I want to share some more games and overviews that have arrived in the email. (The notes in the game are mine.) As they used to say, in the heydays of snail mail, "Thanks, and keep those cards and letters coming!"
Hello Rick! So recently, just now, I played a nineteen game match against a similarly rated opponent in 3+0 blitz. As white in all but one game I played the jerome gambit, linking them all would make this email ridiculously long, so I will only link the ones I thought are the best, but If you wish to view them all, CasualGames4ever is my username.
...This one was one of the last games, at which point he had stopped taking the sacrificed knight. I only salvaged a pawn for a piece, but eventually I managed to target his weak points to win more pawns, and soon gained a crushing attack.
CasualGames4ever - Alanvarela10
3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Kf8
It is interesting that the lichess.org computer considers this move a mistake. Although it is probably not as strong as the routine 5...Nxe5, it is a reasonable move for a defender who is not wanting to be too greedy.
6.O-O
Waiting for his opponent to come to his senses and take the Knight. Castling is usually helpful for the Jerome Gambiteer.
6...Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Qf6
Ah, yes, an attention test. Did you notice Black's threat of ...Nf3+, winning the Queen? It's always something to be aware of.
9.Qc5+ Qd6 10.Qxd6+ cxd6 11.f4 Nf7 12.b3 Ke8 13. Bb2
Nf6 14. Nd2 Rg8 15. Rae1 Kd8 16. Nc4 d5
Black wants to solve a classic Jerome Gambit problem - his pawn blocks a pawn which blocks his Bishop which confines his Rook... It looks like he has avoided castling-by-hand on the Kingside, in order to place his Rook on g8 and start a counter-attack - but that never happens.
17.e5 Ne4 18.Ne3 b6 19.Nxd5 Bb7 20.c4 Nc5
21.f5
Overlooking Black's threat? I don't think so. This is a 3 0 blitz game, and I think White had a plan to create dangerous chaos on the board, knowing that the defender would not be able to keep up.
21...Nd3 22.e6 dxe6 23.fxe6 Nd6
The simplest, safest move that first comes to mind - but 23...Ng5 was stronger.
24.Ba3 Nxe1 25.Bxd6 Nd3
What could be more sensible? But, it keeps White's attack rolling.
26.Nc7 Rc8 27.Rf7
27...Nc5
Stopping the immediate checkmate 28.Rd7# but that is not all that is in play. 27...Rxc7 was best but would still lose.
28.Rd7+ Nxd7 29.e7 checkmate
Nice, right?
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