Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Knight vs Knight

Mutual Knights threating enemy Rooks - the Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit has tactics across the board.

In the following game, Black pauses - and the game soon goes to his opponent.

Kmighty - Bibson24

10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4

The Blackburne Shilling Gambit

4.Bxf7+

The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit. 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Nxg6 

Each side enjoys Knight tactics.

7...Qf6

Black decides not to go down the rabbit hole of 7...hxg6 8.Qxh8 Nxc2+ 9.Kd1 Nxa1 10.Qxg8 Qg5, although it would bring him a small advantage.

However, this turns the game over to White.

8.Nxh8+ Kd8 9.d3 

Chosing not to horse around with 9.Nf7+ Ke7 10.d3 Qxf7 11.Qc5+ d6 12.Qxd4 - introducing a threat that is overlooked. 

9...Nxc2+ 10.Kd1 Nxa1 11.Bg5 Black resigned

Ouch.