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I noticed in preparing yesterday's game (see "Done in by Greed") that I had overlooked the following one. Here it is, without too much over-compensation in terms of notes and references...

perrypawnpusher - Navarrra
blitz, FICS, 2011

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6

7.Qf5+ Ke7

Probably a shocked response, as it returns two pieces.

8.Qxe5+ Kf7

Both possible King moves are equal, but the text gives Black an opportunity to go wrong if he is careless, as opposed to playing 8...Kf8 directly.

9.Qd5+

There is, of course, nothing wrong with the direct 9.Qxc5.

9... Kg6

Here is some of that aforementioned carelessness, though. The King wanders away from home and into danger.

Instead, perrypawnpusher - Leontes, FICS, 2009 continued 10... Qe7 11. Qxe7+, when Black resigned, acknowledging the uphill fight in a Queenless middlegame, 2 pawns down.

10.Qf5+ Kh6 11.d4+ g5

12.Qxc5 d6 13.Qc3 Qe7 14.Qe3 Bf5

An oversight that does not help.

15. exf5 Qxe3+ 16. Bxe3 Nf6

With Queens off of the board, it appears that Black's King is out of danger – but at a cost.

17.h4 Kg7 18.hxg5 Nd5 19.Nc3 Nxc3 20.bxc3 Rae8

Those nasty "Jerome pawns" – all 8 of them.

21.Kd2 b5  22. f6+ Kf7 23.Rh6 a6 24.Rah1 c6 25.Rxh7+ Rxh7 26.Rxh7+ Ke6

Black resigned, in light of 27.f7 Rc7 28.Rg7 Rf8 29.g6 d5 Rg8