Jerome Gambit: Two Opponents

In the following game, Black faces two opponents, the Jerome Gambit and the ticking clock - definitely not a comfortable situation, given that angelcamina was playing White. 

angelcamina - Satishps

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ 

The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 

8...Nc6 9.Qc4+ d5 10.exd5 Qe7+ 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Qb3

12...Ke8 

Black had a number of other options, including:

12...Rd8 13.O-O-O Kf8 14.Bg5 h6 15.Bh4 Ng6 16.Rhe1 Qd6 17.Bg3 Qb6 18.Qa3+ Kg8 19.Na4 Qa5 20.Qb3 Bd7 21.d6+ Kh8 22.Nc3 Qb6 23.dxc7 Rdc8 24.Qxb6 axb6 White lost on time, angelcamina - SouthAfricanShark, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2019; 

12...Rb8 13.O-O-O Rd8 14.f4 Neg4 15.Bd4 Kf8 16.Rhe1 Qf7 17.h3 Nh6 18.g4 Nfxg4 19.hxg4 Bxg4 20.Ne4 Bxd1 21.Rxd1 Qxf4+ 22.Kb1 Qxe4 23.Bc5+ Kg8 24.d6+ Nf7 25.Rf1 Qe8 26.dxc7 Rdc8 27.cxb8=Q Rxb8 28.Bd6 Rd8 29.Bb4 Kh8 30.Qxf7 Qxf7 31.Rc1 h6 32.Bc3 Qd5 33.a3 Qd1 34.Rxd1 Rd2 35.Ka2 Rxd1 36.Kb3 Rd6 37.a4 Rc6 38.Ka2 Kh7 39.Bd4 h5 40.Bxa7 g5 41.Bg1 g4 42.Bh2 Rf6 43.Bg3 Rf3 44.Bh4 Rh3 45.Bg5 Rh4 46.Bxh4 Kg6 47.Bg3 Kf5 48.Bh4 Ke4 49.Bg3 White won on time, angelcamina - Ccards, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2020; an

12...Re8 13.O-O-O Kf8 14.Na4 Neg4 15.Bc5 Nxf2 16.Bxe7+ Rxe7 17.d6 cxd6 18.Rhf1 Nxd1 19.Rxd1 d5 20.Nc5 Rb8 21.h3 b6 22.Nd3 Be6 23.Qa3 Ke8 24.Ne5 Rc8 25.Qa4+ Kf8 26.Re1 b5 27.Qh4 Bf5 28.g4 Bg6 29.Nxg6+ hxg6 30.Rxe7 Kxe7 31.g5 Rf8 32.gxf6+ Rxf6 33.Qe1+ Kf7 34.Kd2 Rf2+ 35.Qe2 Rf6 White lost on time, angelcamina - bjdefst, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2021.

Best was probably Stockfish's suggestion, 12...Neg4 13.O-O-O Nxe3 14.Rhe1 a6 15.Rxe3 Qd6.

13.O-O-O Rf8 14.f4 Neg4 15.Bd4 Qd6 16.Rhe1+ Kf7 

White's lead in development feed his attack on the enemy King.

17.Nb5 Qxf4+ 18.Kb1 Rd819.h3 Nf2 20.Rf1 a6 

21.d6+

The discovered check is tempting, but would have been more powerful after 21.Nxc7 Qxc7.

21...Kg6 

Black misses his chance to complicate things and possibly get the better of the game, with 21...Be6 22.Rxf2 Qxf2 23.Bxf2 Bxb3 24.Nxc7 Ba4 25.Nxa8 Rxa8. 

A flurry of moves now ends up with a time default.

22.Rxf2 Qxf2 23.Bxf2 axb5 24.Qd3+ Bf5 25. Qg3+ Kf7 26.Qb3+ Be6 27.Qxb5 Rxa2 28.b3 Ra6 29.Qxb7 White won on time