1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines
(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)
Saturday, July 14, 2012
Finish Him Off!
There are about 165 games by jfhumphrey in The Database, many, like the next game, with White playing against a higher rated player.
Defending against the Jerome Gambit means 1)finding a refutation, 2)following it with accurate play, and then 3)finishing off the attacker.
The longer that Black delays that third step, the more likely it is that he will suffer a calamity himself.
jfhumphrey - NextStar
blitz, FICS, 2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Kf8 7.Nxc6 bxc6
Even though Black would have done better with 6...Nxe5 and 7...dxc6, he still has a playable game, with an edge.
8.0-0 Ba6 9.d3 d6 10.Ne2 h5
It is hard to tell if this is aggression or disrespect. In either event, Black should not play around, but finish off his opponent.
11.Nf4 Qe8 12.c4 Bc8 13.Be3 Bb6 14.Bxb6 cxb6
White is showing the calm patience that often is strangely rewarded in the Jerome. In this case, Black becomes careless.
15.Qf3 Qe5
Ouch.
16.Ng6+ Kg8 17.Nxe5 dxe5 Black resigned
Moral: when you have the advantage, do not play around, but finish your opponent off!
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