Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Bullet

Bullet games amaze me. I am amazed that people can think that fast. By comparison, I am sure that my first and last bullet game would go something like this: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bc5 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Bxf7+ White loses on time.

The following game by longtime Jerome Gambiteer angelcamina has a good bit of lightness imbedded in it, so it is essential to keep in mind that it is one of those 1-minute, no increment games that rewards aggressive play, even if the attack is not always the most efficient one.


angelcamina - Dr_Hik

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2021


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


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Nf7 


Interesting. This solid move - returning material but leaving Black with an edge - is not often played, but it appeared in a game just a few posts ago, as well.

8.Qf5+ 

Which piece to protect? Black chooses to hang onto the Bishop, but this kind of decision making takes time - a rare comodity in a 1-minute bullet game.

8...Kd6 9.Qd5+ 

Pretty funny. White could have simply grabbed the Knight with 9.Qxf7.

9...Ke7 10.Qxc5+ d6 11.Qe3 Nf6 


12.O-O Re8 13.d4 Kf8 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Nd5 


16.Qe4 c6 

A slip. Dropping a pawn in bullet is not immediately lethal, but it can cause a distraction.

17.Qxh7 Qe7 

Wow. I was not expecting that.

Neither was White.

18.b3 Be6 

Okay, this is getting silly.

19.Ba3 

The second deadliest move on the board.

19...Nb4

Yes, but... 

20.c3 Nc2 

Okay.

21.Bxe7+ Kxe7 


The checkmate threat has disappeared, at the cost of a Queen.

White now finishes his development, and has enough of a material edge to end the game with a strong attack.

22.Nd2 

I know, but losing the exchange is not longer a big deal.

11...Nxa1 23.Rxa1 Rg8 24.Rf1 Bd5 25.c4 Be6 26.Ne4 g6 27.Nd6 c5 28.Nxf7 Bxf7 29.Rxf7+ Black resigned




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