Thursday, October 31, 2013

Delayed Evans Jerome Gambit (Part 2)


In this rematch between opponents, in another Delayed Evans Jerome Gambit, Black is better able to control his time usage. When White misses a drawing chance - or, maybe, he was going for the win - Black is able to pull his game together and bring the danger to White's King.

There is a whole lot of chess for 3 minutes a side.

Philidor 1792 - guest343
blitz 3 0, www.bereg.ru, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Ba5 6.O-O Nf6 7.d4 d6 8.Bxf7+ 

The Delayed Evans Jerome Gambit.

8...Kxf7 9.Ng5+ Ke8 10.f4 exd4 11.cxd4 Bb6 12.Bb2 h6 13.e5 dxe5 14.fxe5 Nxe5 15.Rxf6 gxf6 16.Qh5+ Ke7 



In the previous game Black elected to put his King on d7.

17.Ba3+ Kd7 18.Qh3+ Kc6 19.Qc3+ Kd7

It is likely that Black did not realize that his strongest line of play was the scary 19...Kd5 20.Qb3+ Kxd4

20. Qh3+ Ke8 21.Qh5+ Kd7 22.Qh3+ Kc6 23.Qc3+ Kb5 



Black's chance to avoid the draw came with 23...Kd5.

24.Qb4+

Instead, 24.Qb2+ Kc6 25.Qc3+ and White could claim a draw by 
threefold repetition. Black's King can not escape the checks by 24...Ka6, and he loses his Queen with 24...Ka5 25.Bb4+ Kb5 26.Be7+ etc., although in the latter case the game is still relatively balanced.

24...Ka6 

Now, despite the storm, Black's King will be able to find shelter, and eventually he will counter-attack.

25.Qa4+ Ba5 26.Ne4 b5!?


27.Nc5+ Kb6 28.Qd1 Ng4 29.Bb2 Qd5 30.a4 b4 31.Nd2 Bb7


32.Qe2 a6 33.Nc4+ Ka7 34.Nxa5 Rae8 35.Qf1 Ne3


36.Qf2 Qxg2+ 37.Qxg2 Bxg2 38.Re1 Bh3 39.Nc6+ Kb6 40.Nxb4 Rhg8+ 41.Kh1 Bg2+ 42.Kg1 Bd5+ 43.Kf2 Rg2 checkmate


Wow.

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