Jerome Gambit: What Can We Learn? (Part 3)

[continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - auswebby

3 days/move, "Giuoco Piano Game", Chess.com, 2022

28.Nxd5 

Played with a sense of resignation.

28...Rxc1 29.Rxc1 Rxd5 

As long as Black keeps his two pieces and King active, he will have the advantage.

30.Re1 Rd7 31.g4 Kb6 

32.Re5 Rd2+ 33.Re2 Rxe2+ 34.Kxe2 Kc5 

I know, I know, why haven't I resigned?

Hold on, I have one joke left.

35.Kd3 Kb4 36.f4 a5 37.Kc2 Ka3 38.Kb1 

38...Bd5 

After 38...Bxb3 I intended to resign, things looking hopeless after 39.axb3 Kxb3. Imagine my surprise after the game when Stockfish 15 pointed out that 40.g5 Kc4 41.g4 g6 42.f5 gxf5 43.gxf5 Kd5 44.f6 Ke6 45.Ka2 h5!? 46.gxh6 ep Kxf6 47.h7 Kg7 48.Kh3 Kxh7 49.Ka4 Kg6 50.Kxa4 would be a draw.  

So that's why auswebby played the text move.

39.g3 Bf3 40.g5 Be4+ 41.Ka1 Bf5 42.b4 axb4 43.g4 Bxg4 44.f5 

Now if 44...Bxf5 45.g6 Bxg6 (or 45...hxg6) the position would be a stalemate draw.

44...b3 45.axb3 Bxf5 46.g6 Bxg6 

White resigned

Excellent game by auswebby!