Bringing the Heat

Sometimes the Jerome Gambit just doesn't seem aggressive enough - yes, I know, that can be hard to believe. In those cases, it might be appropriate to reach back further in time, and put together a hybrid gambit - something that Philidor 1792 is an expert in.  

Philidor 1792 - guest133
3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2014

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 

The venerable Evans Gambit.

4...Bxb4 5.c3 Bc5 6.Bxf7+ 

The Evans-Jerome Gambit. This blog featured a number of Philidor 1792's games toward the end of last year, starting with "The Evans-Jerome Gambit Returns (Part 1)".

6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.Qh5+ Ng6

Or 8...Ke6 9.Qf5+ Kd6 10.d4 Qe8 (10...Qe7 11.Bg5 Qe6 12.Qf8+ Black resigned, Philidor 1792 - guest133, 3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2014) 11.Bf4 Kc6 12.Qxe5 Qxe5 13.Bxe5 Bf8 14.d5+ Kb6 15.Na3 Nf6 16.Rb1+ Ka6 17.Nb5 Ne8 18.Bxc7 b6 19.Bf4 d6 20.c4 Bd7 21.O-O Be7 22.Be3 Bxb5 23.cxb5+ Kb7 24.Rfc1 Nf6 25.Bd4 Rhg8 26.Rc6 Nd7 27.f4 g5 28.f5 Rac8 29.g3 Nc5 30.f6 Bxf6 31.Bxf6 Nxe4 32.Bb2 Rxc6 33.dxc6+ Kc7 34.Rf1 d5 35.Rf7+ Kd6 36.Rd7+ Kc5 37.c7 Rc8 38.Be5 Black resigned, Philidor 1792 - guest133, 3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2014. 

9.Qd5+ Kf8 10.Qxc5+ Qe7

Or 10...d6 11.Qe3 Nf6 12.O-O Kf7 13.d3 Re8 14.f4 Kg8 15.Na3 Bd7 16. Rb1 b6 17.Qg3 Qe7 18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.Rxb5 c5 20.c4 Qd7 21.Bb2 Qg4 22.a4 Qxg3 23.hxg3 Ne7 24.Bc3 Nd7 25.a5 Nc6 26.Ra1 Kf7 27.g4 Reb8 28.axb6 axb6 29.Rbb1 g6 30.Kf2 Ke7 31.g5 Nd4 32.Rh1 Rh8 33.Rxh7+ Rxh7 34.Rxa8 Rf7 35.Ke3 Nc2+
36.Kd2 Nd4 37.Ke3 Nc2+ 38.Kd2 Nd4 Drawn, Philidor 1792 - guest892, 3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2014. 

11.Qxe7+ N8xe7 12.Na3 c6 13.Nc4 d5 14.Nd6 dxe4 15.O-O Ne5 16.Ba3 b6 17.Rfe1 c5 

18.d4 Nd3 19.Rxe4 Bf5 20.Nxf5 Nxf5 21.Rd1 Nd6 22.Re3 Nf4 23.Rf3 Nc4 24.Rxf4+ Black resigned