Jerome Gambit: Arena (Part 6)

Here are a couple of  3 0 blitz games from the fourth place finisher in the 2021 Jerome Gambit Arena at lichess.org.

zfruzn - KAPANN

3 0 blitz, lichess.org, Jerome Gambit Arena, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d3 g6 7.Nc3 Bd4 8.Bd2 Bxc3 9.Bxc3 d6 10.O-O b6 (more active is 10...Qh4 or 10...Nf6) 11.Bxe5 (causing trouble, better is 11.f4) 11...dxe5 12.Qf3+ Nf6 13.a4 Rf8 14.a5 Kg8 15.axb6 cxb6 16.Qe2 b5 17.h3 Rb8 18.c4 bxc4 19.dxc4 Ba6 (or 19...Nh5) 20.Rab1 (20.Rxa6) 20...Rb4 21.b3 Qb8 22.Qd3 Rd8 23.Qe3 Qb6 24.Qxb6 axb6 25.Rfd1 Rxd1+ 26.Rxd1 Rxb3 27.Rd8+ Kg7 28.Ra8 Bxc4 29.Ra4 Bb5 30.Ra7+ Kh6 31.g3 Nxe4 32.Rb7 Bc6 33.Rc7 Rc3 34.Kg2 Rc2 35.h4 Rxf2+ 36.Kh3 Rc2 37.Kg4 Nf2 checkmate

KAPANN - kayrasemerci

3 0 blitz, Jerome Gambit Arena, lichess.org, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Qxe5 Bd6 8.Qc3 Nf6 9.O-O Nxe4 10.Qe3 Qh4 11.h3 Nf6 12.Nc3 Be5 (hangs a piece, better 12...Qf4) 13.d3 (13.Qxe5) 13...d6 14.f4 Bxf4 (drops a piece, better 14...Bxc3 15.bxc3 Bd7) 15.Rxf4 Kg8 (15...Qh5) 16.Rxh4 h6 17.Nd5 Nxd5 (allows checkmate, better 17...Bf5) 18.Qe8+ Kh7 19.Qe4+ (faster 19.Rxh6+ gxh6 20.Qf7#) 19...Kg8 20.Qxd5+ (20.Qe8+ Kh7 21.Rxh6+ gxh6 22.Qf7#) 20...Kh7 ( no escape: 20...Kf8 21.Bg5 g6 22.Bf4 h5 23.Qd4 Rh7 24.Qf6+ Rf7 25.Bh6+ Ke8 26.Re1+ Kd7 27.Qxf7+ Kc6 28.Rc4+ Kb5 29.Qxc7 Ka6 30.Ra4+ Kb5 31.Qc4+ Kb6 32.Be3#) 21.Qf7 Bxh3 22.Rxh6 checkmate