Showing posts with label Ahmadi. Show all posts
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Thursday, May 17, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Play Chess

It may seem hard to imagine, but the Jerome Gambit has its share of "quiet" positions, and they can put an extra burden on the defender, in that there are no "forced" lines to tumble into, shining light on where to go, even when tumbling down a mine shaft. Instead, Black has to figure out what to do on his own, as it were, and sometimes "playing chess" can be difficult.

Wall, Bill - Guest273475
PlayChess.com, 2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+



4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8



The Jerome Variation of the Jerome Gambit, played by Alonzo Wheeler Jerome against David Jaeger in correspondence, 1880.

7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6

Also 8...h5 appeared in Wall,B - Thieveyen, Chess.com, 2010 (1-0, 61), while 8...d5 was played in billwall - bfcace, Chess.com, 2012 (1-0, 25). 

9.Nc3 Be6

Instead, 9...Nh5 led to an exchange of Queens after 10.Qf3+ Qf6 11.d3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 in Wall,B - Ahmadi,S, Chess.com, 2010 (0-1, 59). A rare loss by Bill in the Jerome Gambit, so it is worth checking out.

10.O-O Kf7 11.d3 Rf8 12.Na4



It is not always smash! and crash! in the Jerome Gambit. Sometimes you just grab the "minor exchange" of Bishop for Knight.

On the other hand, there is always 12.Be3 Nh5 13.Qf3+ Kg6 14.Qe2 Nf4 as in Wall,B - Guest874250, PlayChess.com, 2014, (0-1, 32).

12...Bb6 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.a4 Kg8 



Black has castled-by-hand and still has his piece for a couple of pawns. What is White to do? Advance the "Jerome pawns", of course.

15.f4 Qd7 16.f5 Bf7 17.b3 Rfe8 18.Bb2 Qe7 19.Rae1 Kh8 



White has stubbed his toe in this variation before, so he prefers now to put his pawns and pieces on the right squares and see what happens. (Stockfish 8 agrees with him, rating the position, at 28 ply, as "0.00" - even.) Sometimes these "small" moves put pressure on Black to play chess, not just react to threats. 

20.c4 Ra5 21.Bc3 Raa8 22.Re3 Qf8



It is interesting that the computer considers this move an error, and recommends, instead, opening the Queenside with 22...b5 23.axb5 Ra3. It then sees a way, through pawn and Queen exchanges, to an edge for Black, despite leaving White with three pawns (two of them passed) for a piece: 24.Rb1 Ra2 25.Rbe1 Nh5 26.Qg4 Rc2 27.Bd4 Nf6 28.Qd1 Ra2 29.e5 dxe5 30.Bxe5 Qd7 31.Qf3 c6 32.bxc6 Qxc6 33.Qg3 Nh5 34.Qf3 Qxf3 35.Rxf3 Nf6 36.h3 b5 37.cxb5 Bxb3 38.Rfe3. This is a subtle position, one the better player will navigate more easily.

23.Qh4

This is the move the computer recommends, and I find it highly ironic. Not too long ago, humans used to adopt "anti-computer" strategies (with White) that included locking the position up with pawns (say, with the Stonewall opening) followed by a slow advance of Kingside pawns toward the enemy monarch. It is as if Stockfish has learned this lesson and suggests that White move his Queen and unblock his g-pawn.

It is interesting that Bill pursues a different line of play - until he is helped by what one famous computer (HAL) would call "human error". 

23...Nd7 24.Rh3 Qg8 25.Rg3 Ne5 26.d4 Nd7 27.e5 



Black was pretty sure that he had prevented this move, as the advance costs White a pawn. However, it also leads to the opening of the deadly a1-h8 diagonal for White's Bishop. (Looking at the current position, it is easy to overlook this fact, as the diagonal looks clogged with pawns, and it will soon inherit a Knight - but the piece will be unable to stay there.) Add that to the pressure along the g-file, and that spells disaster.

27...dxe5 28.dxe5 Nxe5 29.Qf4 



Aha! The Knight on e5 is attacked twice and defended once...

29...Ng6

Hoping to block the g-file and protect the vulnerable g7 square. Best was probably 29...Nc6, when 30.Bxg7+ Qxg7 31.Rxg7 Kxg7 would lead to a very interesting position where Black would have a Rook and two minor pieces of his Queen. Would that be enough?

Probably not. After 32.f6+! White could show that there are two more features to the position - White's advanced pawn, and the unsafe position of Black's King. Therefore 32...Kh8 (forced) 33.Qg3 Rg8 34.Qxc7 follows, and what is Black to do?

