Friday, December 5, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Deliver Checkmate


The ultimate solution to a chess game is checkmate.

You can win a bullet game on time.

You can win it by grinding your opponent down.

You can deliver checkmate.


angelcamina - Max_BorD

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2025

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 

7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ Qe7 


Black attacks the e-pawn while offering an exchange of Queens, to blunt White's idea of attack. angelcamina has faced this in 49 games, scoring 66%.

9.Qc4 Nf6 10.Nc3 Qf7 


An interesting idea in a 1-minute game: White can exchange Queens, or have Her Magesty go pawn-hunting while behind in development.

11.Qxc7 

White picks up the gauntlet.

11...Nf4 

This must be time pressure - Black is rated in the mid-1800s.

According to Stockfish 16.1, he had 11...Qe7 12.f3 Kf7 13.b3 d5 14.Qxe7+ Nxe7 15.d3 Rd8 16.Bb2 Nc6 17.0–0–0 Be6 with an even game. 

12.O-O 

Responding to the threat, and momentarily overlooking a stronger resource.

12...g6 

Likewise, focusing on King safety instead of Knight safety.

13.Qxf4 


White is now up three pawns. Can he convert quickly?

13...Kg7 14.d4 Nh5 15.Qh6+ Kf6 


Stepping into the danger zone.

16.e5+ Ke6 17.d5+ Kf5 18.Qg5 checkmate




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