Bullet chess games - often 1 minute, no increment - can put a strain on the brain, even those that do not involve the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+).
The following game is a good example of that kind of quick chess, with an interesting question at the end. Were the hard-working neurons over-worked?
It is often a serious blow to one's chances to lose a Queen, but here the loss has to be seen in context. Black is already 2 pieces ahead, and after, say, 11...d6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Qg5 Bb6 14.0-0-0 Nf7, he has 3 pieces for a Queen and a pawn. The game would look about even.
girlinthemoonxxxxxxx - LeClaire802
1 0 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.d4 Bxd4
9.Nc3
The alternative, 9.c3, was seen as long ago as Andres Clemente Vazquez - Giraudy, 1876 (1-0, 18) and as recent as radoslove - GMHikaruOnTwitch, 3 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021 (0-1, 24).
9...Qf6 10.Nb5+ Ke7
For the record, 10...Kc5 was the continuation in Jerome,A - Norton,D, corr, 1877 (0-1, 41) - although White's Knight reached b5 via a3.
11.Bg5 Black resigned
It is often a serious blow to one's chances to lose a Queen, but here the loss has to be seen in context. Black is already 2 pieces ahead, and after, say, 11...d6 12.Bxf6 Nxf6 13.Qg5 Bb6 14.0-0-0 Nf7, he has 3 pieces for a Queen and a pawn. The game would look about even.
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