Off the Beaten Path

This game wanders a bit from the usual Jerome Gambit move order, but I was very interested in playing Bxf7+, even if the move had to be delayed a bit.


perrypawnpusher - cinamon
blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6

The Semi-Italian Opening.

A delay similar to the game: 3...a6 4.0-0 h6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Bxf7+ Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.Qh5+ Ke6 9.Qf5+ Kd6 10.d4 Bxd4 11.Rd1 c5 12.Ne2 Kc7 13.Nxd4 d6 14.Ne6+ Bxe6 15.Qxe6 Nf6 16.Bf4 Re8 17.Qb3 Nxe4 18.Bxe5 Rxe5 19.Qf7+ Qd7 20.Qf3 Qf5 21.Qxf5 Rxf5 22.f3 Ng5 23.Re1 Kd7 24.Rad1 Re8 25.Rxe8 Kxe8 26.Rxd6 Re5 27.Kf2 Ke7 28.Rb6 Rf5 29.Rxb7+ Kf6 30.Rb6+ Kf7 31.Rxa6 Ne4+ 32.Ke3 Nd6 33.Rxd6 Ke7 34.Rd3 Rh5 35.h3 Re5+ 36.Kf2 g5 37.Re3 Rxe3 38.Kxe3 Kd6 39.Ke4 c4 40.Kd4 Black resigned, perrypawnpusher - angelosgoulianos, blitz, FICS, 2007.

4.0-0 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.a3

I'm sure that 6.d4 is a better move, but I was still angling for a Jerome-ish game.

I've also tried 6.d3 Bc5 7.Be3 (7.Bxf7+ Kxf7 8.Nxe5+ Nxe5 9.d4 d6 10.dxc5 Bg4 11.f3 Bh5 12.g4 Nexg4 13.fxg4 Bg6 14.g5 hxg5 15.Bxg5 dxc5 16.Qf3 Qd4+ 17.Kh1 Qe5 18.Bxf6 Qxh2 checkmate, perrypawnpusher - tschup, blitz, FICS, 2010) 7...Qe7 8.Nd5 Nxd5 9.Bxd5 Nb4 10.Bb3 Bxe3 11.fxe3 Qc5 12.Bxf7+ Kxf7 13.Nxe5+ Ke7 14.Ng6+ Kd6 15.d4 Qg5 16.e5+ Kd5 17.Qf3+ Kc4 18.b3+ Kb5 19.c4+ Kb6 20.Nxh8 d6 21.exd6 c6 22.Nf7 Qg6 23.e4 Bd7 24.Ne5 h5 25.Nxg6 Black resigned, perrypawnpusher - EAB, blitz, FICS, 2010.

6...Bc5 7.Bxf7+

Finally.

7...Kxf7 8.Nxe5+ Nxe5 9.d4 Qe7 10.dxc5 Qxc5 11.Be3 Qc4

12.f4 Neg4 13.Bd4 Re8

A bit better was 13...d6, which kept Black's edge.

14.h3 Ne3 15.Bxe3 Nxe4 16.Qd5+ Qxd5 17.Nxd5 Rf8

Black has returned the sacrificed piece and material is even, for the moment. I am able to grab a pawn, but over the next few moves miss chances to gain more. 

18.Nxc7 Rb8 19.Nd5

Much better was 19.Ba7 (or 21.Ba7).

19...Ng3 20.Rfe1 d6 21.Rad1 Be6

22.Nc3 Rbd8 23.Kh2 Nf5 24.Bb6 Rc8

25.g4 Ne7 26.Rxd6 Kg8

White has been making steady progress, but this error accelerates it. 

27.Rdxe6 Nc6 28.f5 Black resigned