The following game reminds me of chess advice
“If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You have to reorientate yourself quickly and find a new plan in the new situation.”
– David Bronstein
angelcamina - MarcelVogel118
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
This position is at least as old as Jerome - Brownson, Iowa, 1875 (1-0, 28).
7.Qd5 +Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qc4
angelcamina has played 16 games that reached this position, scoring 63%.
9...Qe7 10.Nc3 Ne5 11.Qe2 Nf6
Black is better, with a piece for two pawns, but his King remains at risk - something that could be remedied if he could now castle, but that is no longer possible.
12.d4 Ng6
Instead, 12...Nc6 was more forcing, because White's Queen no longer defends the d-pawn.
13.O-O Kf7 14.f4 Re8
15.e5
The "Jerome pawns" begin their advance.
15...dxe5 16.fxe5 Kg8
Completing his castling-by-hand, but better - leading to an even game - is returning the sacrificed material with 16...Nxe5 17.dxe5 Qxe5 18.Qf2 Bd7 19.Bf4 Qh5 20.Rad1.
17.Qc4+
White could have played 17.exf6 with advantage, but it is a lot to calculate (17...Qxe2 18.f7+ Kh8 19.Nxe2 Rf8 20.d5 Ne5 21.b3 Rxf7 22.Bb2 Bf5 23.Ng3 Bxc2 24.Bxe5 Re7 25.Bf4) versus getting Her Majesty out of the line of fire, with check.
The text move works because of the time control.
17...Be6 18.d5 Nxd5
Instead, the retreat 18...Qd8 would have won a piece.
19.Nxd5 Bxd5
See the note, above.
20.Qxd5+ Kh8
The position is settling down.
21.Bd2 Qxe5 22.Qxe5 Nxe5 23.Bc3 Ng4
The text move allows White to grab the initiative again.
24.Rf7 Rg8 25.Rxc7 Rac8 26.Rxb7 Rcd8 27.Re1 Rde8 28.Rxe8 Rxe8 29.Bxg7+ Kg8 30.Bc3
30...Ne3 31.Rxa7 Nxc2 32.Rg7+ Kf8 33.Rxh7 Re1+ 34.Kf2 Re7 35.Rxe7 Kxe7 36.g4 Ke6 37.h4 White won on time
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