Jerome Gambit: In the End, It Was the Pawns (Part 4)

 

[continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - jjdd57

3 d/move, "Piano Piano" tournament, Chess.com, 2021

It was time to see how far the extra "Jerome pawns" would take me. If White can make something out of his Queenside, he will be able to crash through in the center.

41.Kd5 Kf5 

This move keeps my King off of e6 for the time being, and keeps open the option of invading my Kingside via f4, if the opportunity arises, but it does nothing to stem my expansion on the Queenside. In fact, my monarch will find another entry point. The Black King needed to fall back with 41...Kf7, although White would still be better.

42.d7 Ne6 43.Kd6 h5 44.c5 bxc5 45.bxc5 Nd8 

46.Kc7 Ne6+ 47.Kxb7 Nxc5+ 48.Kc8 Nxd7 49.Kxd7 Kxe5 

Black has eliminated the enemy central pawns, at the cost of his Knight, but his defensive tasks are still too great. (If the a-pawn were not there, Black would win easily.)

50.a4 Kd5 51.Ke7 

White's a-pawn will either advance and promote, or act as a decoy to pull Black's King away from its defense of the Kingside.

51...Kc5 52.Kf6 g4 53.fxg4 hxg4 54.Kg5 Kb4 55.Kxg4 Kxa4 56.h4 Black resigned

Whew.