Sunday, September 1, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Occasional Inattention

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There are many ways to defeat the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), but relaxing too soon is not among them. In the following game, the defender plays a spirited game, marred only by occasional, deadly, inattention.

Wall, Bill - Guest564723
PlayChess.com, 2019

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 




4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Qd5+ 

The "nudge".

7...Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 Nf6 



10.f3 Be6 

Since White's f-pawn has taken only one step, instead of two, Black's Bishop feels safe coming to this spot.

Bill has seen 10...Kf7 twice: Wall, Bill - Guest3544144, PlayChess.com, 2013 (1-0, 35) and Wall, Bill - Guest1105387, PlayChess.com, 2014 (1-0, 30).

11.f4

Threatening to advance and fork two pieces, after all.

11...Ng4 12.Qg3 Qh4 13.Qxh4 Nxh4 



White's dangerous Queen has been exchanged. Black still needs to be wary. Instead, he relaxes too soon.

14.O-O Ke7 15.f5 Bc4 16.d3 Ba6 17.Bg5+ 



17...Kd7 18.Bxh4 Ne3 19.Rf2 Ng4 

Does Black really hope for a draw by repetition?

20.Rf3 Rhf8 21.Rg3 Nh6 



22.Rxg7+ Rf7 23.Rg3 d5 24.Nc3 c6 



25.b4 Re8 26.Bg5 Ng8 27.a4 d4 28.Ne2 c5 

Black's pieces do not coordinate. Black is a bit too focused on some pawns, and not on others; hence, this slip. 

29.b5 Black resigned

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