Saturday, May 22, 2021

Jerome Gambit: It Is Best to Go All In

 

In the following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game, Black enters into the complicated and dangerous attacking  "Nibs" variation, only to decide to then retreat his Queen for safety reasons.

The result is as might be expected.

 

SensGuy - vosloo_choppist

2 1 bullet, lichess.org, 2021


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+  


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 


7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.f4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Nf3+ 10.Kd1 


This is a complicated position - The Database has 33 games, with White scoring 59% - although the computer clearly prefers Black. Generally you don't get here on a whim.

However, Black now has second thoughts - about the way I feel when a roller coaster reaches the top of the first hill...

10...Qe7 11.Qd5 checkmate




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