Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Jerome Gambit: When White Equalizes, He Has the Advantage

It is a curious thing - as is the Jerome Gambit - but when White equalizes in the Jerome, he appears to have the advangage.
The following game illustrates.

angelcamina - dumberovsky
1 0 bullet, 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 Bb4 8.dxe5 Nxe4 9.Qf3+ Nf6 10.exf6 Re8+ 11.Be3 Bxc3+ 12.bxc3 gxf6 



Roughly an equal game. Dangerous for Black.

13.O-O-O d6 14.Qh5+ Kg8 15.Bh6 Re7 16.Rhe1 Rf7 



Black needed to bring his Bishop to e6.

17.Re3 Qd7 18.Rde1 Black lost on time



If he had enough time, Black would have to give up his Queen - and then be checkmated, anyhow.


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