Saturday, February 5, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Cast A Larger Shadow


Facing the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) , the Sillycon Defense can be an annoyance - but only if it is played correctly.

In the following blitz game Black takes a moment to prepare for further development - or is it castling-by-hand? - and turns the game over to his opponent. Only a shadow of the defense is left.

sosyghuf - Kazwhite

3 0 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 

This side step by the King, abandoning the Knight, is actually strong. The game perrypawnpusher - jonmather, 3d/move, "Giuoco Piano" tournament, Chess.com, 2021 (1-0, 33) is a recent example.

9.Qxe5 b6 

Incautious, however.

10.Qd5+ Black resigned


Black will lose a Rook, when he will be down two pawns and the exchange. Unless he is well ahead on the clock, he does not have adequate compensation for the material.


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