Tuesday, December 28, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Sillycon Persists



I am still having problems with the "sillycon defense" to the Jerome Gambit. Here is the latest example that I have discovered.


abyputera - JIUYAN

6 5 blitz, 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.f4 Kc6 

9.Qxe5 d5 

Stockfish 14.1 likes this move, although it likes 9...Nf6 better. 

10.d4 Bb6 

Alternately, 10...Bf8 11.c4 Nf6 12.cxd5+ Kb6 13.Nc3 a6 14.Qg5 Ka7 15.O-O c6 16.e5 Nxd5 17.Qxd8 Nxc3 18.bxc3 Rb8 19.Rb1 Ka8 20.Be3 Bb4 21.Qb6 Bxc3 22.d5 c5 23.Bxc5 Black resigned, penguingim1-sutcunuri, lichess.org, 2020.

11.Nc3 

Interesting is 11.c4. The pawns are strong. The computer will go on and on in an equal position. 

11...Ba5 

12.exd5+ Kb6 13.Bd2 Bxc3 14.bxc3 Qe7 


Exchanging Queens is a good defensive strategy, although danger to the King is more of an issue right now.

15.Rb1+ Ka6 16.O-O Qxe5 17.dxe5 Ne7 18.c4 b6 


The "Jerome pawns are powerful.

19.Bb4 Nf5 20.c5 bxc5 21. Bxc5 Bb7 22.c4 Bc8 23. Rb3 Bd7 24.e6  Be8 25. Rfb1 Bg6 26. Ra3 checkmate



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