Jerome Gambit or Jerome Gamble? (Part 2)

 

[continued from the previous post, ]

[This is a continuation of one of the articles from the "Unorthodox Openings Newsletter" (UON-17, January - April 2007), mentioned in an earlier blog post. BTW, the article that I hoped for the magazine Kaissiber never appeared.]

Here are a couple of blitz games I [Rick] played on the internet. The first is a pure Jerome Gambit game; the second is out of the Blackburne Shilling Gambit. I had been smashed a few times by a player weaker than me, and he finally dissed me by suggesting I'd fall for the BSG -- so I Jerome-ized it, and he made the blunder.

perrypawnpusher (1446) - WHITE-KING (1365) [C50] 

ICC 2 12 Internet Chess Club, 14.06.2004 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Qxc5 N8e7 8.0-0 Rf8 9.f4 Nc6 10.Qd5+ Ke8 11.d3 Nge7 12.Qg5 Rf7 13.Nc3 h6 14.Qh5 Kf8 15.f5 Ne5 16.d4 N5c6 17.d5 Ne5 18.f6 Rxf6 19.Rxf6+ gxf6 20.Qxh6+ Kf7 21.Qh7+ Kf8 22.Bh6+ Ke8 23.Qh8+ Kf7 24.Qg7+ Ke8 25.Qf8# Black checkmated 1-0 

perrypawnpusher (1390) - patitolo (960) [C50] 

FICS rated blitz game 6 12 FICS, San Jose, California US, 10.06.2005 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8? 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Nxg6 Nf6 8.Qe5+ Qe7?? 9.Nxe7 Bxe7 10.Qxd4 d6 11.Nc3 Be6 12.Nd5 c5 13.Nxf6+ Bxf6 14.Qxf6 Rf8 15.Qxe6+ Kd8 16.Qxd6+ Ke8 17.d3 Rd8 18.Qe6# Black checkmated 1-0 

Stefan Bucker has a historical article that I've written about the Jerome, and he's said he wants to publish it in Kaissiber -- but another issue is out this month, and I think it's been put off again. Lev Gutman has been writing a wonderful series on the Max Lange Attack and other gambits in the Italian Game, and I guess I have to wait until he scrapes the bottom of the barrel before he gets to the Jerome. :-) Rick 

Selected Games from a Jerome-Forced Computer Chess Match - Sept 28 2006 

[White "Colossus"] [Black "Spike1.2 [003]"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Ke6 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Qh3 Kf7 10.Qh5 Kf8 11.Qxe5 Bd6 12.O-O Nf6 13.Qg5 h6 14.Qh4 g5 15.Qe1 Be5 16.c3 c5 17.b4 c4 18.Qe2 Be6 19. Na3 Qd3 20. Qxd3 cxd3 21.Bb2 Kg7 22.Rae1 a5 23.bxa5 Rxa5 24.Kh1 Rha8 25.Rf3 Rxa3 26.Bxa3 Rxa3 27.Rxd3 Rxa2 28.g3 Kf8 29.Rd1 Bb3 30.Re1 b5 31.h3 Bc4 32.Rf3 Rxd2 33.Kg1 Ke7 34.g4 h5 35.Ra1 hxg4 36.hxg4 Nxg4 37.Ra7 Kd6 38.Ra6 Kc5 39.Ra1 b4 40.Rc1 bxc3 41.Rf5 Kb4 42.Rb1 Ka3 43.Rf2 Rxf2 0-1 

[White "Rybka v1.0 Beta.w32"] [Black "Colossus"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Kf8 7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Nf6 9.d4 Bxd4 10.Qd3 Bb6 11.O-O Kf7 12.Nc3 Be6 13.a4 Rf8 14.a5 Bc5 15.Bg5 c6 16.Ne2 h6 17.Be3 Bxe3 18.Qxe3 Qd7 19.Rfd1 Kg8 20.f3 c5 21.Nf4 Bf7 22.Qc3 Qe7 23.a6 b5 24.Qd2 Rad8 25.Ra5 d5 26.e5 Qxe5 27.Rxb5 Rb8 28.Rxc5 Qxb2 29.Kh1 Qb6 30.Rc3 Qxa6 31.Qe3 Qb6 32.Qd3 Qb4 33.Ne2 a5 34.Nd4 Bg6 35.Qd2 Rfc8 36.Rxc8 Rxc8 37.c3 Rxc3 38.Ne2 Rd3 39.Qc2 Rxd1 40.Qxd1 a4 41.Nc1 a3 42.Qg1Qb1 43.g4 d4 44.g5 d3 45.Nxd3 Qxd3 46.Kg2 Qe2 47.Qf2 White resigns 0-1 

[White "Colossus"] [Black "Rybka v1.0 Beta.w32"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Ke6 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Qh3 Ke7 10.Qg3 Kf7 11.Qxe5 Qh4 12.g3 Qe7 13.Rf1 Kg6 14.Qxe7 Nxe7 15.c3 Bh3 16.Rf4 Bd6 17.Rh4 Bd7 18.d4 Rae8 19.e5 Nd5 20.a3 Be7 21.Re4 Bf5 22.Re2 Bd3 23.Rg2 Rhf8 24.Bf4 c5 25.Nd2 Kh5 26.Rc1 Nxf4 27.gxf4 Rxf4 28.Kd1 Rg4 29.Rxg4 Kxg4 30.b4 Rf8 31.bxc5 Rf2 32.h3 Kxh3 33.Rb1 Bxb1 34.Nxb1 Rf1 35.Kc2 Rxb1 36.Kxb1 h5 37.d5 Bxc5 38.d6 Kg4 39.Kc2 h4 40.Kd3 h3 41.Kc4 b6 42.d7 Be7 White resigns 0-1

