Wednesday, November 20, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Beware

The following game is reminiscent of the post "Jerome Gambit: Beware the e-file" - you have been warned.


M_Nekemievich_Tal - NirmitPitroda

3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 

7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 Qe7 

10.Nc3 Nf6 11.d3 

Also played: 11.O-O Be6 12.f4 Bc4 13.d3 Ba6 14.f5 Ne5 15.Qg3 h6 16.Bf4 Kd7 17.d4 Nc4 18.e5 dxe5 19.dxe5 Nh5 20.e6+ Kc8 21.Qf3 Nxf4 22.Qxf4 Nd6 23.Nd5 Qg5 24.Qa4 Bxf1 25.Qd7+ Kb8 26.Qxc7 checkmate, M_Nekemievich_Tal-merida6, blitz, lichess.org, 2022. 

11...Bd7 12.O-O Bc6 13.f4 


Black's extra piece slightly outweighs White's two extra pawns, despite the riskier placement of his King.

13...Kd7 14.Qh3+ Ke8 

Returning home, but d8 was a bit safer, as will be seen.

15.Bd2 d5 


In many lines, ...d5 is effective for Black, but here it allows the opening of the e-file, with his Queen and King on the same file. Disaster follows.

16.exd5 Nxd5 17.Nxd5 Bxd5 18.Rfe1 Be6 19.Rxe6 

Black resigned

After 19...Qxe6, 20.Qxe6, White has a mate in 8.


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