JG: The New (Part 3)

JG: The New in Its Opening Theory, in Its Psychology (Part 3)

 

 (by Yury V. Bukayev) 

 If you play 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.Qh3+ against the opponent who isn’t too cautious, then he’ll probably prefer to fight in a position that is unknown to him (7…Ke7 or 7…Kd6) instead of the cautious move 7…Kf7, although he understands that 7.Qh3+ is probably a theoretical novelty and a good move for Jerome Gambit (JG) theory. The move 7…Ke7 was considered particularly in Part 2. Now I start to look at the complicated variation 7…Kd6. I think, 8.Nc3! is theoretically the best move here. Black has a lot of possible responses here: 8…Qf6, 8…Ke7, 8…Kc6, 8…c6, 8…Qf8 etc., and Black should defend very exactly even after the strongest of these moves. Let’s consider some of White’s traps (your opponent has shown by his 7th move that he is enough brave chess player):  

8…Qf6 9.d4 Bxd4!? 10.Nb5+ Kc5? [10…Ke7! (Black returns one piece – the dark-squared Bishop, so it makes the position slightly similar to the position after 7…Ke7 8.Qc3!?)] 11.Nxd4 Kxd4? 12.Qe3! Kc4 13.a4 +- ; 

8…Qf6 9.f4 Qxf4? [9…Bf2+ 10.Ke2! Qxf4?! 11.d4! Qg4+ (11…Qh4 12.dxe5+ (with the idea Qh3-f5 or Qh3-d3), and White stands better) 12.Kxf2 Qxh3 13.dxe5+ Kxe5 14.gxh3, and the formation of a material equality gives a chance to White; after 9…Kc6 the moves 10.Ne2!? and 10.b4!? give a chance to White.] 10.d4! Qf6 11.dxe5+ Qxe5 12.Rf1! Black has an extra Bishop, but White stands better.