The line 34...Bg6 35.Qxb7 Ne5 36.Qxb6 reminds me of the arcane expression "nibbled to death by ducks"; Black will not be able to coordinate his pieces, protect his King, and deal with White's 4 passers.

Instead, Black could try 34...Nd8, although White could continue to apply pressure to the contorted positions with 35.Rd1, e.g. 35...Rf8 36.Qxb6 Kg8 37.Rd7 Bg6 38.Qc7 Nf7 39.Qxb7 (or 39.h4). Again, White's passed pawns would be decisive.

However, the text move, returning a piece, falls tactically.

30.fxg6 Bxg6 31.Rxg6 

You saw this move, right?

31...hxg6 32.Rf3 Black resigned



Black can defend against the threat down the h-file with 32...Ra5, but that simply costs a Rook after 33.Bxa5, as he does not have time for 33...bxa5 because of 34.Rh3+, losing his Queen. Instead, he can take advantage of the diverted Bishop by giving his King some breathing space with 33...Qe6, but after 34.Bc3 (of course) he would be a piece down and vulnerable after 34...Qe7 35.Qf7 Qxf7 36.Rxf7 or 34...Kg8 35.Qxc7.

Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Jerome Gambit: A Day in the Life

I have shared many games where White plays the notorious Jerome Gambit, patiently musters his forces, waits for the defender to make a mistake - and then pounces. After all, I like the Jerome Gambit, and it is fun to watch players use it and succeed.

Yet, I have not been shy about sharing the many refutations of the opening, as well. A line of play can be both exciting and dangerous for the user.

So, as a bit of balance, here is a three minute game that shows Black has chances, too. ☺ (He should: he is rated +200 above White.)

Readers should follow the links to see more alternative ideas for White.

Chess-For-All - Sveti14
3 0 blitz, lichess.org 2017

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 




4...Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 

The Jerome Variation of the Jerome Gambit, played by Alonzo Wheeler Jerome against David Jaeger in correspondence, 1880.


7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6 9.Nc3


I was surprised to find only 13 games in The Database with this move, with White scoring only 46%. (Still, that is a bit of a step up from the 42% score for White after his 7th move.)

9...Kf7

Also seen: 9...Nh5 in Wall,B - Ahmadi,S, Chess.com, 2010 (0-1, 59) and 9...Ng4 in perrypawnpusher - klixar, blitz, FICS, 2007  (1-0, 33). 

10.O-O Re8


Black has also done well with 10...Rf8 as in perrypawnpusher - truuf, blitz, FICS, 2011 (0-1, 32) and Wall,B - Guest874250, PlayChess.com, 2014 (0-1, 32). 

11.d3 Kg8


Taking care of business by castling-by-hand.

Also seen: 11...Qe7 as in mrjoker - creeredes, Internet Chess Club,
2008 (0-1, 26) 

12.h3 

Adopting the come-and-get-me strategy that puts the onus on Black to make something out of his material advantage. Sometimes this can be a part of a psychological push by White that unsettles his opponent - but, not today. Perhaps he should have ignored the move and gone ahead with winning the "minor exhange" with 12.Na4.

12...Qe7 13.Kh1 

This reminds me of the quote by the Joker in "The Dark Knight" movie: "Come on. I want you to do it. I want you to do it. Hit meHit me! I want you to hit me!"

13...Qf7 14.Be3 Nh5 15.Qh4 Bb6 




16.Nd5 Nf6 17.Nxb6 axb6 18.a3 d5 19.f3 Be6



20.g4 

Time to try to stir things up a bit.

20...Nd7 21.Bd4 

A move that is easy to understand, but repositioning the Bishop might have been better done by playing 21.Rae1 first, and if  21...c5, then  22.Bd2, eventually coming to c3. This subtle idea is brought to you by Stockfish 8.

21...Rf8 


22.f4 

Impatient - but, remember this is a 3 0 game.

The recommended line by Stockfish 8 would have been hard to work out, even in a slower game, with White finally developing pressure on the Kingside to offset Black's gains on the Queenside: 22.Qg3 c5 23.Bc3 d4 24.Be1 c4 25.f4 Nc5 26.f5 Bd7 27.Rd1 Bb5 28.Rf3 Rac8 29.Bb4 cxd3 30.cxd3 Rfe8 31.Rd2 Qb3 32.Kg2 Nd7 33.Rff2 Rc1 34.Kh2 Ne5 35.f6 Qf7 36.Rf5 gxf6 37.g5 Qg7 and Black would still be better. 

