Jerome Gambit: Thin Ice (Part 2)

                                                            

                                              [continued from the previous post]

                                                 

13.Re1

Later, Bill tried 13.Qe2 as in Wall,B - Mart, SparkChess 2025 (0-1, 23)

13...Ned7 14.Qd2 Rf8 15.Rad1 Ne5 16.Qg5 Be6 17.f4 Nf7 

Both sides have been shuffling their pieces around, perhaps searching for a plan.

18.Qg3 Nh8 

A sturdier defensive move would be, 18...Kh8, unpinning the g-pawn, but the text seems fine, at first. 

19.f5 Bd7 

t was time to return some of the sacrificed material, for example, and even exchange Queens: 19...Rae8 20.fxe6 Ng6 21.Rf1 Nxe4 22.Qg4 Nxc3 23.Bxc3 d5 24.Rxf8+ Rxf8 25.Qd4 Qb6 when White would only have an edge.

The text allows White a strong shot.

20.Nd5 

Hitting Black's vulnerable Knight at f6 again.

20...Kf7 

Not 20...Nxd5 21.Qxg7 checkmate 

21.Qh4 

Overwhelming the defense. 

21...Nxd5

Stockfish's idea 21...Qxd5 shows how dire the defender's position is. 

22.exd5 Qxc2 

Oh, well.

23.Re7+ Kg8 24.Rxg7 checkmate