Jerome Gambit: Drilling Down (29)

RevvedUp is happy to use the opening innovation in the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) introduced by Shredder 8 in the last game (see "Jerome Gambit: Drilling down (28)") but his hopes for an early draw are dashed, nonetheless.




RevvedUp - Yace Paderbornblitz 2 12, 2006

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6


7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Qe2

9...Nf6 10.Qc4+ Kd6 11.Qd3+

This Queen check, in a position where Black's Knight was not yet developed, led to quick draws in Crafty 19.19 - RevvedUp and Hiarcs 8 - RevvedUp. Unfortunately for White, here the Knight makes a difference.

11...Kc6
Black can go this way, instead of to e2 – but even in that case, White's thematic Qg3 doesn't force a repetition of position: 11...Ke2 12.Qg3 Nxe4 13.Qxe5+ Kf7 14.Rf1+ Bf2+ 15.Rxf2+ 16.Nxf2 and after White captures the Knight at f2 he will be down only the exchange for a pawn, but Black's game will still be much better.

12.Qf3

Fritz 8 prefers the exchange of Queens, but a pawn-for-a-piece is not the ideal Jerome Gambit endgame.

12...Bg4 13.Qb3 Qd4 14.Rf1

A slip, but 14.Qe3 Nxe4 was hardly attractive.

14...Qxe4+ White resigns