As long as I am presenting games that I have somehow missed posting on this blog, let me present the following affair - from the same tournament as the previous game, as it turns out.
perrypawnpusher - BunnyWarrior
Giuoco Piano Thematic tournament, Chess.com, 2016
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
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7.Qd5+
A "nudge" to move the King to the back rank, to interfere with the development of his Rook.
7...Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 Nf6
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I have reached this position in 62 games, scoring 76%.
The computers assess this as over-performing.
10.O-O
If Black could now castle, which seems natural at first glance (if you have not been following the game), Stockfish 15.1 would assess his position as about a Rook better. But - Black cannot castle. He has to settle for the typical Jerome Gambit advantage of a piece for two pawns.
10...Kf7 11.f4 Re8
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Does Black even need to castle, now?
This position appeared as early as Vazquez,A - Carrington,W, Mexico, 2nd match (1), 1876 (1-0, 34).
12.f5 Ne5 13.d4 Neg4
Kick the Queen!
Stronger was to retreat the Knight to d7.
14.Qb3+ Kf8 15.h3
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Kick the Knight!
15...Nh6
The above-mentioned Vazquez - Carrington game saw the interesting alternative 15...Rxe4, giving back a piece, i.e. 16.hxg4. Actually, Stockfish 15.1 prefers that White offer a pawn, instead, with 16.Nc3 Rxd4 17.hxg4 Rxg4 and assesses that position as minimally favoring Black.
Sometimes I do not understand computers; frequently they do not understand the Jerome Gambit.
16.Bxh6 gxh6 17.Nd2
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My development is looking better.
17...Nxe4 18.f6
I remember being pleased with this move. In fact, I used it in 3 subsequent games - perrypawnpusher - TobiasBrunner, Let's Play the Italian Game tournament, Chess.com, 2018 (1-0, 32); perrypawnpusher - warwar, The Italian Battleground tournament, Chess.com, 2018 (1-0, 39); and perrypawnpusher - Kugich, Piano Piano tournament, Chess.com, 2021 (1-0, 38).
But it was not my move. Bill Wall played it 6 years earlier, in Wall, B. - Vijay, V., Chess.com, 2010 (1-0, 22.)
18...Nxd2
Unsuspecting.
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19.Qg3 Nxf1
Cooperative to the end.
20.Qg7 checkmate
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