22...dxe4 23.dxe4 Bc4 24.Rf2 Rae8 25.Re1 Rxe4 26.Rxe4 Bd5



The a8-h1 diagonal is deadly.

27.Rfe2 Re8 28.Be5 Bxe4+ 29.Rxe4 Qd5 



Again.

30.Qe1 Nc5 White resigned



Ouch.

Monday, April 4, 2016

Hard Work

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The third of the recently-supplied games by shugart, at FICS, shows White confronting a difficult defense - and prevailing. You need only look in the notes and see others who lost in those lines - fehim, MrJoker, perrypawnpusher, wall - to appreciate the challenge. It is as if his attack sneaks up on his opponent.

shugart - Invited
FICS, 2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 



4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 



The Jerome Variation of the Jerome Gambit, played by Alonzo Wheeler Jerome against David Jaeger in correspondence, 1880.

7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6 9.Nc3 Be6



An interesting and surprisingly relatively unexplored line. Others:

9...Kf7 10.O-O Rf8 (10...Re8 11.d3 Qe7 12.Bd2 Qe5 13.Bf4 Qh5 14.Rae1 Qg4 15.h3 Qxg3 16.Bxg3 Bd7 17.Kh1 b5 18.f4 b4 19.Nd1 Bc6 20.Ne3 Bxe3 21.Rxe3 Kg8 22.Bh4 Nd7 23.g4 d5 24.Rfe1 dxe4 25.dxe4 Nc5 26.Kh2 Nxe4 White resigned, mrjoker - creeredes, Internet Chess Club, 2008) 11.d3 Be6 (11...Kg8 12.Bg5 Nh5 13.Qh4 Qe8 14.Nd5 Qf7 15.c3 Be6 16.Ne3 h6 17.Bxh6 gxh6 18.g4 Qg6 19.Qxh5 Qxh5 20.gxh5 Bh3 21.Rfe1 Kh7 22.Kh1 Rxf2 23.d4 Bb6 24.Rab1 Raf8 25.a4 R8f3 26.b4 a6 27.a5 Ba7 28.Rbc1 Rd2 29.Nd1 c5 30.dxc5 dxc5 31.e5 cxb4 32.e6 Bg2 checkmate, perrypawnpusher - truuf, FICS, 2011) 12.Be3 Nh5 13.Qf3+ Kg6 14.Qe2 Nf4 15.Bxf4 Rxf4 16.g3 Rf7 17.e5 dxe5 18.Qxe5 Qd6 19.Qe4+ Bf5 20.Qxb7 Re8 21.Qg2 Bg4 22.Ne4 Qe5 23.Rae1 Bb6 24.b4 Qe7 25.a3 Qd7 26.h4 Bh3 27.Qh1 Ref8 28.Rc1 Qg4 29.Qh2 h6 30.c4 Bd4 31.Rcd1 Rf3 32.Rd2 R8f4 White resigned, Wall,B - Guest874250, PlayChess.com 2014; 

9...Nh5 10.Qf3+ Qf6 11.d3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 Bd7 13.Ke2 Bd4 14.Be3 Bf6 15.Nd5 Bd8 16.Rhg1 Kf7 17.f4 c6 18.Nc3 g6 19.f3 Be6 20.Rad1 Rf8 21.d4 d5 22.Kd3 Bc7 23.Ne2 Ke7 24.e5 Ba5 25.c3 Bb6 26.a4 Rae8 27.Ra1 Ba5 28.b3 Kd7 29.Rg2 Kc8 30.Kc2 Ng7 31.Kb2 Kb8 32.b4 Bd8 33.a5 Bh3 34.Rg3 Bf5 35.Nc1 Ne6 36.Kb3 Be7 37.Rg1 Bh3 38.Nd3 g5 39.fxg5 Rxf3 40.Rg3 Rxg3 41.hxg3 Rg8 42.a6 Bxg5 43.Rh1 Bf5 44.Bxg5 Bxd3 45.Bh4 Bxa6 46.Kc2 Kc8 47.Rh2 Kd7 48.Rf2 Ke8 49.Rf6 Rg6 50.Rf5 b6 51.Rh5 h6 52.Bf6 Kd7 53.Rh3 Bc4 54.g4 a5 55.bxa5 bxa5 56.Rh2 a4 57.Kb2 Nf4 58.Ka3 Bb3 59.Rh4 Nd3 White resigned, Wall,B - Ahmadi,S, Chess.com, 2010; and

