Jerome Gambit: Against, Again

The following game follows familiar ground...

Fortunately, this was more of a help to me than to my opponent.

sinipete - perrypawnpusher

Jerome Classic #1, Chess.com, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Qh4 7.dxc5 

Or 7.O-O as in Sir Osis of the Liver - perrypawnpusher, Jerome Gambit 3 thematic, ChessWorld.net, 2008 (0-1, 38) and perrypawnpusher - 4xel, Chess.com 2017 (1/2 - 1/2, 29).

7...Qxe4+ 8.Kf1 Nf6 9.Qe2 

Or 9.Nc3 as we have seen recently in hamadkargarfard7 - perrypawnpusher, Jerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.com, 2024 (0-1, 17) 

9...Re8 10.Qxe4 Nxe4 11.b4 d5 

At this point in the game, a little bit of guilt set in: I am playing against my favorite opening, and doing well. 

Remaking the old saying, it seems that All that is needed for the defender to triumph is for the attacker to accomplish nothing.

My opponent tries, but it is not enough.

12.f3 Nf6 13.Bb2 Bf5 14.Na3 Nc4 

Exchanging pieces helps Black.

15.Bxf6 Nxa3 16.Bb2 Nxc2 17.Rd1 Ne3+ 18.Ke2 Nxd1+ 19.Kxd1

Winning the extra exchange puts Black a Rook ahead.

White plays on - because you can only lose a lost game...

19...Re3 20.Re1 Rae8 21.Rxe3 Rxe3 22.Kd2 Rd3+ 

23.Ke2 c6 24.g4 

What else?

24...Bg6 25.h4 h6 26.f4 Be4 27. g5 Rh3 

I have read that in Islamic chess, the Rook is known as the chariot. As read in Brittanica

Once the [footsoldiers] had been thrown into disorder, it might be possible to put the chariots into formation, charge, and ride the enemy down.

28.gxh6 gxh6 29.Be5 Rxh4 30.a4 a6 31.Ke3 Rh3+ 32.Kd2 Rb3 33.Bc3  

Protecting the footsoldiers, blocking off the chariot...

33...h5 Black resigned

Black's advancing footsoldier is enough to secure the win.