And Another (Evans-Jerome Gambit)

Three minutes is equal to 180 seconds, which means in a 3-minute game of 36 moves, each player has an average of 5 seconds to decide on a move. Facing the Evans-Jerome Gambit, that can be a lot of pressure.

Philidor 1792 - guest23
blitz 3 0, www.bereg.ru, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 

The Evans Gambit.

4...Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.Bxf7+ 

The Evans-Jerome Gambit.

6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.Qh5+ Ng6 9.Qd5+ Ke8 10.Qxa5 

The similarity with the Jerome Gambit is clear (even the "nudge" on move 9), although it looks like the Queen, in capturing Black's Bishop, has slid to the edge of the board.

10...Qe7 11.d3 d6 12.0-0 Ne5 

It looks like Black is asking for trouble, but he is only bringing his Knight back to the Queenside to deal with the enemy Queen.

13.f4 Nc6 14.Qb5 Nf6 15.f5 a6 16.Qb3 Ne5 17.c4 Rf8 18.Bg5 Rb8 19.Nd2 Bd7 

20.Nf3 b5 21.a4 Kf7 

Running to safety.

22.axb5 axb5 23.cxb5+ Ke8 24.Nd4 c5 25.Ne6 Bxe6 26.fxe6 Qb7 27.Rfb1 Nc6 

Coming back again to "rescue" the Queenside. 

28.Bxf6 Rxf6 29.Qd5 

Instead, 29.bxc6!? was the move White was looking for.

29...Nd4 30.Qxd6 Nxb5 31.Qxc5 Rxe6 

32.d4 Rxe4 33.Ra5 Re2 34.d5 Qe7 35.Qxe7+ Kxe7
36.Raxb5 Rxb5 37.Rxb5 Rd2 

The endgame is now drawn, despite White's extra pawn.

38.Rb7+ Kf6 39.Rb5 Ke5 40.Rb7 Kf6 41.Rb5 g6 42.h3 h5 43.Kh2 h4 44.Rb4 g5 45.Rb5 Kg6 46.Rb6+ Kf5 47.d6 Ke6 48.Rb5 Kf6 49.Rb6 Ke6 50.d7+ Kxd7 51.Rg6 Rd5 52.g3 hxg3+ 53.Kxg3 Ke7 54.Kg4 Kf7 55.Rxg5 Rxg5+ 56.Kxg5 Kg7 57.h4 Kh7 58.h5 Kg7 59.h6+ Kh7 60.Kh5 Kh8 61.Kg6 Kg8 62.h7+ Kh8 63.Kh6 Draw