Monday, August 4, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Paving the Way



Once again, the "Jerome pawns" have a say in the following game, paving the way to victory.


Wall, Bill - Gevaar

sparkchess, 2025

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 Nf6

The Database has 1,302 games with this position. White scores 63%.

10.O-O c6 

Instead, 10...Ng4 was seen in Wall,B - Guest1660564, PlayChess.com, 2013 (1-0, 32). 

Also, 10...Kf7 11.d4 (11.Re1 Re8 12.d3 Kg8 13.Nc3 b6 14.f4 Bb7 15.Qg3 d5 16.e5 Nd7 17.f5 Ngxe5 18.Bg5 Qb8 19.Bh6 g6 20.Nb5 c6 21.Nd4 Nxd3 22.Qxd3 Rxe1+ 23.Rxe1 c5 24.fxg6 Ne5 25.gxh7+ Kh8 26.Qg3 Black resigned, Wall,B - ClemChess, internet, 2021) 11...Re8 12.Nc3 Kg8 13.f4 Bf5 14.e5 dxe5 15.fxe5 Bc8 16.Qd3 Nd5 17.Ne4 b6 18.Bg5 Qd7 19.Rf2 a5 20.b3 Ba6 21.c4 Nb4 22.Qc3 Nc6 23.Rd2 Qg4 24.Re1 h6 25.h3 Qf5 26.Bxh6 gxh6 27.Rf2 Qc8 28.Nf6+ Kg7 29.Nxe8+ Qxe8 30.e6 Nce7 31.d5+ Kg8 32.Rf7 Black resigned, Wall,B - Guest2163615, PlayChess.com 2019; 

And 10...Qe7 as in  Wall,B - Dasasary, internet, 2024 (1-0, 34).

11.f4 Qc7 

Or the Queen can go to 11...Qe7 as in Wall,B - HeHe, chess.com 2010 (1-0, 19). 

12.d4 Ng4 

When in doubt, harass the enemy Queen.

The Knight soon gets in trouble.

13.Qd3 Rf8 14.c4 


Incidentally, there are 20 games in The Database with pawns at c4, d4, e4 and f4.

14...d5 15.h3 dxe4 

When your piece is attacked, you may not have to move it, if you can attack one of your opponent's pieces of greater value.

Good advice, but not in this situation, as White can move with check.

16.Qxe4+ Kd8 17.hxg4 Bxg4 


White is ahead only a pawn, and lags in development, but his center control ("Jerome pawns"!) and safer King make a great difference.

18.f5 Be2 

A slip

19.Bg5+ Ne7 20.Qxe2 Black resigned




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