17...Nfg8
Again, later the computer suggested 17...Nf5 leading to a whole lot of complications where Black kept his advantage.
18.Rae1 Nf5 19.Qf2 Nge7 20.g4 g6
Hogmaster gamely decides to sacrifice a piece to achieve open lines against my King.
The know-it-all computer suggests that things are about even after Black focuse on a different "open line," the a8-h1 diagonal: 20...Qc6 21.Kh2 Nd4 22.Re4 h5 23.Qxd4 hxg4 24.f5 Rxh3+ 25.Kg1 dxe5 26.Qxe5 Nd5 27.Qxe8+ but what would I know? Relying on these things to "explain" what's going on can be a bad idea sometimes.
21.gxf5 gxf5 22.Re3
Race you to the g-file!
22...Rg8+ 23.Rg3 Kf7 24.Ne2 h5 25.Kh2 Rg6
This doesn't work out as well as swapping Rooks.26.Rfg1 Reg8 27.Nd4 dxe5 28.Rxg6 exd4
An exchange sacrifice or a miscalculation?
Can Black hold the Bishops-of-opposite-colors ending after: 28...Nxg6 29.fxe5 Nxe5 30.Rxg8 Kxg8 31.Qg3+ Ng4+ 32.hxg4 Qxd4 33.gxh5+ Qg4 34.Qxg4+ fxg4 35.Kg3 ?
29.Rxg8 Nxg8 30.Qg3 Ne7 30.Qg7+ Ke6
Finally Black's defense breaks, although 31...Ke8 was not much better.32.Re1+ Kd6 33.Qe5+ Kc6 34.Qxe7 Qxe7 35.Rxe7 Kd6 36.Re5 Bc8 37.Kg3 1-0
What a struggle!
My opponent played quite well, and it's hard to believe that he finished in the middle of the pack in our tournament.
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