Quick Reaction

There is an old saying: Act in haste, repent at leisure.

My opponent in the following game was working his way through a theoretical opening line when he blocked a check with the first piece that came to mind. That proved to be his undoing.


perrypawnpusher  - grunf
blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6

The Semi-Italian Opening.

4.0-0 Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5

The Semi-Italian Four Knights Game

6.Bxf7+

The Semi-Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.d4

8...Bd6 9.dxe5 Bxe5

The recommended defense, although I rarely see it as my opponents generally prefer 8...Bxd4.

10.f4

I played this move even though Black's response is correct and gives him the advantage, because I was willing to take my chances in the complicated positon that would arise.

10...Bxc3

More to the point than 10...Bxf4 11.Rxf4 Re8 12.Qd5+ Re6 13.e5 c6 14.Qd4 Kg8 15.exf6 gxf6 16.Rg4+ Kh7 17.Qd3+ Kh8 18.Bxh6 Re7 19.Qg6 d6 20.Bg7+ Kg8 21.Bxf6+ Black resigned, perrypawnpusher - KnightRoyal, blitz, FICS, 2010

11.bxc3 Re8

I've also seen 11...Rf8 12.e5 Ne4 13.Qd5+ Ke8 14.Qxe4 c6 15.Ba3 Rf7 16.f5 Qa5 17.e6 dxe6 18.Bb4 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 c5 20.fxe6 Rxf1+ 21.Rxf1 cxb4 22.Qg6+ Ke7 23.Rf7+ Kd6 24.e7+ Be6 25.Rxg7 Qe3 26.h3 Qe1+ 27.Kh2 Qe5+ 28.Kh1 Qe1+ 29.Kh2 Qe5+ 30.Kh1 Qe1+ 31.Kh2 Qe5+ drawn perrypawnpusher - drandika, blitz, FICS, 2010

12.e5 Nh7

Taking a longer view of things, it was probably time to return the piece with 12...d6 13.exf6 Qxf6 when Black still had an edge.

13.Qd5+ Re6

Blitz reflex, but not good.


14.f5 c6 15.fxe6+ Black resigned

Mate is forced.