The last game of the quartet of selected Jerome Gambits, by CasualGames4ever
Last but not least and techinqually first! My first clash with this opponent set the tone for the rest of our match, we reach the middle game with him still being better, yet I can easily continue whereas he struggles to find decent moves. This quickly leads to a beautiful checkmate, although I would say the first game had the best check mate
A standard Jerome Gambit position, where White has pawns to advance - and Black needs a plan. 10.O-O Bd7 11.Nc3 Bc6 12.d4 Qe8 13.d5 Bd7 14.f4 c6
So far, Black is doing fine, and has a small edge. The game is not over yet. 15.f5 Ne5 16.b3 cxd5 17.Nxd5 Nxd5 18.exd5 Qf7
Attacking White's d-pawn. Black must always be careful, however, when his King and Queen are lined up on the f-file, facing White's Rook. 19.Bb2 Giving the pawn up, as bait. Thematic was 19...f6, as played later. 19...Qxd5 20.Rad1 Qb5 21.Rxd6 Nf7
The kind of double-threat move (defends, attacks) that comes obviously, in a 3 minute game, but is often insufficient. 22.f6 g6 Black can't take the Rook, but he can't escape checkmate, either. 23.Qe7+ Kg8 24.Rxd7 Rf8 25.Qxf7+ A Queen sac finishes the game off. 25...Rxf7 26.Rd8+ Rf8 27.f7checkmate
As I mentioned previously, I received an email and some games from CasualGames4ever
So recently, just now, I played a nineteen game match against a similarly rated opponent in 3+0 blitz. As white in all but one game I played the jerome gambit, linking them all would make this email ridiculously long, so I will only link the ones I thought are the best.
Unlike the other two this one demonstrates the attacking potential of this opening rather than the positional ideas. I quickly launch the d, e, and f pawns in a brutal assault towards my opponent's king. This proved immediately fatal.
Here is another Jerome Gambit game by CasualGames4ever. As he mentioned in a recent email
So recently, just now, I played a nineteen game match against a similarly rated opponent in 3+0 blitz. As white in all but one game I played the jerome gambit, linking them all would make this email ridiculously long, so I will only link the ones I thought are the best
My opponent managed to get a very strong position out of the opening seemingly with a piece for two pawns, yet despite the lack of queens his king proved very unsafe, an aspect I quickly exploited and soon I won material and quickly converted.
Like the game in the previous post. The move is as old as Jerome - Brownson, Iowa, 1875 (1/2-1/2, 29). 6.O-O Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Qf6
The same threat to win White's Queen as we have seen. 9.Qc5+ Qd6 10.Qxd6+ cxd6 11.f4 Nc4 11...Nf7, as we have seen earlier, but which was actually played later, is safer. 12.b3 Nb6
13.Ba3 Kf7 14.Bxd6 Nf6 15.Nc3 Re8
Black has an extra piece (for two pawns) but White's Bishop block's his pawn, which blocks his Bishop, which hems in his Rook... 16.Rae1 a5 One way to activate the Rook. 17.e5 Nfd5 18.Ne4 h6 19.f5 a4 20. Bc5 axb3 21.Nd6+ Kf8
22.Nxc8+ This works. 22...f6 was even more explosive. 22...Kg8 23.Nxb6 Nxb6 24.Bxb6 Rxa2
Black misses his chance to make things a bit muddy with 24...bxc2. 25. cxb3 Rb2 26.Re3 d6 27.Bd4 Rd2 28.Bc3 Rc2 29.e6 d5 30.Rd1 b5 31.Rxd5 Rc1+ 32.Kf2 Ra8
