Jerome Gambit: No Escape

In the following Jerome Gambit game, Black has his chances, but he lets them slip by, and he soon finds himself in a position with no escape.

angelcamina - Bucklord

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2024

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

The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 

9.Qc4+ d5 10.exd5 Re8+ 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Qb3 Kf8 

angelcamina has also faced 12...Qd6 13.O-O-O Kg8 14.Nb5 Qa6 15.Nxc7 Qd6 16.Nxe8 Nxe8 17.Bf4 Bf5 18.Bxe5 Qxe5 19.Rhe1 Qd6 20.Qg3 White won on time, angelcamina - cricospoetos, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2022. 

13.0-0-0 Bf5

Also : 13...Neg4 14.Bc5+ Kg8 15.h3 Nh6 16.g4 Nf7 17.f4 Nd7 18.Ba3 c6 19.dxc6 bxc6 20.h4 Qf6 21.f5 Nb6 22.Bc5 g6 23.Bd4 Qd6 24.Bxb6 Qf4+ 25.Kb1 axb6 26.fxg6 hxg6 27.h5 Qxg4 28.hxg6 Qxg6 29.Rdg1 Bg4 30.Rh4 Kf8 31.Qb4+ Re7 32.Qxg4 Qxg4 33.Rhxg4 Re1+ Black won on time, angelcamina - D_ragonslayer, 1 0  bullet, lichess.org, 2024. 

14.Bc5+ Re7 

Worried about the possible uncovered check after 14...Kf8 ?

15.Bxe7+ Qxe7 

White is better, but the game is not over.

16.f4 Neg4 17.Rhe1 Qd6 18.h3 Nf2

Missing a chance to stir things up with 18...Qxf4+ - and an edge.

19.Rd2 

Taking precautions against the possible Queen check from f4. With a slower time control, White might have triec 19.Qxb7.

19...N2e4 20.Nxe4 Nxe4 21.Rde2 Re8

22.g4 Bg6 23.f5 Bf7 24.Rxe4 Bxd5 

Getting ahead of himself, and allowing checkmate. First 24...Rxe4, then 25...Bxd5 and the game would be balanced.

25.Rxe8+ Kf7 26.Qe3 Black resigned

There is no escape for Black.