Lest yesterday's post ("Deus Ex Machina") give you the mistaken idea that Bill Wall relies on metaphysical assistance to score 95%+ with the Jerome Gambit, here is another game of his that is the triumph of hard work and ingenuity.
Wall,B - GuestZCLK
blitz 10 0, FICS, 2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8
This is a very reasonable defense for Black. He keeps his King out of the crossfire and willingly gives back one of the two sacrificed pieces, confident that his remaining piece-for-two-pawns material advantage will be sufficient.
7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qg3 Qf6 9.0-0 Nh6 10.Nc3 Kf7
Black's development has kept pace with White's, and he is in the process of castling-by-hand. Yet, his advantage has slipped away, and White actually has the edge; which hardly seems fair at all.
11.Nd5 Qd8
This is clear improvement over 11...Qg6 12.Qf4+ Ke6 13.Nxc7+ Black resigned, perrypawnpusher - recreation, blitz, FICS, 2010.
12.d4 Bb6 13.Bg5
It turns out that Black's King is not as safe as he would like it to be; that his Knight should have gone to e7 or f6 instead of h6; and that now his Queen is in danger as well and should probably take refuge with the unlikely 13...Qf8.
13...Qd7 14.Qf3+ Nf5 15.g4 Black resigned
It is true that instead of resigning Black can return his extra piece and eliminate White's center with 15...Bxd4 16.exf5, remaining only a pawn down; but he is dangerously behind in development and his dark-squared Bishop does not know where to find safety, even as White's Rook(s) eye the e-file...
