If White is willing to toss a piece or two into the fire, would he further sacrifice an exchange or a Rook as well?
I think that question ran through my opponent's head in the following game, and it allowed me enough room to wriggle toward a draw. When Black relaxed one move too soon, I was able to run away with the whole point.
perrypawnpusher - LeiCar
blitz FICS, 2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 Qf6
The move ...Qd8-f6 is seen more often in the 6...Kf6 line of play and is a bit unusual here. Still, it fits in with Black's plan to play his King Knight to e7, rather than f6.
10.0-0
A couple of previous games continued: 10.d4 N8e7 (10...Nh6 11.h3 Qh4 12.0-0 Bd7 13.Nc3 Bc6 14.Bd2 Rf8 15.f4 b6 16.f5 Ne7 17.Rf4 Qh5 18.Raf1 Kd7 19.Qg3 Rg8 20.d5 Bb7 21.Rh4 Qf7 22.Rf3 a6 23.Ne2 Qf6 24.Bc3 Qf7 25.Nd4 c5 26.Ne6 b5 27.Bxg7 Nhxf5 28.exf5 Bxd5 29.Rd3 Nxf5 30.Nxc5+ Kc6 31.Qe1 Rxg7 32.Rg4 Rxg4 33.hxg4 Kxc5 34.Qc3+ Kb6 35.gxf5 Qxf5 36.Qd4+ Kc6 37.Rc3+ Kd7 38.Qg7+ Bf7 39.Rf3 Qc5+ 40.Kh1 Qh5+ 41.Kg1 Qc5+ 42.Rf2 Re8 43.Qxf7+ Re7 44.Qf5+ Kc7 45.Qxc5+ dxc5 46.Rd2 c4 47.c3 Kc6 48.Kf2 h5 49.Kg3 Re4 50.Kf3 Rg4 51.g3 a5 52.Rh2 Rg5 53.Rh4 Kc5 54.Kf4 Rd5 55.Rh2 b4 56.Re2 bxc3 57.bxc3 a4 58.Re5 Kd6 59.Re4 Kc5 60.Re5 Kd6 61.Re4 Kc5 62.a3 Rd3 63.Re5+ Kb6 64.Rxh5 Rxc3 65.Rh6+ Kc5 66.Rh5+ Kb6 67.Rh6+ Kc5 68.Rh5+ Kd4 69.g4 Rxa3 70.g5 c3 71.g6 c2 72.Rh1 Rb3 73.g7 Rb8 74.Kf5 Kd3 75.Kf6 Kd2 76.Rh2+ Kd1 77.Rh1+ Kd2 78.Rh2+ Kc1 79.Rh8 Rg8 80.Rxg8 Kb2 81.Rb8+ Ka3 82.Rc8 Kb2 83.g8Q a3 84.Qc4 a2 85.Qxc2+ Ka3 86.Rc3+ Kb4 87.Qb3+ Ka5 Black resigned, guest2199[Louis Morin/mrjoker] - guest401, ICC, 2004) 11.0-0 b6 12.f4 Nc6 13.c3 Ba6 14.Rf3 Kd7 15.f5 Nh4 16.Rh3 Rae8 17.Nd2 d5 18.e5 Qxf5 19.Rxh4 g5 20.Rh6 Rhf8 21.Qh3 Qxh3 22.Rxh3 Rf7 23.b3 Ref8 24.Ba3 Rh8 25.Rf3 Rxf3 26.Nxf3 h6 27.Re1 Ke6 28.h3 Bd3 29.Re3 Be4 30.Nd2 Bf5 31.g4 Bg6 32.Rf3 Rg8 33.Rf6+ Kd7 34.Nf3 Be4 35.Nd2 Bg6 36.e6+ Ke8 37.e7 Nxe7 38.Re6 Rg7 39.Bxe7 Rxe7 40.Rxg6 Re1+ 41.Kf2 Ra1 42.Rxh6 Rxa2 43.Ke3 Kf7 44.Rh7+ Kf6 45.Rxc7 Ra1 46.c4 dxc4 47.bxc4 Ra3+ 48.Ke4 Rxh3 49.Rxa7 Rh4 50.Kd5 Rxg4 51.Ne4+ Kf5 52.Rf7+ Kg6 53.Rf6+ Kh5 54.Rxb6 Rf4 55.Nf6+ Kh4 56.Ke5 Rf1 57.d5 Re1+ 58.Kd6 Rf1 59.Kd7 g4 60.Nxg4 Kxg4 61.c5 Rf7+ 62.Ke6 Rh7 63.d6 Rh6+ 64.Kf7 Rh7+ 65.Kg6 Rd7 66.Rb4+ Kf3 67.Rd4 Ke3 68.c6 Rd8 69.c7 Ra8 70.Rb4 Black resigned, mrjoker - Igor77, ICC, 2008.