The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) revolves around the question: Is Black's King actually safer at d8? For a while, the surprising answer seems to be Yes, but quickly - this is a 1 0 bullet game - a resounding No takes its place. angelcamina - traan 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2020 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
Black believes his King will be safer on d8. He plans to bring his Rook to e8 to pressure White's e-pawn. 12.d4 Kd8 13.f4 Re8 14.e5 dxe5 15.dxe5
15...Ng4 16.Qg3 Qc5+ 17.Kh1 h5
Black pushes his attack, even as his King sits on an open file. 18.h3 h4 Following the advice, If someone attacks one of your pieces, attack one of his, a more valuable one if possible. 19.Qf3 Nh6 20.f5
The "Jerome pawns" are on the march. 20...Nxf5 21.Qd3+ Bd7 22.Rxf5 c6 23.Rf7 Re7 24.Bg5
Black's King is no longer safe. 24...Nxe5 25.Bxe7+ Qxe7 26.Rxe7 Nxd3 27.Rxd7+ Kxd7 28.cxd3 Kc7
29.Rf1 Rd8 30.Rf7+ Kb6 31.Na4+ Kb5 32.b3 White won on time
When facing the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) it can be relatively easy to wander into trouble, especially if you underestimate the attacker's chances in that "refuted" opening. In the following blitz game, Black's chances collapse when he overlooks the dangers to his King along the e-file. baurke - PLGreen 10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
This capture is a mistake, but Black's next move compounds his troubles. He should have acknowledged the error with 10...Kd8, surrendering the Knight, hoping to play on, a pawn down. 11.Re1 Qh4 This move only works if White now captures with his Queen, as the subsequent exchange of Queens would limit White's advantage. However... 12.Rxe4+ Qxe4 13.Qxe4+ Ne7
Down a Queen for a Rook, Black's only chance is a time forfeit - which does not happen. 14.Qe5 Rg8 15.d3 d6 16.Qe4 d5 17.Qe2 b6 18.Bg5 Be6 19.Qxe6 Black resigned
When winning with the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), it is always tempting to attribute our success to the brilliance of the attack. Sometimes, however, the defender contributes as well. In the following game, Black does quite well - until he doesn't. uwuweweosaas - HellBear 3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6
7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.c3
Now 8...Nd3+ would cause the most problems. 8...g6 It is always attractive to attack the enemy Queen. Also seen recently: 8...Bb6 9.d4 Nd3+ 10.Kd2 Nxc1 11.Rxc1 Qf6 12.Qd5+ Ke7 13.Rf1 c6 14.Qe5+ Qxe5 15.dxe5 d6 16.f4 Nh6 17.h3 Rf8 18.Na3 dxe5 19.f5 g6 20.g4 gxf5 21.exf5 Bc5 22.Nc4 Nf7 23.f6+ Ke6 24.h4 Nd6 25.Nxd6 Kxd6 26.g5 Bh3 27.Rf3 Bg4 28.Rff1 Rae8 29.b4 Bb6 30.Rae1 c5 31.a3 cxb4 32.axb4 Kc7 33.f7 Re7 34.c4 Bd4 35.Re4 Rexf7 36.Rxf7+ Rxf7 37.Rxg4 Rf2+ 38.Kd3 Rf3+ 39.Ke2 Rc3 40.c5 Rc4 41.Kd3 Rxb4 42.h5 Bxc5 43.g6 Rxg4 44.gxh7 e4+ 45.Kc4 Bd4 46.Kxd4 Kc6 47.h8=Q Rg5 48.Qf6+ Black resigned, romansroad - Swan93, 10 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2020; and 8...Ne7 9.Qh3 c6 10.d4 Bb6 11.dxe5+ Kxe5 12.Qg3+ Ke6 13.Qg4+ Kd6 14.Bf4+ Kc5 15.b4+ Kc4 16.Qe2 checkmate, ibloodyuser - daughtdaught, 3 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2020. 9.Qf4 g5 It is always attractive to attack the enemy Queen. Oddly enough, Komodo 10 recommends, instead, that Black return his King to e6. 10.Qg3 Bxf2+ Rather than allow the pawn fork d2-d4. 11.Kxf2 Qf6+ 12.Ke2 Qf4
To exchange Queens, a sound strategy. 13.d4 Nc4 One of those kinds of oversights that happen in 3-minute games. 14.Bxf4+ gxf4 15.Qxf4+ Ke7 16.Rf1 Nd6 Black resigned
