Thursday, August 22, 2019

Jerome Gambit: House of Cards

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After the previous hectic game shared here, perhaps it is time to post a simple encounter where a lot goes right for White, too much goes wrong for Black, and a good laugh was probably had by all - after all, the time control was again, 1 minute, no increment. 

angelcamina - buhua
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2019

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


The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Re8 


One way to return a piece. There are 30 examples in The Database.
White scores 68%, although Stockfish 10 gives Black the clear advantage. (Welcome to the Jerome Gambit.)

8.dxe5 Rxe5 9.O-O Kg8 10.Bf4 d6 


An automatic response that wasn't thought through enough. Black's game collapses like a house of cards.

11.Bxe5 dxe5 12.Qxd8+ Ne8 13.Qxe8+ Bf8 14.Nd5 Kh8 15.Qxf8 checkmate


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