Sunday, January 5, 2014

Another Delayed Declined Evans Jerome Gambit!?

For a 3-minute game, the following contest appears a bit "positional" but Philidor 1792 uses the strengths of his side more effectively than his opponent uses his strengths. 

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

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 




The venerable Evans Gambit.


4...Bb6 


Declined.


5.b5 Na5 6.Bxf7+ 


An Evans-Jerome Gambit hybrid that Philidor 1792 has played before.


6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Kf8 8.Qf3+ 


An improvement over 8.d3 of Philidor 1792 - guest2019, 3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2013 (1-0, 33) and 8.0-0 of Thomas, H - Steve, H, Jackson, MI, prison m, 1992 (1-0, 44);


Best might be 8.Bb2!?

8...Qf6 9.Bb2 


Or 9.Qxf6+ Nxf6 10.d3 as in Castled - perrypawnpusher, 3 0 bliz, FICS, 2008 (0-1, 42). 


9...Qxf3 10.Nxf3 Nc4 11.Bc1 d6 12.d3 Ne5 13.Nbd2 Nf6 14.Nxe5 dxe5 15.Nc4 Bd4 16.Rb1 Bd7



17.Be3 Bc3+ 18.Bd2 Bd4 19.Be3 Kf7 20.Bxd4 exd4 21.Ne5+ Ke6 22.Nxd7 Nxd7 23.f4 Rhf8 24.g3 Nc5


25.Rb4 Rad8 26.Kf2 g5 27.Kf3 b6 28.h4 gxf4 29.gxf4 Rg8 30.Rc4 Rd6 31.a4 c6 

Up to this point, White's two extra pawns have held their own against Black's extra piece. Now, with some inexact moves, the second player lets the "Jerome pawns" break through.

32.Ra1 Kf7 33.e5 Rh6 34.Rxd4 Rxh4 35.bxc6 Rh3+ 36.Kf2 Ke6 37.c7 Rc8 38.Rd6+ Kf5 39.Rf6+ Kg4 40.Rf7 Ne6 41.Rg1+ Black resigned

On top of the raging pawns, White also threatens checkmate.

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