Jerome Gambit: Those Jerome Pawns, Again (Part 3)

 

[continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - ManWithABigPlan

2d/move, Chess.com, 2021

20...a5 

My opponent gives up on his Knight too soon. He could take advantage of the placement of my Queen and play 20...h6, so as to meet 21.h3 with 21...hxg5. Whether White plays 22.Qxg5 or 22.Qg3 followed by 23.Qxg5 (Stockfish's post mortem choice, although I am not sure why) Black's Knight will escape.

21.h3 a4 22.hxg4 axb3 23.axb3 Qc5 

White has the advantage of the exchange and some pawns, but the tripled, isolated g-pawns do not look very impressive.

24.Qe3 Qc8 25.Qf4 

I was not sure of a plan, but if Black had tried 25...Qc5 here, I would not have repeated the position. Still, he should have offered.

25...Bxg4 

Now I had an idea to reposition my pieces.

26.Qf7+ Kh8 27.Rf4 Be6 28.Qh5 Bg8 

29.g6 

Played mostly out of frustration - and some hope for the f7 square.

29...h6 30.Rf7 

Afterward, Stockfish 13 preferred 30.e5. 

30...Bxf7 31.gxf7 Rf8 

Now the central pawns are a threat.

32.e5 Qe6 33.Rf1 Kh7 34.Qf5+ 

This does more than exchange Queens, removing the blockader of the pawn at e5. I could see my way to the end now.

34...Qxf5 35.Rxf5 g6 

35...Kg6 would receive the same response.

36.e6 gxf5 Black resigned

After 37.e7 a pawn will promote.

Those "Jerome pawns!"

An impressive game by ManWithABigPlan.