Jerome Gambit: Blinded by the Light (Part 4)

 

[continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - joshuagasta

"Giuoco Piano Game" tournament, Chess.com, 2022

28...Bh3 

Getting out of the way of the Rooks. I think that both my opponent and I may have overlooked the fact that 28...Bf5 was a little bit better - the White Rook on f4 is pinned.

29.Nxf6 Rad8 30.Nd7+ 

I like this move. (It turns out that the Knight could have gone to d5 as well.)

Now the Queen zeroes in on the enemy King.

30...Kg8 31.Qd5+ Kh8 32.Qe5+ Kg8 33.Nf6+ Rxf6 

Pushing back checkmate at the cost of material.  

34.Qxf6 Qxf6 35.Rxf6 Bg2 

If the Jerome Gambit always led to an endgame the exchange ahead it would probably be more popular among masters - and possibly less popular among club players who relish wild attacks.

36.Rff7 h5 37.Rg7+ Black resigned

After 37...Kf8 38.Ref7+ Ke8 39.Rc7 White would threaten checkmate as well as the Bishop. 39...Bd5 40.c4 highlights Black's dilemma, as the attacked piece has nowhere safe to go.