9...Ng4 10.O-O g6 11.d3 Kg7 12.h3 Ne5 13.Kh1 Rf8 14.f4 Kh8 15.Bd2 Nc6 16.Nd5 Be6 17.Ne3 Rg8 18.c3 d5 19.d4 Be7 20.e5 Bh4 21.Qf3 Qf8 22.g3 Be7 23.g4 Qf7 24.f5 gxf5 25.gxf5 Bc8 26.f6 Bf8 27.Nf5 Bxf5 28.Qxf5 Re8 29.Rae1 Nd8 30.Kh2 Ne6 31.Rg1 Rxg1 32.Rxg1 a5 33.Qg4 Black resigned, perrypawnpusher - klixar, blitz, FICS, 2007

10.O-O c6

Also seen: 10...Qd7 11.h3 c6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5 Qd6 14.Qg5 h6 15.Qh4 Bb6 16.d3 Bc7 17.f4 Re8 18.Be3 Bb6 19.Bxb6 axb6 20.Rae1 Kf7 21.f5 Bd5 22.Nxd5 Qxd5 23.b3 Rxe1 24.Rxe1 Qxf5 25.Qb4 Qc5+ 26.Qxc5 bxc5 27.a4 Re8 28.Rxe8 Kxe8 29.g4 Kd7 30.Kf2 Ke6 31.Ke3 Ke5 32.c3 Nd5+ 33.Kd2 Kf4 34.c4 Nb4 35.Kc3 Ke3 36.g5 hxg5 37.a5 g6 White resigned, fehim - bodocsmihaly, FICS, 2012

11.Na4 Bb4 12.c3 Ba5 13.b4 Bc7 14.d3 b5 15.Nb2 d5




Black wants an open line for his Bishop, but this move actually allows White to keep things closed. White needs the time to work on his development.

16.e5 Nd7 17.d4 Qe7 18.f4 Kg8

Overlooking the potential of the "Jerome pawns".

19.f5 Bf7

Usually the out-of-play Rook for Black is the one on a8. This time it is the one on h8.

20.f6

Even stronger is Bh6!?, now or the next move.

20...Qf8

Black underestimates the attack. Stockfish 7 suggests, instead, returning the extra piece: 20...Nxf6 21.exf6 Bxg3 22.fxe7 Bd6 23.a4 Bxe7 24.Nd3 when White would have a small advantage (Knight goes to e5, pawn weakness at c6) despite Black having the two Bishops.

21.fxg7 Qxg7 22.Qh3 h5 23.Qxd7 Kh7 



24.Qxc7

Good enough. (Crushing was 24.Rxf7!?)

24...Rhg8 25.Rxf7 Black resigned



Saturday, December 26, 2015

No Doc


Bill Wall is not a professional psychologist, but when it comes to playing off-beat chess openings, he understands a lot about how his opponents think. This can be of considerable help when playing the Jerome Gambit.

In some of the notes I give a number of complete Wall games that have been referred to in previous blog posts, but have never been presented in their entirety.

Wall, Bill - Guest2928386
PlayChess.com,  2015

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 



4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 



The Jerome Variation of the Jerome Gambit, played by Alonzo Wheeler Jerome against David Jaeger in correspondence, 1880.

7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6 9.d3

Bill has also tried 9.Nc3 Nh5 (or 9...Kf7 as in perrypawnpusher - truuf, blitz, FICS, 2011 [0-1, 32] or 9...Ng4 as in perrypawnpusher - klixar, blitz, FICS, 2007 [1-0, 33]) 10.Qf3+ Qf6 11.d3 Qxf3 12.gxf3 Bd7 13.Ke2 Bd4 14.Be3 Bf6 15.Nd5 Bd8 16.Rhg1 Kf7 17.f4 c6 18.Nc3 g6 19.f3 Be6 20.Rad1 Rf8 21.d4 d5 22.Kd3 Bc7 23.Ne2 Ke7 24.e5 Ba5 25.c3 Bb6 26.a4 Rae8 27.Ra1 Ba5 28.b3 Kd7 29.Rg2 Kc8 30.Kc2 Ng7 31.Kb2 Kb8 32.b4 Bd8 33.a5 Bh3 34.Rg3 Bf5 35.Nc1 Ne6 36.Kb3 Be7 37.Rg1 Bh3 38.Nd3 g5 39.fxg5 Rxf3 40.Rg3 Rxg3 41.hxg3 Rg8 42.a6 Bxg5 43.Rh1 Bf5 44.Bxg5 Bxd3 45.Bh4 Bxa6 46.Kc2 Kc8 47.Rh2 Kd7 48.Rf2 Ke8 49.Rf6 Rg6 50.Rf5 b6 51.Rh5 h6 52.Bf6 Kd7 53.Rh3 Bc4 54.g4 a5 55.bxa5 bxa5 56.Rh2 a4 57.Kb2 Nf4 58.Ka3 Bb3 59.Rh4 Nd3 White resigned, Wall,B - Ahmadi,S, Chess.com, 2010.

