Bullet chess games pass quickly. Deep analysis is limited, intuition plays its part, and with seconds available for each move, players can move quickly - and, occsionally, erroniously.
Take a brief look at the following game.
Dumbledoorsarmy - kap
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2023
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
The Semi-Italian opening, according to Max Euwe.
4.Bxf7+
An accelerated Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit, as mentioned in "Accelerated Instant Victory".
The Database has 3,629 games with this line. White scores 43%/
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke7
Declining the piece, to his disadvantage.
6.d4
Possibly played too quickly, as he had the alternative, the 6.Ng6+ fork.
6...d6
Bullet chess often requires split-second choices. Here, Black plays a move often helpful in similar positions - but not here. Instead: 6...Nxe5.
7.Ng6+
With a few more seconds to think, White finds the move.
7...Kf7 8.Qh5
Tricky and trappy, the kind of idea that wins quick games.
Still, since Black finds a good response, better was the mundane 8.Nxh8+ Ke7 9.Ng6+ Kf7 10.Nxf8 Kxf8 with the advantage of the exchange and a couple of pawns.
8...Nf6
This should hold the game.
9.Nxh8+
A discovered double check is tempting, but the Knight needed to go elsewhere, with 9.Ne5+ Kg8 (9...Ke6 10.Qf7#; 9...Ke7 10.Qf7#)10.Qf7+ Kh7 11.Qg6+ Kg8 12.Qf7+ and a draw.
Yes, a draw can be a disappointment for a Jerome Gambiteer, but this is where the game arrived - almost.
9...Ke6 10.Qf7 checkmate
