We continue (see the earlier "Opening Report" parts 1, 2, and 3) to use ChessBase's Opening Report function to take a look at the games in The Database.
As a reminder, the Report gathers what lines are being played, and what lines are being used by the top players in the database. It gives a good "real life" view of the play of the Jerome Gambit, even if it does not always identify the objectively best move or line.
Opening Report
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5
b) 6.d4
932 games, 1876-2012
White scores below average (49%).
Elo-Ø: 1328, 768 games. Performance = Elo 1360
played by: GazzaT, 2423, 2/2; Wall, 2144, 6/6; Gamin, 2106, 0/1; hundirector, 2063, 1/1; Sheikki, 2020, 0/1
You should play: 6...Qh4
GazzaT (2403) - Yigor (1708)
Chess.com, 2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Qxe4 8.dxc5 Nf6 9.Nc3 Qb4 10.Be3 d6 11.Bd4 Re8 12.a3 Qc4 13.cxd6 cxd6 14.f4 Nc6 15.Bxf6 Qc5+ 16.Rf2 1-0
Sir Osis of the Liver (1715) - perrypawnpusher (1993)
JG3 thematic, ChessWorld.net, 2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Ng4 8.h3 Bb6 9.Qf3+ N4f6 10.e5 Bxd4 11.exf6 Nxf6 12.c3 Bb6 13.Nd2 Rf8 14.Ne4 Qxe4 15.Qd1 d5 16.Re1 Qf5 17.Be3 Bxe3 18.Rxe3 Bd7 19.Rf3 Qe5 20.Qd2 Rae8 21.Re3 Qd6 22.Rxe8 Rxe8 23.b3 Qe5 24.Rf1 Bc6 25.Kh1 Qe2 26.Qc1 d4 27.cxd4 Qe4 28.d5 Qxd5 29.f3 Kg8 30.Rd1 Qe6 31.Qf4 Nd5 32.Qd4 Ne3 33.Rc1 Bxf3 34.Kg1 Nxg2 35.Rxc7 Qe3+ 36.Qxe3 Nxe3 37.Kf2 Bc6 38.b4 Nd5 0-1
wolfpack123 (1485) - blackscorpion (2156)
GameKnot.com, 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Qxe4 8.dxc5 Nf6 9.Re1 Qf5 10.Qd4 Re8 11.Kh1 Qxc2 12.Na3 Nf3 13.Qxf6+ gxf6 14.Nxc2 Nxe1 15.Nxe1 Rxe1# 0-1
Wall,B (2145) - felineMMXI (1720)
unrated blitz, FICS, 2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Qxe4 8.dxc5 Nf6 9.Nc3 Qc6 10.Qd4 Ng6 11.f3 Re8 12.Be3 b6 13.b4 bxc5 14.bxc5 Nf8 15.a4 Ne6 16.Qc4 d6 17.Rfd1 dxc5 18.Bg5 Black forfeited by disconnection 1-0
soulman (1565) - Thermodynamics (1770)
rated standard, FICS, 2010
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.dxc5 Qxe4+ 8.Be3 Qxg2 9.Qh5+ Ng6 10.Rf1 Nf6 11.Qe2 Ng4 12.f3 Nxe3 13.Qxg2 Nxg2+ 14.Kf2 N2f4 0-1
Proudfoot (1652) - JLeee (1642)
rated standard, FICS, 2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.0-0 Qxe4 8.dxc5 Nf6 9.Re1 Qf5 10.f4 Nc6 11.Be3 Re8 12.Nc3 b6 13.Nb5 Nd5 14.Qd2 a6 15.Nd4 Nxd4 16.Bxd4 Rxe1+ 17.Rxe1 bxc5 18.Bxc5 d6 19.c4 Nxf4 20.Bxd6 cxd6 21.Rf1 g5 22.g3 Qc5+ 23.Kh1 Bb7+ 0-1
Main line:
7.0-0 Nf6 8.dxc5 Qxe4 9.Nc3 Qb4 10.Nd5 Qxc5 11.Nxf6 Kxf6 100%, 39 games
7.0-0 Nf6 8.dxe5 Ng4 100%, 22 games
7.0-0 Ng4 8.h3 68%, 1638 25 games
7.dxc5 Qxe4+ 8.Be3 Qxg2 20%, 1145 23 games
Critical line:
7.0-0 Ng4 8.h3 Bb6 9.hxg4 d6 50 % Black.
Plans White:
0-0/d4xc5/Nb1-c3/Nc3-d5/ ..(Qb4xc5)/Nd5xf6/Bc1-e3/Be3-d4 (39)
0-0/Qd1-f3/Bc1-f4/ ..(Rh8-f8)/Bf4-g3/ ..(Rf8xf3)/Bg3xh4/ ..(Rf3-f7)/Bh4-g3/Nb1-c3/Nc3-b5/Nb5xc7 (21)
Nb1-c3/Bc1-e3/Nc3-b5/Be3-f4/ ..(Nc4xd6)/Bf4xd6/Rf1-e1/f2-f3 (13)
0-0/d4xc5/Nb1-c3/Bc1-e3/c5xd6/Nc3-b5/Be3-f4/ ..(Nc4xd6)/Bf4xd6/Rf1-e1/f2-f3 (13)
Bc1-e3/Be3-d4/Bd4xe5/Qd1-f3 (28)
Nb1-c3/Bc1-e3/ ..(Qb4xd6)/Qd1xd6/Nc3-b5 (20)
Plans Black:
Ng8-f6/Qh4xe4/Qe4-b4/Qb4xc5/Kf7xf6 (39)
Ng8-f6/Qh4xe4/Qe4-b4/Qb4xc5 (39)
Ng8-f6/Qh4xe4/Qe4-b4/d7-d6/Qb4xd6/c7xd6/Ne5-c4/Bc8-d7/Nc4xd6/Rh8-e8 (19)
Ng8-f6/Nf6-g4/Kf7-e8/Rh8-f8/Rf8xf3/Rf3-f7/Bc5-d4/Ke8-f8 (21)
Qh4xe4/Qe4-b4/Qb4xc5/Kf7xf6 (39)
Ng8-f6/Qh4xe4/Qe4-b4/Qb4xc5/Qc5-c4/c7-c5/d7-d5/h7-h5/Bc8-g4/Qc4xc2 (18)
