Ng5+

Still fascinated with the move Ng5+ for White in the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) after yesterday's examples of play in the ChessWorld Jerome Gambit Thematic Tournament, I bumped into the following recently played game at FICS.



Darthnik - cstevep
blitz, FICS, 2011

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nf6 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Nc3 Bc5

The Italian Four Knights Game.

5.Bxf7+

The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Ng5+ Ke8 7.h3 Be7 8.Nf3 Kf7 9.Ng5+ Ke8 10.Nf3 Kf7 11.Ng5+ Ke8 Draw

(Ah, yes Geoff Chandler was on to it earlier; perhaps the Jerome Gambit is a forced draw after all...)