Jerome Gambit: Too Fast For Me

I continue to be amazed at the interesting chess created by regular contributor angelcamina - played at one minute a game.

That's too fast for me. My heart raced as I played over the following game - and I was simply sitting at my computer, composing.

angelcamina - dv_66

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Bc4 Nc6 4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ 

Jerome Gambit's cousin, the Noa Gambit. (See "Further Explorations 2, 3, 4, 5 & 6") 

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5 7.Neg5+

Giving Black the opportunity to choose the wrong retreat. Remember, this is a 1-minute game, and if Black is not familiar with the opening...

He has also tried 7.Nc3 e4 8.Ng1 Bc5 9.d4 Bxd4 10.Nge2 Bb6 11.O-O Rf8 12.Nxd5 Kg8 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.Qe1 Ne5 15.Qc3 Qf6 16.Bf4 Ng4 17.Qxf6 Nxf6 18.Bxc7 Bg4 19.Ng3 Rac8 20.Bxb6 Rxc2 21.Bd4 Rd8 22.Bc3 b5 23.a3 Rd3 24.h3 Be6 25.Rad1 Bb3 26.Rxd3 exd3 27.Rd1 Bc4 28.Ne4 Nd5 29.Nd2 Nxc3 30.Nxc4 Rxb2 31.Rxd3 Nd1 32.Kh2 Rc2 33.Rd8+ Kf7 34.Ne3 Nxe3 35.fxe3 Rf2 36.Rd7+ Kg6 37.Ra7 Black lost on time, angelcamina - florianschreib, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2019. 

7...Kg8 

Got it right, this time.

White also faced 7...Ke8 8.d4 h6 9.Nh3 e4 10.Ne5 Nxe5 11.Qh5+ Nf7 12.Nf4 Qf613.Nxd5 Qd6 14.Bf4 Qc6 15.Nxc7+ Ke7 16.Nd5+ Ke8 17.Nc7+ Ke7 18.Nxa8 Qxc2 19.O-O Be6 20.Rac1 Qxb2 21.Rc7+ Ke8 22.Rxf7 Bxf7 23.Qe5+ Be7 24.Nc7+ Kf8 25.d5 Qb6 26.d6  Qxd6 27.Qxd6 Bxd6 28.Bxd6+ Kg8 29.Rc1 Bxa2 30.Nb5  a6 31.Nd4 Kh7 32.Rc7 Rd8 33.Be5 b5 34.Rxg7+ Kh8 35.Rd7+ Black resigned, angelcamina - Farbic, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2024; and 

7...Kf6 8.d4 Bg4 9.dxe5+ Nxe5 10.Qd4 Bxf3 11.Nxf3 Qe7 12.Bg5+ Black resigned, angelcamina - GrainBowl, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2023.

8.d4 e4 

Kicking one Knight, but he would have done better to kick the other one with 8...h6. 

9.Ne5 Nxe5 10.dxe5 h6 

Also seen 10...c6 11.Nxe4 Bf5 12.Ng3 Bg6 13.O-O h6 14.f4 Be7 15.f5 Bf7 16.Qg4 Kh7 17.Nh5 Bxh5 18.Qxh5 Qb6+ 19.Kh1 Rhf8 20.Qg6+ Kh8 21.f6 gxf6 22.exf6 c5 23.Qg7 checkmate angelcamina - Lelzwashere, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2024) 

11.Nxe4

Because he can. 

11...Bg4 

Or 11...Bb4+ 12.c3 Be7 13.Ng3 c6 14.O-O Be6 15.f4 Kh7 16.f5 Black resigned angelcamina - Otschin_Karascho, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2024) 

12.Qxg4 dxe4 13.Qxe4 

Black has no compensation for his two pawns (unless it is on the clock).

13...Bc5 

Must be the clock.

14.Bd2 

Missing 14.Qc4+ and 15.Qxc5. Tick Tock, Tick Tock.

14...Qe7 

Covering the Bishop, and missing the tricky 14...Bxf2+.

15.O-O-O a5 16.f4 b5 17.f5 

White's pawns are more dangerous than Black's.

17...Kf7 

I am not sure what was behind this provocation - getting a Rook to f8? At any rate, this is risky business.

18.e6+ Kf6 

Retreating was essential.

19.Bc3+ Kg5 20.h4+ Kh5 21.g4 checkmate

Sweet.