Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Chessic Hurricane


The 6...Ng6 defense to the Jerome Gambit, setting up (after the capture of Black's dark-squared Bishop) the piece vs two pawns conflict, gives White a lot of chance for dynamic play.

Bill Wall's latest Jerome shows Whites game developing into a chessic hurricane.


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PlayChess.com, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 




4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6



7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ d6 9.Qe3 Nf6



10.d3 Qe7 11.0-0 Bd7 12.f4 Kg8 13.Nc3 h6



Black plans to castle-by-hand, putting his King on h7. This will link his Rooks and help complete his development, but the time spent will help White advance his plans, too.


14.f5 


Bill pointed out that 14.d4 was also possible, and maybe the tiniest bit better than the text. White's advance is pure Jerome, however.


14...Ne5 15.h3 Kh7 16.g4 


 Or 16.b3 with 17.Bb2 to follow. Black is still better.


16...Rhf8 17.b3 Bc6 18.Bb2 Rae8 19.Rae1 b6 20.Ne2 Bb7 21.Nf4 



Both sides have focused on development. White is now threatening 22.Bxe5 and 23.Ng6, forking his opponent's Queen and Rook .


21...Qd7 22.Ne6


White's Knight is powerful enough that Black cannot let it stand.


22...Rxe6 23.fxe6 Qxe6 24.Rf5 Re8




Black's edge is small. White will continue to focus  on the enemy King's position.


25.Ref1 Nfd7 26.g5 Qg6 27.Kh2 Bc8 28.gxh6



28...gxh6


A slip. Bill gives the tactical line to maintain equality: 28...Nf6 29.Bxe5 Bxf5 30.Bxf6 Qxf6 31.Qg3 g6 32.exf5 Re2+ 33.Rf2 Rxf2+ 34.Qxf2 gxf5.


White has a Rook for two Knights. He has time to put the Rook on the g-file.


29.Rg1 Qe6


Black threatens 30... Qxf5 31.exf5 Ng4+ and 32...Rxe3


30.Bc1 Rf8


Missing the threat. He should, instead, as Bill points out, play 30...Rg8 31.Rxg8 Kxg8 32.Qxh6 Qxh6 33.Bxh6. Black would have two pieces vs a Rook and two pawns, but his situation would be better than after the text.


31.Rgf1


Even stronger, according to Bill, is 31.d4, e.g.  31...Nc6 (31...Nf7 32.Qg3; 31...Ng6 32.Qxh6+ Kg8 33.Rxg6+) 32.d5 when Black's need to protect h6 cripples his play.


31...Rg8 




32.Rf6!


Black resigned.


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