Jerome Gambit: Unsafe (for me) At Any Speed (Part 3)

 

[continued from the previous post]

perrypawnpusher - GuestJDZB

2 12 blitz, FICS, 2024

I had one eye on the board and one eye on the clock.

26...Rc7 27.Rxb5 Rxc2 28.Rxb6 Rxa2 29.Rxb7

 Sadly, White's Queenside passer looks interesting, but will not amount to anything.

29...Ra1+ 30. Kg2 Ra2+ 31. Kh3 Ne7 32. b4 Rb2 

Rooks belong behind passed pawns.

33.b5 g6 34.f5 gxf5 35.exf5 Nxf5 36.Rxh7 Rxb5 

I jettisoned my b-pawn to reach safe harbor.

Alonzo Wheeler Jerome was probably turning in his grave at my meekness, but there really was not anything left.

37.Rh5 Nd6 38.Rxb5 

After the game Stockfish 16 proposed a line, through move 49, that improved my position from the current 0 pawn advantage to 2/100th of a pawn advantage.

38...Nxb5 

Neither of us was critical on time, and Black's King is properly placed to intercept my pawns.

39.Kg4 Kf7 40.Kf5 Nd6+ 41.Kg5 Kg7 42.h4 Ne4+ 43.Kf4 Nf6 44.g4 Kg6 45.h5+ 

Here my opponent offered a draw, which I accepted.

I guess he didn't want to finish with 45...Nxh5 46.gxh5+ Kxh5 with naked Kings.

It was an exciting game, and I salute my opponent.

The next one will be played with a slower time control.