Friday, October 18, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Sleepwalking





There's really not much to say about the following game, except to note that Black's 13th move appears to be a novelty (not in The Database) - one that led to immediate success, as I sleepwalked into it.

Not one of my better games, to say the least, but one of my shortest.


perrypawnusher - MarcoManiago

internet, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 

7.f4 Qf6 8.Rf1 g6 9.Qh3+ Ke7 10.fxe5

The only other time I followed this line, I played 10.Nc3, in perrypawnpusher - Nivaethan2000, blitz, FICS2016 (1-0, 17). 

10...Qxe5 11.d3 d5 


Black's pressure builds on White's pawn center.

12.Qh4+ Ke8 13.Nc3 Bb4 

I hardly paid attention to this very logical move - much to my distress. 

14.Bf4 

Clueless. Better was something like 14.Bd2 d4 15.Nd5 Bxd2+ 16.Kxd2 Be6 with Black better. 

14...Bxc3+ White resigned




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