In the following game I pressed an attack against my opponent, only to constantly face defensive actions by his Knight.
Alas, for his sake, despite the heroics, I was able to prevail.
perrypawnpusher - 123456789qeeed
Jerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.com, 2024
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Kf8
7.Qxe5 Be7 8.d4
Other, related games
perrypawnpusher - Cibola, blitz, FICS, 2010 (0-1, 27);
chessmusings - Dumble Door, Internet, 2016 (1-0, 17); and
joca552000 - Mabbpah, 8 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2023 (1/2-1/2, 15).
8...d6
Or 8...Bf6 as in perrypawnpusher - Cibola, blitz, FICS, 2010 (0-1, 27)
9.Qg3 Nf6 10.Nc3 h6
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Sometimes the move of the h-pawn helps in defense, including finding a place for the King at h7; sometimes it weakens the e8-h5 diagonal.
11.O-O Nh5
This move has a tactical refutation which both of us overlooked.
12.Qd3
It should have been easy to see 12.Qf3+ Nf6 13.e5 winning the Knight.
12...Nf6
The loss of two tempos by the Knight gave me time to improve my position.
13.f4 Nh7 14.Bd2 c6 15.Rae1
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The position is close to even, thanks to the formidible "Jerome pawns".
15...Bh4 16. g3 Be7 17.f5
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17...Bg5 18.Ne2 Nf6
That Knight!
19.Nf4 Kf7
Instead, after the game Stockfish 16.1 recommended safeguarding the King a different way: 19...Bxf4 20.Bxf4 Kg8 21.Qf3 Kh7.
20.h4 Bxf4 21. Rxf4 Nh5
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Obviously, the Knight takes the defense of it's King seriously.
22.Rff1 Rf8 23.Qf3 Nf6 24.e5 dxe5 25.dxe5 Qxd2 26.exf6 gxf6
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The exchange of White's passive Bishop for Black's hyperactive Knight is not an even trade. Black's King is now unsafe and at risk for checkmate.
27.Qh5+ Kg7 28.Re7+ Kh8 29.Qg6 Rg8 30.Rh7 checkmate
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