9... Bg4 

This is different that other defenses that Bill has either played or seen:

9...Nh5 10.Qf3+ Qf6 (10...Ke8 , perrypawnpusher - maxmi, blitz, FICS, 2010 [1-0, 42]) 11.Qxf6+ Nxf6 12.Nc3 Ke7 13.Ke2 Be6 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Kxe3 Ng4+ 16.Ke2 Rhf8 17.f3 Nf6 18.d4 a5 19.a4 c6 20.Rhe1 Rae8 21.Rab1 Rb8 22.Kd2 Nh5 23.d5 Bd7 24.Re3 Be8 25.b4 axb4 26.Rxb4 Nf6 27.a5 c5 28.Rb1 Nd7 29.Nd1 b5 30.axb6 Nxb6 31.Kc1 Bg6 32.Reb3 Nd7 33.Ne3 Rxb3 34.Rxb3 Ra8 35.Kb2 Ra6 36.Rb7 Rb6+ 37.Rxb6 Nxb6 38.h4 Kf6 39.Ng4+ Ke7 40.Ne3 Kf6 41.g3 Be8 42.Kc3 Bg6 43.Ng4+ Ke7 44.Nf2 Be8 45.g4 Kf6 46.f4 Bb5 47.h5 h6 48.Kd2 Nc4+ 49.Ke2 Ne5+ 50.Ke3 Nc4+ 51.Ke2 Ne5+ 52.Kd2 Nf7 53.Nd1 drawn, Wall,Bill - Guest6614602, PlayChess.com, 2014

9...Ng4 10.O-O Qf6 (or 10...Ke8 as in perrypawnpusher - salla, blitz, FICS, 2010 [1-0, 18]) 11.c3 (or 11.Nc3  perrypawnpusher - marianomocoroa, blitz, FICS, 2010 [1-0, 14]) 11...Bxf2+ 12.Rxf2 Qxf2+ 13.Qxf2+ Nxf2 14.Kxf2 Be6 15.Nd2 Ke7 16.Nf3 Rhf8 17.h3 Rf7 18.Bg5+ Kd7 19.Kg3 h6 20.Bd2 g5 21.Rf1 Raf8  22.c4 c6 23.b4 b6 24.c5 g4 25.hxg4 Rg8 26.g5  hxg5 27.Rh1 g4 28.Ng5 Re7 29.cxd6 Kxd6 30.Rh6 Kd7 31.a4 Bf7 32.a5 b5 33.Bf4 Rg6 34.Nxf7 Rxh6 35.Nxh6 c5 36.bxc5 Kc6 37.Nf5 Re8 38.Bd6 Rd8 39.Nd4+ Black resigned, Wall,B - Filipmihov, FICS, 2012. 

9...Kf7 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Rf8 12.O-O Kg8 13.Nd2 Qe8 14.Nf3 Bd7 15.Rae1 a5 16.h3 Nxe4 17.dxe4 Qxe4 18.Nd4 Rae8 19.Rxf8+ Rxf8 20.Rf1 Rxf1+ 21.Kxf1 Qe5 22.Qxe5 dxe5 23.Nf3 Bf5 24.Nxe5 Bxc2 25.Kf2 Be4 26.g4 Kf8 27.Kg3 Ke7 28.Kf4 Bb1 29.a3 Ke6 30.h4 c5 31.Nf3 b5 32.e4 a4 33.Ng5+ Ke7 34.Ke5 h6 35.Ne6 Bxe4 36.Nxg7 Bf3 37.Nf5+ Kf7 38.Nxh6+ Kg6 39.Kf4 Bd1 40.Nf5 b4 41.h5+ Kh7 42.Ne3 Be2 43.Nd5 bxa3 44.bxa3 c4 45.Nc3 Bd3 46.Nxa4 Bc2 47.Nc3 Bd3 48.a4 Black resigned, Wall,B - Badbeat994, Chess.com, 2010.

