Jerome Gambit: Six Of One...

The challenge of playing a 1-minute bullet game is two fold: playing decent moves while also moving quickly.

Wolfpak1051 has played some interesting - and fast - Jerome Gambits (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) at lichess.org.

The following game looks, at first glance, like his opponent has kept up positionally, and in fact may actually be better.

However, Black's resignation was most likely a reflection that he has not kept up on the clock, and that his flag was soon to fall.

Resignation or loss on time, it still counts as 1 - 0. 

Wolfpack1051 - efms

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 

7.Qd5+ 

This "nudge" is often useful.

7...Ke8 8.Qxc5 Nf6 9.Qe3 d6 

This standard Jerome Gambit position shows up in about 460 games in The Database. Activity on the e-file and the action of White's d- and f-pawns are significant parts of upcoming play.

10.Nc3 Qe7 11.O-O b6 12.d4 Bb7 13.f3 Kf7 

Black is pressuring White's reinforced center. Now he plans to castle-by-hand.

14.Qg5 Rhe8 15.Qg3 Kg8 16.Bg5 Black resigned

There is plenty of play left in the position, so most likely it was a time issue for Black.