Friday, August 7, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Pawns and Tactics

As I mentioned previously, I received an email and some games from CasualGames4ever
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. 
Unlike the other two this one demonstrates the attacking potential of this opening rather than the positional ideas. I quickly launch the d, e, and f pawns in a brutal assault towards my opponent's king. This proved immediately fatal. 

CasualGames4ever - Alanvarela10
3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020

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


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Kf8 6.O-O d6 

Varying from the 2 earlier games we have seen, where Black captured the Knight at e5.

7.Nxc6 bxc6 8.d4 Bb6 

9.f4 Ne7 10.f5 Ng8 

I was surprised to see that Komodo 10 agreed with this move.

11.Nc3 Qf6 12.Be3 Ne7 13.Qd3 h5 


Hoping to let the Rook work from home.

14.e5 dxe5 15.dxe5 Qxe5 

The pawn was off limits, as White shows.

16.Bxb6 axb6 17.Qd8+ Kf7 18.Qxh8 


19...c5 19.Qxh5+ Kg8 20.Qe8+ Kh7 21.Rf3 Qd4+ 22.Kh1 Nxf5 23.Rh3+ Nh6 

24.Rxh6+ Kxh6 25.Qc6+ Qd6 26.Qxa8 Bf5 


27.Qh8+ Kg6 28.Qe8+ Kh7 29.Rf1 Bxc2 30.Rf8 Kh6 31.Rh8+ Bh7 

Different Rook check, different piece block, same result.

32.Qe4 g6 33.Qh4+ Kg7 34.Rxh7+ Kg8 35.Rh8+ Kf7 36.Qh7+ Kf6 37.Ne4+ Ke5 38.Nxd6 cxd6 39.Re8+ Kd4 40.Qxg6 d5 41.Qg4+ Kd3 42.Qf3+ Kc2 43.Qc3+ Kb1 44.Re1+ Kxa2 45.Qa3 checkmate


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