Jerome Gambit Strikes in Denmark!

Hi Rick,

Already the first game is decided in my Jerome gambit thematic tournament, and in my favour.!!

Before the tournament began I searched my Jerome file for White wins, and arranged them in variation order.
Here is the game : start 8/10-2008, end 15/10-2008

White: Martin Moller
Black: Jan Pedersen
www.eskak.dk , 10.2008
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 Qf6+
A rather unambitious line on Black's part, I think, forcing the exchange of Queens, and White is a pawn up (we were following game no. 209).

[I agree, Martin: my database has 11 games with this line and White has won 10, the only loss coming in a mis-played Rook-and-pawn endgame. – Rick]
[When NM Brian Wall played against this line, he commented "Luckily, there is an unwritten Law of Chess that states a lower rated player will trade any advantage, no matter how massive, for a certain draw against a higher rated player. The Law is based on the principle that the lower rated player knows in his heart he never deserves to win, no matter how well he has played... Black sees an "opportunity" to trade queens and grabs it with both hands."]
9.Qxf6+ Nxf6 10.d3
[10.Nc3 d6 ( 10...b6 11.d3 d6 12.Rf1 Rf8 13.Kg1 Kg7 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.Nd5 Rxf1+ 16.Rxf1 c6 17.Nc7 Rb8 18.Ne6+ Kg8 19.Bh6 Ba6 20.Kf2 Nc5 21.Nxc5 bxc5 22.Ke3 Re8 23.b3 d5 24.Rf4 Bc8 25.Kd2 dxe4 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.dxe4 Kf7 28.h3 Kf6 29.Ke3 g5 30.g4 Kg6 31.Bf8 h5 32.Bxc5 a6 Black resigned, blackburne Bullit52, www.chessworld.net 2007) 11.d4 c6 12.h3 Re8 13.Re1 Be6 14.Bf4 Rad8 15.Rad1 Nh5 16.Bh2 Rf8 17.g4 Nf6 18.Kg2 Kg7 19.Bg3 b5 20.d5 cxd5 21.exd5 Black resigned, brianwall - maten8, Internet Chess Club 2004]

10...d6 11.Rf1 Kg7 12.Kg1 Bd7 13.Nc3 Rhf8

[13...c6 14.Bh6+ Kxh6 15.Rxf6 Rhf8 16.Raf1 Rxf6 17.Rxf6 d5 18.Rd6 Black resigns, guest1824 - guest1255, Internet Chess Club 2002]
14.h3
[14.Bg5 Nh5 15.Nd5 Rac8 16.Rxf8 Kxf8 17.Rf1+ Kg7 18.Bf6+ Nxf6 19.Nxf6 Bc6 20.Ng4 h5 21.Ne3 Re8 22.Rf4 d5 23.Nxd5 Black resigns, blackburne03 -bobby-pisher, Internet Chess Club 2003]
14...Nh5 15.Be3 a6 16.Nd5
An annoying Knight.

16...c6 17.Nb6 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Rd8 19.Bg5 Resigns

I win a piece.
Best regards,

Martin Moller
Jerome Gambit Gemeinde Member