Waiting... Pouncing!

I just got an email (and a Jerome Gambit game) from Bill Wall, in response to my post "Like the Big Boys".

Here is the game, with notes by Bill.


Wall,B - NFNZ
FICS, 2011

I liked the way you described my games as waiting, waiting, waiting, pouncing. This game demonstrates the waiting and the pouncing. You will like the way I got out of a pin of my queen and king. I never made this maneuver before. Then I pounced for mate.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Nc3 Nc6

4.Bc4

Waiting...

4...Bc5

Yes!

5.Bxf7+

5...Kxf7 6.Qe2

Waiting...

6...Rf8?

Yes

7.Qc4+

Small pounce

7...d5 8.Qxc5 d4 9.Nb5

Waiting...

9...Nxe4 10.Nxe5+ Nxe5 11.Qxe5

Waiting

11...Ng3

Did I make a mistake?

12.fxg3

Waiting...

12...Re8

Looks bad.


13.O-O+!

Big pounce

13...Kg8 14.Qxc7

Waiting

14...Qg5

14...Qxc7 15.Nxc7 forks the two rooks

15.Qf7+!

Final fatal pounce.

Black resigns as 15...Kh8 16.Qxe8 is mate