Ooops! Looks like I posted game #7 from "Jerome Gambit: Sacrifice Theory", in the previous blog post, instead of game #6. So, I will post game #6 now. Sorry for the mixup. - Rick
Watch White's Knights in the following game. Watch Black's Knights. The four of them are a large part of the tale.
NN - NN
Training Game #6
2024
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ d6 9.Qe3 Nf6
10.h4
Stockfish 16.1 evaluates 10.h4 and 10.d3 about the same, so it is not surprising to see 10.h4 in game #6, 10.d3 in game #7, and then 10.h4, again, in game #8.
10...Kf7 11.h5 Ne7 12.f3 Be6
13.h6 Rg8
This time, Black defends the g-pawn.
14.b3 Nc6 15.d4 Bd7 16.Nc3
Black has a piece for two pawns. White appears to have compensation, with his pawn center and safer King.
16...Nb4
The Knight is drawn to the possibility of ...Nxc2, checking the enemy Rook, Queen and King! If this were a bullet game...
17.Qe2 c5 18.dxc5 dxc5 19.Bb2 Be6
20.Nb5 Qb8
With the opportunity to drive White's Knight away with ...a6, followed by and advance of the Queenside pawns (backed by Rook and Queen) against White's King, should he O-O-O.
A quieter plan, like 20...Qb6, was in order.
21.e5
An attack on the wing should be countered by one in the center.
21...Nfd5 22.a3 Nf4
Mixing it up, but he needs to be careful.
23.Qe4 Nbd5 24.Nd6+ Ke7 25.O-O-O
Stockfish 16.1 evaluates White as being the equivalent of a Rook ahead. I can't see it.
25...b5 26.g3 Qf8 27.c4 bxc4 28.bxc4
Black's Knight's can't stay out of trouble - from White's pawns.
28...Ne2+
You know that you are in trouble when this is the computer's top choice.
29.Qxe2 Nb6 30.hxg7 Qxg7 31.Qe4 h6 32.Rh5 Qg6 33.Qh4+
Things grow more and more difficult for Black.
33...Kf8 34.Rxh6 Qg5+ 35.Qxg5 Rxg5 36.Rxe6 Rxg3
The exchange of Queens has moved the middle game into the endgame, but White is still winning handily.
37.Rf6+ Kg8 38.e6 Na4 39.Nf5 Nxb2 40.Ne7+ Kh8 41.Rh1+ Rh3 42.Rxh3+ Kg7 43.Rf7 checkmate
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