Chessfriend Philidor 1792 has delivered another large collection of exciting games: some Jerome Gambits and some Jerome Gambit-related openings.
For a three-minute blitz game, the following match has a whole lot in it. White improves on earlier efforts (a dozen or so moves into the game) and carries the fight from the opening through the middle game to the endgame. When his opponent slips, Philidor 1792 executes a piquant checkmate.
Philidor 1792 - guest1200
3 0 blitz, www.bereg.ru, 2014
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8
7.Qxe5 Qe7 8.Qxe7+ Nxe7
Philidor 1792 previously played three games against the computer Crafty, which chose 8...Kxe7, winning one game, losing one, and drawing one. See "Long Distance Traveller" and "Which One Wins?"
Philidor 1792 previously played three games against the computer Crafty, which chose 8...Kxe7, winning one game, losing one, and drawing one. See "Long Distance Traveller" and "Which One Wins?"
9.c3 d5
Or 9...Bb6 10.d4 d6 11.Nd2 Kf7 12.Nc4 Re8 13.Nxb6 axb6 14.0-0 Bd7 15.f4 Bb5 16.Rf2 Ng8 17.e5 Ne7 18.b3 dxe5 19.fxe5+ Kg8 20.Bg5 Ng6 21.h4 h6 22.Bd2 Rf8 23.c4 Bd7 24.Bc3 Nxh4 25.d5 Bg4 26.Bb4 Rxf2 27.Kxf2 Re8 28.Kg3 Nxg2 29.Kxg4 Ne3+ 30.Kf4 Nc2 31.Bc3 Nxa1 32.Bxa1 Kf7 33.e6+ Kg6 34.Be5 Re7 35.Bd4 h5 36.Ke5 h4 37.b4 h3 38.Bg1 Kg5 39.c5 bxc5 40.bxc5 Re8 41.d6 cxd6+ 42.cxd6 Rf8 43.d7 Kg4 44.e7 Black resigned, Philidor 1792- BigM, Internet online game, blitz, 2012.
10.d4 Bb6 11.e5 c5 12.Be3 Nf5
Improving over 12...cxd4 13.cxd4 Nc6 14.Nc3 Nxd4 15.O-O-O Nc6 16.Nxd5 Bxe3+ 17.Nxe3 Ke7 18.Nd5+ Kf7 19.Nc7 Rb8 20.f4
Bg4 21.Rd6 Rhd8 22.Nb5 a6 23.Rxd8 Rxd8 24.Nd6+ Ke6 25.Nxb7 Rd4 26.g3 Bf3 27.Rf1 Nb4 28.Nc5+ Kd5 29.Rxf3 Kxc5 30.a3 Nd3+ 31.Kb1 Ne1 32.Re3 Rd1+ 33.Ka2 Nd3 34.e6 Re1 35.Rxd3 Rxe6 36.Rd7 Re2 37.Rxg7 Rxh2 38.Kb3 Rh3 39.Ka4 h5 40.b4+ Kb6 41.Rg6+ Kb7 42.Ka5 h4 43.gxh4 Rxh4 44.Rb6+ Kc7 45.f5 Rh5 46.Kxa6 Rxf5, Black resigned, Philidor1792 - NN, 2012
13.O-O
An improvement over the earlier 13.Na3 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.O-O-O Bxe5 17.Rxd5 Bf4+ 18.Kb1 Be6 19.Rd4 Be5 20.Rd2 Bf5+ 21.Ka1 Kf7 22.f4 Bf6 23.Nc4 Rhd8 24.Nd6+ Kg8 25.h3 Be7 26.Nxf5 Rxd2 27.Nxe7+ Kf7 28.Nf5 g6 29.Nh4 Re8 30.g4 Ree2 31.Rb1 Rf2 32.f5 g5 White resigned, Philidor1792 - Kharitonoff, Casual Game, Chess-Samara.ru, 2014.
13...cxd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Rfd1 Nc6 17.Bxb6 axb6 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Ke7
20.Rb5 Ra6 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Rxd8 Nxd8 23.f4 Rxa2 24.Rxb6 Ra6 25.Rb4 Ke6 26.Kf2 h5 27.Kf3 Kf5 28.g3 g5 29.Rd4 Nf7 30.Rd7 g4+ 31.Ke3 Ke6 32.Rxb7 Nh6 33.Ke4
33...Ra4+
The "Jerome pawns" are looking frisky, but 33...Nf5 would have kept the game even.
34. b4 Ng8 35. f5 checkmate
13.O-O
An improvement over the earlier 13.Na3 cxd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4 15.Bxd4 Bxd4 16.O-O-O Bxe5 17.Rxd5 Bf4+ 18.Kb1 Be6 19.Rd4 Be5 20.Rd2 Bf5+ 21.Ka1 Kf7 22.f4 Bf6 23.Nc4 Rhd8 24.Nd6+ Kg8 25.h3 Be7 26.Nxf5 Rxd2 27.Nxe7+ Kf7 28.Nf5 g6 29.Nh4 Re8 30.g4 Ree2 31.Rb1 Rf2 32.f5 g5 White resigned, Philidor1792 - Kharitonoff, Casual Game, Chess-Samara.ru, 2014.
13...cxd4 14.cxd4 Nxd4 15.Nc3 Be6 16.Rfd1 Nc6 17.Bxb6 axb6 18.Nxd5 Bxd5 19.Rxd5 Ke7
20.Rb5 Ra6 21.Rd1 Rd8 22.Rxd8 Nxd8 23.f4 Rxa2 24.Rxb6 Ra6 25.Rb4 Ke6 26.Kf2 h5 27.Kf3 Kf5 28.g3 g5 29.Rd4 Nf7 30.Rd7 g4+ 31.Ke3 Ke6 32.Rxb7 Nh6 33.Ke4
33...Ra4+
The "Jerome pawns" are looking frisky, but 33...Nf5 would have kept the game even.
34. b4 Ng8 35. f5 checkmate