10...N8e7
Or the questionable 10...Bh3 11.Qxh3 Nf4 12.Qf3 Kd7 13.d3 Rf8 14.Qxf4 Qxf4 15.Bxf4 Rxf4 16.Nc3 Nf6 17.Nd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 h5 19.c4 h4 20.Rae1 h3 21.Re4 Rf6 22.Rfe1 c6 23.Re7+ Kc8 24.dxc6 bxc6 25.Rxg7 Rhf8 26.Re2 R6f7 27.Rxf7 Rxf7 28.gxh3 Kd7 29.Re3 d5 30.cxd5 cxd5 31.Kg2 Kd6 32.d4 Kc6 33.h4 Rf4 34.h5 Rg4+ 35.Rg3 Rxd4 36.h6 Rh4 37.Rh3 Rg4+ 38.Kf3 Rg8 39.h7 Rh8 40.Ke3 Kd6 41.Kd4 Ke6 42.b4 Kf5 43.Kxd5 Kg4 44.Rg3+ Kh5 45.Rg7 Kh6 46.Rxa7 Rxh7 47.Rxh7+ Kxh7 48.b5 Black resgined, perrypawnpusher - TJPOT, blitz FICS, 2009
11.f4 Bd7
After the game, Rybka suggested that Black could maintain an edge by rearranging his pieces (and preparing to exchange Queens): 11...Rf8 12.f5 Nc6 13.d3 Nge7 14.Nc3 Qd4 15.Rf3 a6 16.Rh3 h6.
analysis diagram
12.f5
This move looked attractive, in light of my past experiences chasing Black's Knights to e5 and then beyond; but it did not take into account the special changes to the position that the Queen on f6 makes. Later, Rybka counselled patience: 12.d4 Rf8 (a very useful move) 13.Nc3 Kf7 14.f5 Kg8 (White's f-pawn is pinned) 15.Qd3 Nh4 16.Be3 d5 17.g3 Nhxf5 (returing the piece for two pawns) 18.exf5 Bxf5 with an even game.
analysis diagram
12...Ne5 13.d4 Ng4
Here Rybka preferred 13...Ne5-c6. I don't think I'm ever going to understand the proper Knight, pawn, and Queen placements!
14.Qd3 a6 15.h3 Bb5
What is strange about this position is that neither my opponent nor I saw the natural response 16.c4, which would win a piece for White.
16.Qc3
I remember getting all panicky when this move was played, thinking: How did this happen? This has never happened to me in a Jerome Gambit before!
Of course, nothing had "happened" except that I overlooked a strong reply.
16...Bxf1 17.hxg4 Bb5
Well, I've got my "Jerome pawns" in exchange for... a Rook. As they say in cards, I might as well "play them like I have them."
18.g5 Qf7 19.Qxc7 Rc8
This is an active, developing move, but it only leads to equality. Rybka recommended in the post mortem: 19...Nxf5 20.Qxf7+ Kxf7 21.exf5 Rhe8 22.Kh2 Re1 23.Nd2 when White has two pawns for the exchange, but Black has much better piece placement and the advantage.
analysis diagram
20.Qxd6 Qc4 21.f6
Well, it is clear that somebody's King is in danger!
21...Qf1+
After 21...Ng6 22.fxg7 Rg8 the position would be very unclear.
22.Kh2 gxf6 23.gxf6 Ng6
Black's attacking Queen is no longer around to defend.
24.Qe6+
A Rook down, I was comfortable with a draw. Had I tried for more, say with 24.Nc3, Black had 24...Qf2, setting up his own repetition-of-position with checks at h4 and e1.
24...Kf8
An unfortunate slip: 24...Kd8 25.Qd6+ Kd8 26.Qe6+ etc. was the draw.
25.Bh6 checkmate
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