Jerome Gambit Draw

 

The ending of a long battle...

fathoney - javad2578, 3 0 blitz, lichess, 2022

Here, the game was drawn, most likely by repetition of position, on the 75th move. That is a lot of moves for 3 minutes!

For games with more time on the clock, it is helpful to know that in Queen vs pawn endgames, play against advanced Rook and Bishop pawns should end up in a draw, while advanced Knight, Queen, and King pawns should not be enough to escape checkmate.

In this position, White had: 75.Qc2 Ke1 76.Qe4+ Kf2 77.Qd3 Ke1 78.Qe3+ Kd1 79.Kc5 Kc2 80.Qe4+ Kc1 81.Qc4+ Kb2 82.Qd3 Kc1 83.Qc3+ Kd1 84.Kd4 Ke2 85.Qe3+ Kd1 86.Kc3 Kc1 87.Qxd2+ Kb1 88.Qb2 checkmate  

The pattern of using the Queen to force the enemy King in front of the pawn, giving time for his King to take a step forward before repeating the pattern, eventually getting the King in place for chekmate, is worth remembering.