Thursday, December 11, 2008

Jerome Gambit: Drilling Down (3)


RevvedUp is back with a new partner, and he's ready to use what he learned from his first two games – both were problems for the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) but the human certainly held his own against a tough opponent in the second game.


RevvedUp - Fritz 8
blitz 2 12, 2006

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+


Per Crafty 19.19 (see "Jerome Gambit: Drilling Down (2)").

5...Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6

Interesting: Fritz8 wants to explore Blackburne's line (see "Nobody expects the Jerome Gambit!", "Flaws (Part I)" and "Flaws (Part II)") instead of 6...Ng6 (see "Jerome Gambit: Drilling Down (2)").

7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qd5+

Capturing the Rook with 8.Qxh8 is playable – if White knows the modern analysis. Most players just remember that long ago "NN" (aka "anonymous" or "amateur") took the bait, and then Blackburne destroyed him quickly.

Here RevvedUp borrows Crafty 19.19's Queen check (see "Jerome Gambit: Drilling Down (2)") which in this situation does not "get the bull off of the ice," as Fritz is fond of saying.

8...Kg7 9.d4 Nf6 10.Qc4 Bb6 11.Nc3 Re8 12.f3 d5


Black is attacking; White's King is under fire.

13.Qd3 dxe4 14.fxe4 Qxd4 15.Qxd4 Bxd4

Things just fall apart from here.

16.Bd2 Bg4 17.h3 Nxe4 18.Nxe4 Rxe4+ 19.Kf1 Rf8+ White resigns



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