Always Be Ready to Deliver Checkmate

Chris Torres (see "The Most Violent Chess Game Ever Played!", "Another Lesson in the Jerome Gambit", "More Musings" and "More Useful Junk") of the blog site Chess Musings, sent a Jerome Gambit game that is a reminder that the attacker must always be ready to deliver checkmate.

chessmusings - Dumble Door
Internet, 2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Qxe5 Be7

An unusual move. Checking The Database, I discovered only a dozen games with this position (White scored 79%). I noticed some of the "usual suspects" playing the Jerome: UNPREDICTABLE, chessmanjeff, fehim, Petasluk - and perrypawnpusher (a loss!).

8.O-O Nf6 9.Nc3 d6 10.Qg3 Rg8

A "mysterious Rook move" that actually seems to have something to do with castling-by-hand - on the Queenside!

11.f4 Bd7 12.e5 Ne8 13.d4 c6 14.f5 

The "Jerome pawns" are on the march!

But, Black has a plan: return his extra piece for a couple of pawns and then continue his King's journey to safety across the board!

14...Kf7 15.e6+ Bxe6 16.fxe6+ Kxe6 

Onwards to c7, c8 or b8!

17.Qh3 checkmate

Ooops.