I have been having fun playing over some of williamnorge's Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) games at the online site lichess.org. His name came up in a Reddit post where it was pointed out that he had scored well recently against some significantly higher-rated opponents.
First, though, I wanted to share the most recent example of a defensive "ooops!" that happens when players are moving quickly - too quickly. One of the culprits is the 5-minute time control, but I suspect another is the general disruption that the disreputable Jerome Gambit causes.
williamnorge - manker
5 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2021
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6
7.Qxe5 d6
Blackburne's defense. It can lead to complicated and exciting play that should tilt toward White, but probably eventually - at least in the eyes of the computers - should lead to a draw.
8.Qxh8
Fortune favors the bold.
8...Nf6 Black resigned
I can imagine Black running quickly through a mental checklist:
Develop piece? Check
Protect h-pawn from attack by enemy Queen? Check
Prepare to destroy White a la Blackburne? Check
First move Queen out of the way ? Oooops.
In all fairness, there are 18 examples of this slip in The Database.
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