The following Jerome Gambit game shows the defender's defense not quite defending well enough. Certainly the time control was a factor.
angelcamina - eugenl
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2025
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
The goal is to safeguard the Black King by keeping a piece off of g5.
4.O-O Nf6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Bxf7+
The Semi-Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.
There are 21 games in The Database with angelcamina playing this position. He scores 76%.
6...Kxf7 7.Nxe5+ Nxe5 8.d4 Bxd4 9.Qxd4 d6
10.f4 Nc6 11.Qc4+ Be6 12.Qb5 Qc8
Instead of the text, Black could afford to give up the b-pawn with 12...Re8 13.Qxb7 Qd7 with good play.
13.b3
Going ahead with 13.e5 was possible.
13...Bd7 14.Qc4+ Be6 15.Qe2 Bg4 16.Qc4+ Qe6 17.Qb5 Qd7
Enough cat and mouse. Black has used up almost half of his clock time.
18.Bb2 Rhb8
Putting a Rook on either e8 or f8 looks better.
White's fianchettoed Bishop aims at the Kingside.
19.Rae1 a6 20. Qc4+ Be6 21.Nd5 Nxd5
5 seconds left on Black's clock?
22.exd5 Bf5
Allows checkmate.
23.dxc6+ Qe6
Interposing the Bishop was a bit better, but the defender's game is collapsing.
24.Rxe6 Bxe6 25.Qd4 Kg8 26.Qxg7 checkmate
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