Jerome Gambit: No Time For Patience

The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game is played at bullet speed, which means that both attack and defense happen quickly. I have made a few "patient" suggestions, but those mostly are useful for preparing for the next game. 

TheRealTrueD - steven_ego

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 

7.Qd5+ Ke8 

Not nearly as popular as 7...Kf8, according to The Database, but I am not sure why. Perhaps there is a worry about the e-file.

8.Qxc5 Nf6 9.Qe3 

Also seen recently:

9.d3 d6 10.Qe3 Ng4 11.Qg3 Qh4 12.Qxh4 Nxh4 13.O-O Ne5 14.f4 Ng4 15.f5 b6 16.Nc3 Bb7 17.Bg5 Nxg2 18.Kxg2 h6 19.Bf4 g5 20. Kg3 h5 21.Bxg5 Rg8 22.Kf4 Nxh2 23.Rh1 Ng4 24.Rxh5 Ne5 25.Nb5 Ba6 26.Nxc7+ Kd7 27.Nxa6 Kc6 28.Nb4+ Kb5 29.Nd5 a5 30.a4+ Ka6 31.Nc7+ Kb7 32.Nxa8 Kxa8 33.Be7 Rg4+ 34.Ke3 Rg3+ 35.Kf2 Rf3+ 36.Ke2 Rg3 37.Bxd6 Rg2+ 38.Kf1 Rg3 39.Bxe5 Rf3+ 40.Ke2 Rg3 41.Bxg3 Kb7 42.Rh7+ Kc8 43.Ra3 Kd8 44.Rc3 Ke8 45.Rcc7 Kd8 46.Rh8 checkmate, Hotfieryramen - mrkee05, lichess.org, 2020; and

9.O-O b6 10.Qc3 Bb7 11.d3 Rf8 12.f4 c5 13.f5 Nh8 14.e5 Ng8 15.Nd2 Ne7 16.Nc4 Qc7 17.Nd6+ Kd8 18.Bg5 Nf7 19.Bh4 Bd5 20.f6 gxf6 21.Rxf6 Rg8 22.g3 Nh8 23.Nf5 Nhg6 24.Rxg6 hxg6 25.Nxe7 g5 26.Nxd5 Qc6 27.Bxg5+ Rxg5 28.Qc4 Qh6 29.Qe4 Rb8 30.Rf1 Rg8 31.Nf6 Rf8 32.Rf4 Rh8 33.h4 Qg7 34.Kg2 Rf8 35.h5 d6 36.h6 Qxh6 37.Qc6 Qg7 38.Qxd6+ Kc8 39.Nd7 Rxf4 40.Qxb8+ Kxd7 41.Qxa7+ Black resigned, Wall,B - Guest_1410, chesstempo.com, 2020. 

9...d6 10.Nc3 Be6 

This placement of the Bishop, with the Knight on g6, often triggers f2-f4 with the threat of f4-f5.

11.O-O Kf7 12.d4 Re8 

13.e5

White might have done better with the more patient 13.Qd3 Kg8 14.f4 Bf7 15.e5 - but, this is a bullet game, and there is often no time for patience. 

13...Nd5 14.Nxd5 Bxd5 15.b3 Kg8 16.c4 Be6 17.d5 Bc8 18.e6 

Black has an extra piece for two pawns, but those "Jerome pawns" are active enough to balance the game.

18...Rf8 19.f3 Qf6 20.Bd2 Ne5 21.Bc3 Qf5 22.f4 Ng6 23.g3 Qh5 24.Rae1 b6 

Black has not been able to activate his Bishop, due to the enemy pawns.

25.Kg2 Rf5 26.h3 Rf8 27.g4 Qh4 28.f5 

28...Ne5 29.Bxe5 dxe5 30.Qxe5 Bb7

 Too late.

31.e7 

The pawn moves forward before Black can run his Queen back to blockade it.

31...Rfe8 32.Qe6+ 

Strong, but f5-f6 either on this move or the next would be even stronger.

32...Kh8 

33.Re2 Rac8 34.Rfe1 Qf6 35.Qxf6 gxf6 

The Queens can come off the board, as a simple advance of Kingside pawns will be too much for Black to cope with. The clock's influence can be seen in this simplification and the following moves.

36.Re6 c6 37.Rxf6 

When short of time, grab material. Again, if there were time, 37.d6 c5+ 38.Kg3 Bc6 39.Rxf6 would have been the play.

37...Rc7 

The consistent 37...cxd5 38.cxd5 Bxd5+ would lead to equality.

38.Rf8+ Rxf8 39.exf8=Q checkmate