Shorter and Even More Unbecoming

I just meant to check on my opponent, but I hit the "play" button instead of the "history" button, and wound up inflicting another annoying game on him. Perhaps it was his extravagant use of time, again, but for the second game in a row my play was sad, sad, sad. 


perrypawnpusher - Conspicuous
blitz, FICS, 2011

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

The Jerome Gambit.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Kf8

A strong and practical defense: Black decides that he has enough material to win, and takes no further risks.

6.Nxc6 dxc6 7.d3 Qf6

Commanding the dark squares and targetting f2.

8.0-0 Nh6 9.Be3 Bd6

10.f4 Ng4 11.e5

This move apparently scared my opponent, but it is a disaster-in-the-making for me. Sadly, I was clueless at the time.

11...Nxe3

Instead, Black should escape the fork with 11...Qh6 and after 12.h3 (to stop mate) administer one of his own with 12...Nxe3.

12.Qe2

Horrible. Instead, 12.Qf3 would have kept Black's advantage to a minimum.

12...Nxf1

Lucky for me Black was seeing as much (or as little) as I was, or he would have simply played 12...Bxe5, since 13.fxe5 Qxf1+ 14.Qxf1+ Nxf1 15.Kxf1 Ke7 would leave him a Rook ahead.

13.exf6 Black resigned

I don't think I dare play Conspicuous again!