Missing Element Redux

Not too long ago I posted a Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit game where White missed the opportunity for an early win, as he was not familiar with (or did not figure out) a tactical series that led to checkmate. As repetition is a part of learning, here is another example of a game missing that particular "element", although White was victorious this time, anyhow.


RattyMouse - zlatanibra
blitz, FICS, 2012


1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Nd4 

The Blackburne Shilling Gambit.


4.Bxf7+ 


The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit.


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.Qh5+ Ke7 7.Qf7+ Kd6 8.f4 

Here we go: 8.Nc4+ Kc5 9.Qd5+ Kb4 10.a3+ Ka4 11.Nc3 checkmate.


8...Qe7


Missing the defensive 8...c5 


9.Nc4+ 


This is good, but at the "cost" of missing 9.Qd5#. 


9...Kc6 10.Qd5 checkmate