 [White "Rybka"] [Black "Spike1.2 [003]"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Ke6 7.f4 d6 8.fxe5 dxe5 9.Qh3 Kf7 10.Qh5 Kf8 11.Rf1 Nf6 12.Qxe5 Bd4 13.Qb5 a6 14.Qe2 Ke8 15.h3 Ng4 16.c3 Qh4 17.Kd1 Nf2 18.Kc2 Ba7 19.d3 Rf8 20.Be3 Bxe3 21.Qxe3 Qf4 22.Qxf4 Rxf4 23.Nd2 g5 24.Rae1 Be6 25.Re3 g4 26.Re2 g3 27.Re3 Rd8 28.Rxg3 Rd7 29.Re1 Rdf7 30.Nf3 Nxh3 31.Ne5 Rf2 32.Kb1 Nf4 33.Nxf7 Bxf7 34.Ree3 h5 35.Rgf3 Nxg2 36.Rxf2 Nxe3 37.d4 Ke7 38.Rf3 Ng2 39.Rf2 Nh4 40.d5 Ng6 41.Kc2 Ne5 42.Rf5 Nc4 43.Rf2 Nd6 44.Kd3 Bg6 45.Rf4 Nxe4 46.Rxe4 Kd6 47.Kd4 Bxe4 48.Kxe4 b5 49.Kd4 h4 50.Ke4 h3 51.Kf3 Kxd5 52.Kg3 Ke4 53.Kxh3 Kd3 54.Kg2 Kc2 55.b4 Kxc3 56.Kf3 Kxb4 White resigns 0-1

[White "Spike1.2 [003]"] [Black "Colossus"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Ke6 7.Qf5 Kd6 8.f4 Qf6 9.fxe5 Qxe5 10.Qxe5 Kxe5 11.d3 Ke6 12.Nc3 Nf6 13.Nb5 Ne8 14.Rf1 c6 15.Nc3 Rf8 16.Rxf8 Bxf8 17.Bf4 Nf6 18.Ne2 c5 19.e5 Nd5 20.d4 Be7 21.c4 Nxf4 22.Nxf4 Kf5 23.Nh5 g6 24.Ng3 Ke6 25.Kd2 b5 26.Ne4 bxc4 27.Kc3 Rb8 28.Rd1 Ba6 29.h4 Rf8 30.Ng5 Bxg5 31.hxg5 Rf5 32.Rh1 Rxg5 33.Rxh7 Rg3 34.Kb4 Rxg2 35.Kc3 Bb5 36.Rh8 0-1 

[White "Spike1.2 [003]"] [Black "Fritz 6.0"] [Result "0-1"] 

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7 Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5 6.Qh5 Ke6 7.Qf5 Kd6 8.f4 Qf6 9.fxe5 Qxe5 10.Qxe5 Kxe5 11.b4 Bd4 12.c3 Bb6 13.d4 Kxe4 14.Nd2 Kf5 15.O-O Ke6 16.a4 a5 17.b5 Nf6 18.Ba3 Re8 19.Rae1 Kf7 20.Rxe8 Kxe8 21.Re1 Kf7 22.Nc4 Nd5 23.Rf1 Ke6 24.Re1 Kf6 25.Rf1 Kg5 26.Bc1 Kh4 27.Rf5 Nxc3 28.Be3 Bxd4 29.Bxd4 Ne2 30.Kf2 Nxd4 31.Rf4 Kg5 32.Rxd4 b6 33.Ne3 Ra7 34.Rc4 Kf6 35.Nd5 Ke5 36.Nxb6 cxb6 37.Rxc8 d5 38.Rh8 h6 39.Rb8 Rf7 40.Ke3 Rf6 41.h3 h5 42.Rh8 Rh6 43.Re8 Re6 44.Rc8 Kd6 45.Kd3 h4 46.Rc2 Re4 47.Rc6 Ke5 48.Rxb6 Rxa4 49.Ra6 Ra2 50.b6 Rxg2 51.Rxa5 Rb2 52.Ra6 g5 53.Kc3 Rb5 54.Kc2 g4 55.hxg4 Kf4 56.Ra4 Kg5 57.Rd4 h3 58.Rd2 Rxb6 59.Rxd5 Kh4 60.Rd2 Rf6 61.g5 Kxg5 62.Rd5 Kg4 63.Rd1 h2 64.Kb3 Rf4 65.Ka2 Rf3 66.Rc1 Kh3 67.Rc8 Kg2 68.Rg8 Rg3 69.Rh8 h1=Q 70.Rxh1 Kxh1 71.Kb2 Kg2 72.Kc2 Kf1 73.Kd2 Rh3 74.Kc1 Ke2 75.Kc2 Rd3 0-1 White resigns 

Computer Match, Concluding Comment 

There are other games, and Black won every game except one. “Ah Ha!” Someone cries. “So white did win a game! Why not tell us about it?” The one win as white was in a game Ten Pro versus Fritz 6.0. However, the Fritz loss was due to the fact that I was forcing the program to move from infinite analysis mode approximately once every 5 seconds by hitting the key. It turns out that it was the “move now” force that resulted in a bad move. I put that position into Fritz again [after the game] and cannot get it to repeat that error. So it was pretty much a glitch… i.e., happening to force a move that was being analyzed, but a move that would not be intentionally played. With the new move substituted, Fritz wins as black, as expected.