I have presented a number of Wolfpack1051's games - see "Jerome Gambit: A Sparkling Checkmate"; "Jerome Gambit: You are ahead, but can you beat me?"; "Jerome Gambit: Six Of One..."; "Jerome Gambit: How Do Games End?"; "Jerome Gambit: The Way It Is".
He specializes in 1-minute games, and finds the Jerome Gambit to be an effective opening for that quick play.
The Jerome Gambit is, of course, "A Club Player's Opening" which presents the defender with a certain "Confusion Factor".
Here is recent example.
Wolfpack1051 - vikalpshakya
1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2026
Checking The Database, I note that Wolfpack1051 has 149 games with White, scoring 67%.
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Ke6
Wolfpack1051 has 16 games with this position in The Database, scoring 69%.
7...Nf6 8.Qf5+
This move is a bit experimental. He has also played 8.Qxe5+, e.g. 8...Kf7 9.Qxc5 d6 (9...Re8 10.d3 Ng4 11.Qf5+ Nf6 12.e5 Kg8 13.O-O Nd5 14.Nc3 d6 15.Qg5 Nxc3 16.bxc3 b6 17.Bb2 Rf8 18.exd6 Rf5 19.Qg3 Qxd6 20.c4 Rf7 21.Rfe1 Be6 22.Re4 Qc5+ 23.Kh1 Raf8 24.Rae1 Bd7 25.Re7 Rxe7 26.Rxe7 Qxe7 Black won on time, Wolfpack1051 - ork243, lichess.org, 2022) 10.Qe3 b6 (10...Bg4 11.O-O c5 12.Nc3 Qd7 13.e5 dxe5 14.fxe5 Bf5 15.exf6 Kxf6 16.Qf3 g6 17.g4 Kg7 18.gxf5 Rhf8 19.f6+ Kg8 20.Qd5+ Rf7 21.Qxd7 Re7 22.Qxe7 Black resigned, Wolfpack1051 - CarlosPH, lichess.org, 2021 2) 11.O-O Bb7 12.Qb3+ Kg6 13.Qg3+ Kf7 14.d3 Re8 15.Nc3 c6 16.Bd2 d5 17.Rae1 Qd7 18.e5 Ng8 19.Qh3 Ne7 20.Qxd7 Rad8 21.Qxb7 Black resigned, Wolfpack1051 - rcor-ua, lichess.org, 2021.
8...Kf7 9.Qxe5
So as to capture the Bishop on c5 next move.
9...Re8 10.Qxc5
10...Nxe4
The difference with the correct move, 10...Rxe4+, is that it comes with check, and, thus, further tempos - 11.Kf2 Rxf4+ 12.Kg1 b6 13.Qc3 Bb7
11.Qc4+
I have mentioned before that Stockfish tends to assess that White's best outcome in the Jerome Gambit is a draw, so its recommendation here is not surprising: 11.Qd5+ Kf8 12.0–0 Qf6 13.Nc3 Qb6+ 14.d4 Nxc3 15.bxc3 Qc6 16.Qg5 Qg6 17.Qc5+ d6 18.Qxc7 Re2 19.Qd8+ Kf7 20.Qc7+ drawing by repeating the position.
It also likes 11.Qh5+ Kf8 12.0–0 Qf6 13.c3 Qb6+ 14.d4 Nf6 for the same reason.
This is a bullet game that Wolfpack1051 has designs on winning, and he presses on.
11...d5 12.Qe2
Black now has a checkmate in 13 - however, that is more moves than have been played in this game, so far, so please excuse both players for not noticing - especially, again, because the ever-present clock is ticking.
12...Ng3
See what I mean? Sure, the text move is good, but it does not have the impact of 12...Qh4+ etc.
13.Qxe8+ Qxe8+
Checkmate draws ever closer.
14.Kf2 Nf5 15.Re1 Qd7
With a Queen for a Rook and a pawn, Black is comfortable - but he still has to beat the clock.
16.d3 Nd4 17.Na3 Qg4 18.Be3 Qh4+ 19.Kg1 Nf5
20.Bf2 Qg4 21.h3 Qg6 22.c4 Nh6 23.cxd5 Bxh3
If you can't grab material in a bullet game, as least make a threat: Here, Black does both.
24.g3 Qg4 25.Re3
White is mustering his defenders. Will it be in time?
Doesn't the hero always escape in the final reel?
25...Nf5
On revient toujours à ses premières amours.
26.Rae1
Saves time. Costs material. At this point in the game, time may be more important.
26...Nxe3 27.Rxe3 Re8 28.Nc4 Rxe3 29.Bxe3
29...Qf3
Choose your metaphor.
I am reminded of heavyweight boxer Muhammed Ali, when he adopted his rope-a-dope strategy against George Forman in their "Rumble in the Jungle" matchup.
That is not to say that vikalpshakya is a "dope" by any means, only that he seems to have tired himself out, while inflicting dangerous - but not terminal - injury to Wolfpack1051's position.
30.Ne5+
White's knockout punch.
Black resigns
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