Jerome Gambit: Black and His Bishop

The following Jerome Gambit game is a short story about Black and his Bishop.

rahaf2018 - sudarshil

5 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2023

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 

The game has transposed into mainstream Jerome Gambit lines.

6.d4 Bb4+

This move is playable for Black, although more often seen are 6...Qh4 and 6...Bxd4.

For related earlier posts, see "Jerome Gambit: What Is Black Up To?" and "Jerome Gambit for Dummies 2.0 (Part 6)"

7.c3 Bd6

Black worries about the Bishop. He could have simply preserved it, with 7...Be7 or abandoned it with 7...Ng6 8.cxb4 d5, both ways with advantage. 

8.dxe5 Bxe5 

Again, 8...Be7 was simpler. 

9.Qd5+ Kf6 

Hanging on to the prelate.

10.f4 Bd6 

Black should have just surrendered the Bishop with 10...Ne7 11.Qxe5+, although White would be better.

11.e5+

Sure, this will do, but so would 11.Qg5+ winning the enemy Queen. 

11...Bxe5 

Still, the story is not all about the Bishop, and 11...Ke7 12.exd6+ cxd6 was the way to go, although White would still be better.

12.fxe5+ Kg6 13.O-O d6 

Black then resigned, as his move allows immediate checkmate

 

3 years ago for 7...Bxc3 8.bxc3 Jerome Gambit: The Little Things Add Up Wall, Bill - Yapwx

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