Often when things go bad for Black's King, it wanders far afield and is checkmated on the Queenside.
However, wandering on the Kingside is also dangerous.
CassomaD4 - bulkah
3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2023
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6
The Two Knights Defense
4.O-O
Doing something constructive while waiting for 4...Bc5.
4...Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Three Knights Jerome Gambit?
The Database has 2,025 games with this position. White scores 42%.
Compare that with the regular Jerome Gambit line, 3...Bc5 4.Bxf7+. The Database has 44,792 games with that line. White scores 53%.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Ke6
Black's King feels safe among his pieces, but Stockfish 16.1 already gives White a slight advantage.
More routine is 6...Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4
7.d4 Nxe5
Complicating things further. Simpler is 7...Bxd4.
8.dxc5
A bit stronger was 8.dxe5.
8...Nxe4
The e-file looks dangerous for Black - and it is.
9.Nc3
Development. More straight-forward was 9.Qe2 d5 10.cxd6 Nxd6 11.f4.
9...c6
The time control is blitz. Deep analysis is not easy. Still, creating a disrupted pawn structure with 9...Nxc3 10.bxc3 seems timely.
10.Nxe4 Rf8 11.Qd6+ Kf5
There is danger in wandering away from home.
12.Ng3+ Kg4 13.h3+ Kh4 14.Qxe5 g5 15.Nf5+ Kh5 16.g4+ Kg6 17.Qg7 checkmate
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