Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Sit At the Side of the Road and Applaud

Here is the latest Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit game from Angel Camiña, playing 1-minute (no increment) chess at lichess.org. 

I have no idea how people do that - especially, successfully. I just have to sit at the side of the road and applaud.

angelcamina - aryopg
1 0 bullet game, lichess.org, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ 



The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Neg4 



Posting the Knight aggressively, anticipating that White will castle Kingside.

The Database shows 7 previous games with this position, with White scoring 4-3-0

8.dxc5 Qe7 9.O-O Re8 10.f3



Protecting the e-pawn and kicking the Knight at g4, but 10.h3 was a safer way to do the latter.

10...Ne5 11.Bg5 Qxc5+ 12.Kh1 Nxf3 



Hoping to pick up the White piece at g5, but Angel has seen further.

13.Bxf6 gxf6 14.Qxf3 Re6 



Material is even, but White's development is better, and Black's King is very unsafe.

15.Qh5+ 

It's not an error if your opponent doesn't punish it.

15...Ke7 16.Qxh7+ Ke8 17.Qh8+ Qf8 18.Qxf8+ Kxf8


White has eased off his attack by exchanging Queens, but he still has the better game - and, with the clock ticking, the easier one to play, too. In fact, Black quickly falls into a mating net.

19.Rae1 d6 20.Nd5 Rb8 21.Nxf6 Ke7 22.Nd5+ Kd7 23.Rf7+ Kc6 24.Rxc7+ Kb5 25. Nc3+ Kb6 26.Nd5+ Kb5 27.Re3 Black lost on time 

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