Sometimes Black uses the Two Knights Defense to side-step the Jerome Gambit.
Sometimes it does not matter, as the following game shows
thunder_84 - chanegti11
3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2022
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
The Two Knights Defense.
4.Bxf7+
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Stockfish 16.1 evaluates this position as about a pawn worse for White than it evaluates 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ for White.
This game brought "impatience" to mind again. I had touched on the topic as recently as 3 months ago, in Jerome Gambit: Impatience
Four years ago, in the blog post "Unasked Questions" I looked at the Two Knights line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Bxf7+ and commented
This line doesn't have a name, as far as I know, but it might as well be "the impatient Jerome Gambit". The earliest game that I have with it in The Database is from 2001, but it has to be much older than that. My research is lacking here.Subsequently (see "Jerome Gambit: Facing Up to 4.Bxf7+ in the Two Knights [Part 2]"), thanks to Dr. Timothy Harding's UltraCorr 3A (2010) collection of correspondence chess games, I uncovered Draper, Dr - Child, AW., Belfast - Dublin team correspondence match-2 1891-2, an earlier game with that "impatient" line.
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Ng6
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7.e5 Nd5 8.Qf3+
I suspect that one attraction of playing 4.Bxf7+ in the Two Knights Defense is that an inattentive defender might now slip with 8...Kg8, falling to 9.Qd5 checkmate. There are 89 such games in The Database.
8...Ke6 9.c4 Nb6
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In a 3-minute game it is possible to overlook 9...Bb4+ 10.Kf1 Qh4!? as 11.Qxd5+ can be met by 11...Ke7 and Black's King would be remarkably safe, while his extra piece would outweigh White's two extra pawns, e.g. 12.Nd2 c6 13.Qe4 Bxd2 14.Qxh4+ Nxh4 15.Bxd2 Nf5.
10.d5+
White is down two pieces, but this sacrifice leads to victory.
10...Kxe5
If 10...Ke7 then 11.Bg5+ will win the Queen.
11.O-O
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11...Nxc4 12.Re1+ Kd6 13.Nc3 Qf6
A slip, perhaps the clock.
14.Ne4+ Black resigned
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1 comment:
It’s interesting to see the contrast between impatience and inattentiveness in the context of the Jerome Gambit. This opening is known for its aggressive nature, which can often lead to early tactical battles where both players are trying to catch each other off guard. The impatience can sometimes work in your favor, forcing your opponent into uncomfortable positions, but being inattentive can also leave you vulnerable to counterattacks or blunders if you’re not careful.
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