In the following game my opponent was careful to a fault, giving me time to get my opening up and running – much to his discomfort, and later, distress.
perrypawnpusher - Macgregr
blitz, FICS, 2010
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
The Semi-Italian Opening. It is often a sign of caution by Black: no enemy Knight will come to g5. It can also signal that the second player is planning on taking his time in putting together his defense – something that should please White.
4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ng6
8.Qd5+ Ke8 9.Qxc5 d6 10.Qe3 Qe7
11.Nc3 Be6 12.f4 Nf8
A bit better was 12...Bf7.
My opponent was being very careful – often a good idea, but here he risks falling behind in development. (Castling-by-hand on the Kingside, for example, is a long way off.)
Maybe he believed that he had all the time in the world against an opening as derelict as the Jerome Gambit?
13.f5 Bc4 14.d3 Bb5
A slip – connected directly, I suspect, to his dismissal of the Jerome as something unworthy of his full attention.
Black could minimize his disadvantage by identifying White's threats and playing to meet them: 14...Bf7 15.d4 Kd7 16.e5 Re8 17.e6 Bxe6 19.fxe6 Qxe6 20.Qd3.
analysis diagram
White has an edge – because of his slightly better development.
15.Nxb5 Qd7 16.Nc3 g6
17.Bd2 Kd8 18.d4 Nf6
19.e5 dxe5 20.dxe5 Nd5
White is just playing his Jerome Gambit moves...
21.Nxd5 Qxd5 22.Bc3
22...Rg8
A final slip. Necessary was 22...Kc8.
23.Rad1 Black resigned
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