When you know the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) as well as Pete Banks ("blackburne"), you can be dangerous with either the White or the Black pieces. Until they invent Gray pieces (and maybe not even then) no game that includes him is going to be safe.
Haroldlee123 - blackburne
JGTourney4 Chessworld, 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.0-0 
One of the Modern Jerome Gambit variations, in which White limits his sacrifices.5...d6 6.h3 Nf6 7.d3 Rf8 8.Bd2 Kg8
Black has taken advantage of the "quietness" of the position to castle-by-hand, and even leads in development. 9.Nc3 Nd4 10.Nxd4 Bxd4 11.Rb1 Be6 12.Nb5 Bb6 13.b3 Qd7 14.Nc3 Rf7 15.Qf3 Raf8
Black even plans to make use of the f-file, which White opened for him.16.Qe2 Bxh3
17.Qf3 Taking the Bishop leads quickly to mate. Now Black wraps the game up with play against the f-pawn.
17...Bg4 18.Qg3 Nh5 19.Qh4 Rxf2 20.Rxf2 Bxf2+ 21.Qxf2 Rxf2 22.Kxf2
22...Qf7+ 23.Kg1 Ng3 White resigned
graphic by Jeff Bucchino, the Wizard of Draws
1 comment:
Thanks for the kind remarks Rick, though I've not done very well in the latest tournament.
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