[This is the continuation of an article from the "Unorthodox Openings Newsletter" (UON-21, May - August 2008), mentioned in an earlier blog post.]
Three examples give some of what both White and Black are aiming for:
karmmark - manago
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.d3 h6 6.0–0 Nf6 7.Nc3 Rf8 8.Nd5 Kg8 9.Nxf6+ Qxf6 10.a3 d6 11.Re1 Nd4 12.Nxd4 Qxf2+ 13.Kh1 Bxd4 14.c3 Bh3 15.g3 Qg2#
savage13 - Ratscales
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.d3 h6 6.0–0 d6 7.Nc3 Qf6 8.Be3 Qg6 9.Bxc5 Bh3 10.Nh4 Qg5 11.Qf3+ Nf6 12.Qxh3 dxc5 13.Nf5 g6 14.Ne3 Ke8 15.Qe6+ Ne7 16.Ned5 Nfg8 17.Nxc7+ Kf8 18.Nxa8 h5 19.Nc7 h4 20.Ne2 h3 21.g3 Qd2 22.Rae1 Qg5 23.f4 exf4 24.Rxf4+ Nf6 25.Rxf6+ Kg7 26.Qxe7+ Kh6 27.Nf4 Rg8 28.Nce6 Qe5 29.Rxg6+ 1–0
drewbear - savage13
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.0–0 d6 6.d3 Nf6 7.Bg5 Rf8 8.Nc3 Be6 9.Nd5 Bxd5 10.exd5 Nd4 11.Nxd4 Bxd4 12.c3 Bb6 13.Qf3 Kg8 14.h4 Qd7 15.Bxf6 Rxf6 16.Qe2 Raf8 17.Kh1 Rxf2 18.Rxf2 Rxf2 19.Qe1 Qg4 20.d4 0–1
5…Nxe5 6.Qh5+
This is White's usual continuation of the attack, although in seven games of the Tournament 6.d4 (once a favorite of Alonzo Wheeler Jerome) was played, with White scoring 4-3. (The strongest response for Black is 6…Qh4! which players did not discover in the Tournament.)
savage13 - karmmark
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qf6 7.dxc5 Ne7 8.0–0 Re8 9.Nc3 Kg8 10.f4 Nc4 11.e5 Qf5 12.b3 Na5 13.Bb2 Nac6 14.Nd5 Nxd5 15.Qxd5+ Qf7 16.Qd3 Nb4 17.Qc3 a5 18.Rae1 Nd5 19.Qd4 c6 20.f5 Nb4 21.Qe4 Nd5 22.c4 Nc7 23.f6 g6 24.Bc1 Ne6 25.Bh6 Nc7 26.Bg7 Ne6 27.Bh6 Nc7 28.Rd1 Na6 29.Qd4 Nc7 30.Rd3 Ne6 31.Qe4 Nxc5 32.Qd4 Ne6 33.Qh4 g5 34.Bxg5 Nc5 35.Rg3 Rxe5 36.Bf4+ Kh8 37.Bxe5 Ne6 38.Rf5 d5 39.Rg7 Nxg7 40.fxg7+ 1–0
6…Ng6
In 7 games Black played instead the adventurous 6…Ke6. Although objectively the move leads to an advantage for the second player, it is uncomfortable step for someone unfamiliar with the Jerome Gambit to play (and defend afterwards), so it is not surprising that in the Tournament that White scored 6-1.
Also quite playable for Black is the alternative 6…g6, as Joseph Henry Blackburne played in his miniature against the Jerome Gambit in London in 1885. Knowing how to follow up the move – 7.Qxe5 Qe7! is important, however, or the impending “loss” (actually a strong sacrifice) of a Rook may cause Black to panic.
Blackburne - Karmmark
(Here and in other games in this article, this Blackburne (Pete Banks) is not to be confused with Joseph H. Blackburne - editor)
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Nc6 8.Qxc5 Qe7? 9.Qd5+ Kf6 10.Qf5#
Blackburne - Plummy
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Nf6 8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 d6 10.Qg5 Re8 11.d3 Kg8 12.0–0 Ng4 13.f5 Qxg5 14.Bxg5 h6 15.Bd2 h5 16.Nc3 b6 17.Nd5 c6 18.Nc7 Ba6 19.Nxa6 Kf7 20.Nc7 h4 21.Nxa8 Rxa8 22.Rf4 Nf6 23.Rxh4 c5 24.Rf1 Rc8 25.Rf3 c4 26.Bc3 Ne8 27.Rg3 a5 28.Rh7 Kg8 29.Rh4 [29.Rgxg7+ Nxg7 30.Rxg7+ Kh8 31.Rc7+ Kg8 32.Rxc8+ Kf7 33.f6 cxd3 34.Rc7+ Kg8 35.f7+ Kf8 36.Bd2 Kg7 37.Bh6+ Kxh6 38.f8Q+ Kg5 39.Rg7+ Kh6 40.Qh8#] 29...a4 30.Rhg4 [30.Bxg7 Nxg7 31.f6 Kf7 32.fxg7] 30...Rc7 31.h4 Ra7 32.Bd4 a3 33.b3 cxb3 34.cxb3 Rc7 35.f6 g6 36.Rxg6+ Kf7 37.Rg7+ Ke6 38.Rxc7 Nxc7 39.Rg7 Ne8 40.Re7#
Blackburne - Bullit52
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 Qf6+ 9.Qxf6+ Nxf6 10.Nc3 b6 11.d3 d6 12.Rf1 Rf8 13.Kg1 Kg7 14.Bg5 Nd7 15.Nd5 Rxf1+ 16.Rxf1 c6 17.Nc7 Rb8 18.Ne6+ Kg8 19.Bh6 Ba6 20.Kf2 Nc5 21.Nxc5 bxc5 22.Ke3 Re8 23.b3 d5 24.Rf4 Bc8 25.Kd2 dxe4 26.Rxe4 Rxe4 27.dxe4 Kf7 28.h3 Kf6 29.Ke3 g5 30.g4 Kg6 31.Bf8 h5 32.Bxc5 a6 1–0
[to be continued]
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