Jerome Gambit: The Human Move (Part 3)

 

                                    [continued from the previous post]

Looking further as to how the computer program maia fared in defending against the Jerome Gambit 

It scored 21 - 43 - 8 (35%) using the Blackburne defense 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 d6. Apparently it was not not able to overcome the loss of the Rook after 8.Qxh8 (a complicated variation, ultimately evaluated as even), overall underperforming its rating by 130 points;

It scored 19 - 18 - 2 (51%) using the 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 defense, outperforming its rating by 50 points

We will look at some representative games in these main Jerome Gambit lines, but first will turn to the fact that maia faced 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.d4 once and 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.0-0 once. 

The games

ZeR007 - maia9

10 2 rapid, lichess.org, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Bxd4 7.Qxd4 d6 8.f4 Nc6 9.Qc4+ Be6 White resigned

That was quick.

Stockfish 15.1 rates Black as about 3 1/2 pawns better. 

The Database shows White scoring 2 - 10 from this position.

Vquach4310 - maia1

14 17 classical, lichess.org, 2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.O-O Passive Nf6 7.c3 d6 8.d4 Nc6 9.dxc5 Nxe4 10.cxd6 Nxd6 11.h4 Qf6 12.Qh5+ g6 13.Qd5+ Be6 14.Qa5 Nxa5 White resigned

White hung his Queen in an already worse position.

                                                       [to be continued]