The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game against tmarkst brought to mind the lament expressed earlier in "Jerome Gambit for Dummies (3)". Against such refutations as Whistler's Defense, What's a Jerome Gambit Gemeinde to do?? perrypawnpusher - tmarkst
blitz , FICS, 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
This was my 70th Jerome or Jerome-ized game. That I've scored 88% with the lines is a tribute to the general level of chaos in the chess world. Or sheer luck.4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6
Now: Blackburne or Whistler?
7.Qxe5 Qe7 
Whistler, it is – my favorite anti-Jerome Gambit. I once used it myself to win a nice game against one of the top players in the Jerome Gambit Gemeinde (see "Jerome Gambit Tournament: Chapter VIII").Well, there was not much to do here but to take some inspiration from my buddy abhailey, who faced down the Whistler and wondered what all the fuss was about (see "Beware: Mad Dog!")...
8.Qf4+
This move looks like it took my opponent by surprise. C'mon, Mr. Pawnpusher, you're a piece down and I was offering you a Rook...
8...Kg7 9.d3 d6 10.Nc3 Bd4
Black has an idea on how to proceed, but I'm guessing that 10...Nf6 followed by ...Rf8 would have taken him further.
11.0-0 Qf6 12.Qd2
Cowering. A much better idea was 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.c3 Be5 14.Qg5 which should lead to a relatively even position.
12...Be6 13.Kh1 Rf8 14.f3
Adopting the "come and get me" approach. At this point Black's only problem is over-confidence.
14...c6 15.Ne2 Be5
Black now has a massive preponderance of pieces on the Kingside, so it was hard for him to see that the text move was an error.
16.d4 Bxh2
Forced, but still scary-looking.
17.Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 h5
19.Qg5 Qxg5 20.Bxg5 h4 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Nxe6+ Rxe6
Exchanging pieces has calmed things down a bit.
23.Kf2 h3 24.gxh3 Rxh3 25.Ke3
The storm is over, and I was looking to see what I could make out of my pawn advantage.
25...Ne7 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.Rh1 Rg3 28.Rag1 Rxg1 29.Rxg1 d5
I can work with this. In the meantime, I think my opponent's disappointment (Where did my attack go??) hobbled his play.
30.e5 Kf7 31.f4 Re8 32.Rh1 Ke6 33.Rh6 Kf5 34.Rh7 Rb8
35.Rf7+ Ke6 36.Rf6+ Ke7 37.Rxg6
37...Kf7 38.f5 Rf8 39.Rf6+ Ke7 40.Rxf8 Kxf8 41.Kf4 Kf7 42.Kg5 b5 43.e6+ Black resigned
Looks like I won't have to give up the Jerome Gambit - at least for another week!
8...Kg7 9.d3 d6 10.Nc3 Bd4
Black has an idea on how to proceed, but I'm guessing that 10...Nf6 followed by ...Rf8 would have taken him further.11.0-0 Qf6 12.Qd2
Cowering. A much better idea was 12.Nd5 Qd8 13.c3 Be5 14.Qg5 which should lead to a relatively even position.12...Be6 13.Kh1 Rf8 14.f3
Adopting the "come and get me" approach. At this point Black's only problem is over-confidence.14...c6 15.Ne2 Be5
Black now has a massive preponderance of pieces on the Kingside, so it was hard for him to see that the text move was an error.16.d4 Bxh2
Forced, but still scary-looking.17.Kxh2 Qh4+ 18.Kg1 h5
19.Qg5 Qxg5 20.Bxg5 h4 21.Nf4 Re8 22.Nxe6+ Rxe6
Exchanging pieces has calmed things down a bit.23.Kf2 h3 24.gxh3 Rxh3 25.Ke3
The storm is over, and I was looking to see what I could make out of my pawn advantage.25...Ne7 26.Bxe7 Rxe7 27.Rh1 Rg3 28.Rag1 Rxg1 29.Rxg1 d5
I can work with this. In the meantime, I think my opponent's disappointment (Where did my attack go??) hobbled his play.30.e5 Kf7 31.f4 Re8 32.Rh1 Ke6 33.Rh6 Kf5 34.Rh7 Rb8
35.Rf7+ Ke6 36.Rf6+ Ke7 37.Rxg6
37...Kf7 38.f5 Rf8 39.Rf6+ Ke7 40.Rxf8 Kxf8 41.Kf4 Kf7 42.Kg5 b5 43.e6+ Black resigned
Looks like I won't have to give up the Jerome Gambit - at least for another week!
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