In the following game he brings his tactical skills to a Jerome Gambit alternative and produces a miniature of 10 moves.
Trankuilizer - arsenalfanrichi
3 2 blitz, 2022
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
The Two Knights Defense. I have wrestled with how Jerome Gambit players should react. See the posts "Jerome Gambit: Chaos in a Two Knights (Parts 1, 2, & 3)" and "Jerome Gambit: Facing Up to 4.Bxf7+ in the Two Knights (Parts 1, 2, & 3)" as examples.
4.Bxf7+
I have referred to this as an "impatient Jerome Gambit", as White sacrifices before Black has played ...Bc5. See "Jerome Gambit: Jerome-Knight Gambit".
4...Kxf7 5.d4
Once again we see that in gambit games played at blitz speed, pawns don't often matter as much as opened lines for attack.
5...Bd6
I find it fitting that the earliest game with this unusual move in The Database was played with the White pieces by the "King of Bxf7+", viejoasquerosos, at RedHotPawn.com, in 2006.
6.c3 Re8
Black continues to show no interest in White's pawn at e4. He looks like he is ready to castle-by-hand.
7.Ng5+ Kg6
A risky change of plans? Instead, 7...Kf8 kept his advantage.
8.Qf3
The Queen has mischief in mind.
8...Ne7
Black realizes that all sorts of danger is headed toward f5, so he protects the square.
Komodo 13.02 suggests a more violent solution: 8...Nxd4 9.cxd4 Bb4+ 10.Nc3 d5 - yes, the fact that Black's Bishop blocked his pawn which blocks his other Bishop again plagues the defender. White's attack will focus on the misplaced enemy King.
9.g4 h6
Chase the Knight away, and everything will be better.
10.Qf5+ Black resigned
Wonderful!If 10...Nxf5 then 11.exf5 checkmate.
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