Jerome Gambit: More Home Remedy

I enjoy the many ways that defenders cope with the Jerome Gambit. Some solutions are quite creative, and open a window into the minds of their creators.

angelcamina - ShadowKnight314
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Bxf2+ 

Many Jerome Gambiteers have faced this home brew, including: annicks, blackburne, chessmanjeff, fehim, Gandybh, mrjoker, perrypawnpusher, Petasluk, shugart, Superpippo, UNPREDICTABLE, Wall and ZahariSokolov.

8.Kxf2 Qf6+ 9.Qxf6+ Nxf6 

Black forced the exchange of Queens, taking the energy out of White's brash attack. However, the price is steep: he surrendered a "won" game for one a pawn down. Nonetheless, it can almost be considered a psychological counter-gambit, as White now has to come up with a whole new, quieter, game plan.

It is often easier to play quickly when you are ahead in material, and this becomes a factor in the game.

10.d3 d6 11.Rf1 Kg7 12.b3 Bg4 13.Bb2 Rhf8 14.Kg3 Bd7 15.Nd2 Kg8 

Ooops! The time control is 1 minute, no increment, and this slip is going to make Black's chances shrink further.

16.Rxf6 Rxf6 17.Bxf6 Rf8 18.Bd4 c5 19.Bc3 b5 20.Rf1 Re8 

21.Ba5 b4 22.Bc7 Re6 23.Nc4 Bb5 24.Nxd6 a6 25.Nxb5 axb5 

26.e5 c4 27.dxc4 bxc4 28.bxc4 Rc6 29.Bd6 Rxc4 30.Rf2 Rc3+ 31.Kf4 Rc4+ 32.Ke3 Black lost on time