9...Be6 10.O-O Qe8 11.Be3 Bxe3 12.fxe3 Qg6 13.Qe1 c5 14.Nc3 Ke7 15.Nb5 Bd7 16.Nc3 Bc6 17.Rf3 Raf8 18.Rg3 Qf7 19.Rf3 g6 20.Qh4 Qg7 21.Raf1 g5 22.Qg3 Nd7 23.Rf5 h6 24.Qf2 Rf6 25.d4 b6 26.d5 Bb7 27.e5 dxe5 28.d6+ Ke6 29.Rxf6+ Qxf6 30.Qe2 Qg6 31.Qg4+ Kxd6 32.Rd1+ Kc7 33.Qxd7+ Kb8 34.e4 Qe8 35.Qd6+ Ka8 36.Nd5 Bxd5 37.Rxd5 Qb8 38.Qc6+ Qb7 39.Qf6 Qb8 40.Rd7 Qc8 41.Qg7 Rd8 42.Rxa7+ Kb8 43.Rf7 Rd1+ 44.Kf2 Rd2+ 45.Kg3 h5 46.Qxe5+ Ka8 47.Qxg5 Qg4+ 48.Qxg4 hxg4 49.Rf2 Rxf2 50.Kxf2 Black resigned, Wall,B - Milsrilion, Chess.com 2010.

9... h6 as in perrypawnpusher - caterwaul, blitz, FICS, 2010 (1-0, 39).

10.O-O

Bill takes a wait-and-see stance. Similar, but for comparison: 10.Be3 Bxe3 11.Qxe3 Kf7 12.h3 Be6 13.f4 c5 14.f5 Bd7 15.g4 Re8 16.O-O Bc6 17.Qf4 Qb6 18.b3 Rad8 19.Nd2 c4+ 20.Kh2 cxd3 21.Nc4 Qd4 22.cxd3 Qxd3 23.Rad1 Qc2+ 24.Rd2 Qc3 25.Nxd6+ Rxd6 26.Qxd6 Nxe4 27.Qc7+ Kg8 28.Rd8 Qg3+ 29.Kh1 Nf2 checkmate MrJoker - Macuta, Internet Chess Club, 2011. 

10...Bh5 11.h3 Qe7 12.Nc3 c6 13.a3 



Okay, Bill's got me puzzled - and I know something about the Jerome Gambit. How can he afford to play 11.h3 and 13.a3 when he is playing a gambit, and time is supposed to be of the essence?

As we will see, he accurately accesses his opponent as being unprepared or uncertain about the proper defense (although the light-squared Bishop is free and trying to protect the Kingside), so there is time for White to keep his options open.

Sometimes letting Black keep his options open can lead to him making errors.

13...Bg6 14.Bg5 Qe5 15.Bf4 Qe6 16.Na4 



If nothing else, Bill can eliminate his opponent's "two Bishops". 

16...Nh5 17.Nxc5 dxc5

Not 17...Nxg3 18.Nxe6+ Ke7 19.Bxg3 Kxe6 20.f4. 

18.Bd6+ Ke8 19.Qh2 


19...Kd7

Too casual. It is not clear that the King is safer in his new position, and the (doubled) pawn that he give up is certainly of worth.

20.Bxc5 b6 21.Bd4 Qf7 



Black's pieces are not so much developed as they are jumbled on the Kingside. His Bishop should have gone to f7 on his last move.

22.f4 Qe7 23.g4 Nf6 24.e5 Nd5

Bill points out that Knight retreats lead to trouble too: 24...Ng8 25.f5 Be8 26.f6 gxf6 27.exf6 Qf7 28.Rae1 or 24...Ne8 25.f5 Bf7 26.e6+

25.f5 Be8 26.c4 Nc7 27.b4



Those crazy pawns! All 8 of them.

It is important to mention that Stockfish 6 rates White about 1/2 pawn better in this position. If Black can remain calm, he should be able to hang on.

27...Rf8 28.e6+ Kc8 29.a4 Kb7 



Black has castled-by-hand, but his King still needs to be careful. I've got him right where he wants me! he might have thought, somewhat confusedly.

30.a5 Na6 31.b5 cxb5 
32.cxb5 Bxb5 33.Rfb1 Nc7 



Black's light-squared Bishop continues to defend valiantly with the Knight, but - those pawns...
34.axb6 axb6 35.Qg2+ Kc8

Black's situation has deteriorated to the point that only 35...Kb8 would save him from a forced checkmate.

36. Rxa8+ Nxa8 37.Qxa8+ Kc7 38.Be5+



Black resigned