Tuesday, May 25, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Weak Defense



The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) blitz game was a quick lesson for Black: Take the time, even in blitz, to put together a defense that keeps you in the game.


LuisDiego2005 - riosjose26

3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 


7.f4 Nf7 

Unusual, and not so good. There are 20 other games with this move in The Database. Over all, White scores 81%

 8.Qxc5 Qh4+ 


Loosening White's Kingside, but just because White's Queen can fly around doesn't mean that Black's Queen should fly around, too. 

9.g3 Qf6

Black avoids the tragedy of 9...Qe7 10.Qd5+ Black resigned Guest8407642325 - Guest7600400036, 10 0 blitz, Chess.com,2021 and, further, 11...Kf6 12.Qf5 checkmate Wall, Bill - Edaison, FICS, 2010.

10.f5+ 

But this is hardly a better outcome.

10...Qxf5 11.exf5+ Kf6 12.Nc3 Black resigned




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