Jerome Gambit: Iconic 9-Move Checkmate

From an earlier post on this blog, "Jerome Gambit: Iconic 9-move Checkmate"

There has been a flurry, recently, of Jerome Gambit treatments of the Two Knights Defense. By now [July 21, 2020], the iconic 9-move checkmate from the following game has become well known.

Well, the following game - in today's post - is the 200th such example in The Database.

Maybe more people need to read this blog.

deusmach - jaeselector

3 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2024

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Nf6 

The Two Knights defense.

4.Bxf7+ 

Again, from "Jerome Gambit: Iconic 9-move Checkmate"

I have been calling this the "impatient Jerome Gambit" because White does not wait for ...Bc5 before sacrificing his Bishop.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 

White has two pawns for two pieces. That is not much, but he can be happy that the enemy King is misplaced.

6...Nc6 7.e5 Nd5 8.Qf3+ 

8...Kg8 

Blitz happens.

Instead, returning material wins - 8...Nf6 9.Be3 d6 10.exf6 Qxf6 11.Qe2 Nxd4 12.Qc4+ Ne6 13.Nc3 c6 14.O-O-O d5 

9.Qxd5 checkmate