Monday, August 12, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Target


When a defender makes an active move, he should be careful that he is not, in fact, moving a piece away that could be a part of his King's protection. 

The following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game illustrates.


szachmach - FurkanFexsy

Jerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.com, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 

6...Bd6 7.dxe5 Bxe5 

Decided upon too quickly. Better was 7...Be7 or 7...Bb4+

8.Qd5+ Ke8 9.Qxe5+ Kf8 

 

A little bit bettr might have been 9...Qe7.

10.O-O d6 11.Qg3 Nf6 12.f3 c5 


This move makes a target out of his d6 pawn. His next move intensifies this.

13.Bf4 Qa5 14.Bxd6+ Ke8 15.Qe5+ 

This works. Even more powerful was 15.Qxg7 Qd8 16.Qxh8+ Kd7 17.Qg7+.

15...Kd8 16.Qe7 checkmate




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