Jerome Gambit: As Advertised (Part 2)

 

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13.Rhg1

I overlooked immediate chances against my opponent's King, as Stockfish 14.1 pointed out after the game was over: 13.Bh6! Ke6 14.Rhe1+ Kd7 15.dxc5 Qxf2 16.cxd6 Kc6 17.Re7 Kb5 18.Qd8 c5 19.Re3 Qxe3 20.Bxe3 and White is winning.

13...Qh3 14.Qd8

This is how I planned my Queen's escape.

14...Ne8 15.Qg5 

The wandering Queen is free.

15...Bb4 

Backing away from capture, if only for a moment. White can, of course, respond with 16.c3, and if 16...Ba5 then 17.b4 - but there is something better.

16.Qd5+ Qe6 17.Qxa8 Qxa2 18.Qxc8 

Why not?

18...Bxd2+ 

One last chance: now either 19.Bxd2 or 19.Rxd2 would be met by 19...Qa1 checkmate!

19.Kxd2 Black resigned