Wilder!

Taking the lead from Pete Banks (see "Wild!") I stopped by the Lolli Gambit (aka Wild Muzio) tournament on Chessworld.

He was right: I found a number of quick wins for White, including ten (so far) that followed the same line: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7 Kxf7 6. Ne5 Ke8 7. Qxg4 d6 8. Qh5 Ke7 9. Qf7 checkmate.

There was another game that was even shorter: 1. e4 e5 2. f4 exf4 3. Nf3 g5 4. Bc4 g4 5. Bxf7 Kxf7 6. Ne5 Ke6 7. Qxg4 Kd6 8. Nf7 Black resigns.

Obviously the Wild Muzio has some "shock and awe" impact.

It's also pretty double-edged, as I noticed some quick wins by Black, in 11, 13 and 14 moves.

Clearly this opening and the Chessworld site are worth a closer look.

In the meantime, here's a bit longer Lolli Gambit win from my database, between two players from the Ukraine:

Nasikan - Pasemko
12th Stepichev Memorial
Kiev, 2004

1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 3.Nf3 g5 4.Bc4 g4 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Ne5+ Ke8 7.Qxg4 Nf6 8.Qxf4 d6 9.Nf3 Bg7

Better is 9...Rg8, according to Polerio – and Fritz 8.

10.0-0 Kf8

This idea seems a bit extravagant and leads to an equal game, whereas 10...Nc6 seems to hold Black's edge.

11.d4 Kg8 12.e5 dxe5 13.dxe5 Nd5 14.Qg3 h6 15.c4 Nb6 16.b3 Nc6 17.Bb2 Be6 18.Nc3 Bxc4

Playing with fire. Wiser was 18...Kh7.

19.Rad1

Why not simply 19.bxc4 ?

19...Qe7

Sealing his doom: withdrawing the en prise Bishop with 19...Bd5 was best.

20.bxc4 Nxc4

After this White either wins the Black Queen or checkmates his opponent.

21.Nd5 Qc5+

This allows mate. 21...Ne3 may be "best", as it "only" leads to the loss of the Queen

22.Kh1 Nxb2

Or: 22...Qxd5 23.Rxd5 Ne3 24.Rd7 Nf5 25.Qg6 Rh7 26.Qxf5 Rf8 27.Qg6 Ne7 28.Rxe7 c5 29.e6 Kh8 30.Bxg7+ Kg8 31.Bf6+ Rg7 32.Qxg7 checkmate

23.Nf6+ Kf7

Or: 23...Kf8 24.Nd4 Nxd4 25.Nh5+ Ke8 26.Qxg7 Kd8 27.e6 Qd6 28.Qxh8+ Ke7 29.Qf6+ Ke8 30.Ng7 checkmate

24.Nd7

Quicker: 24.Nh4 Nd3 25.Qg6+ Kf8 26.Nd7+ Ke7 27.Qxg7+ Kd8 28.Nxc5 Kc8 29.Qxh8+ Nd8 30.Rxd3 a6 31.Qxd8 checkmate

24...Qe7

"Better": 24...Rhf8 25.Nxc5 Nxd1 26.Rxd1

25.Nh4+ Ke8 26.Qg6+ Kd8 27.Nb6+ Nxd1 28.Rxd1+ Qd6 29.Rxd6+ cxd6 30.Qxd6+ Ke8 31.Nxa8

White has his win in mind, and so misses the faster: 31.Qe6+ Ne7 32.Nf5 Bf8 33.Nd6+ Kd8 34.Qd7 checkmate

31...Bxe5 32.Nc7+ Kf7 33.Qe6+ Kg7 34.Nf5+ Kf8 35.Qe8 checkmate