The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game starts off rather quietly, despite the opening. Then White plays an apparent "nothing" move. Black's response, however, turns the move into "something".
Wall, Bill - Mamun
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4
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6...Bb6 7.dxe5 Ne7 8.O-O Rf8 9.Nc3 Kg8
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Black has castled-by-hand, has a lead in development and in material. He has little cause for concern.
He does have to continue playing the game.
10.b3 Ng6 11.Nd5 Nxe5 12.a4 Bc5 13.b4 Bd6 14.f4 Nf7 15.Qd4
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White centralizes his Queen. His pawns look like they might eventually become a problem but for the moment they are not the real issue.
15...c6
Time to eject White's advanced piece.
An error.
16.Bb2
Simply threatening checkmate.
16...Ne5
Blocking that a1-h8 diagonal, even at the cost of a piece.
It will soon be clear that the Bishop should have done the job, instead: 16...Be5 17.fxe5 cxd5 18.e6 Qb6 19.Rxf7 Qxd4+ 20.Bxd4 Rxf7 21.exf7+ Kxf7 22.Rf1+ Kg8 23.exd5 d6. White is a pawn up, but the opposite color Bishops give Black drawing chances.
17.fxe5 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 Bf8 19.Qf2 d6 20.Qf7+ Kh8 21.Qxf8+ Qxf8 22.Rxf8 checkmate
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White finds a different way to deliver mate.
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