Many people have an "anger management" problem of a specific kind: they put up with repeated small intrusions in their lives, saying nothing and setting no limits. Then, finally, the explode all out of proportion.
Wall,B - Guest3797656
Playchess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
7.Qd5+ Kf8 8.Qxc5+ Qe7 9.Qe3 Nf6 10.Nc3 Kf7
Black is looking to castle-by-hand.
Previously seen: 10...c6 11.0-0 d5 12.f3 Qe5 13.d4 Qd6 14.e5 Qe6 15.exf6 Qxe3+ 16.Bxe3 gxf6 17.Bh6+ Kf7 18.Rae1 Re8 19.Rxe8 Kxe8 20.Re1+ Kf7 21.g4 Be6 22.Ne2 Black resigned, Wall,B - Quack, Chess.com, 2010.
11.0-0 Re8 12.f4 Kg8 13.d4 d5 14.f5 Nh8
Black has allowed White's "Jerome pawns" to swarm, bypassing ...Nxe4 several times. Soon he will strike back, but it will be poorly matched to the position.
15.e5 Ng4 16.Qd3 c6 17.h3 Nxe5 18.dxe5 Qxe5
The "science" is probably good here, as Black has returned his extra piece for two pawns, but he hardly has the advantage that he had at, say, moves 4, 6 or 8.
19.g4 d4
Again, Black "fights fire with fire," or aggression with aggression, but only after he has allowed White to bottle up his Bishop and Knight, which should have been attended to instead. Another explosion is building up.
20.Bf4 Qc5 21.Na4 Qb4 22.b3 b5 23.a3 Qe7 24.Rae1 Qxe1 25.Rxe1 Rxe1+ 26.Kf2 Re8 27.Nc5 Nf7
Black has aggressively exchanged his Queen for two Rooks, and achieved - what? White's pieces (including his King) are better developed and more prepared to swing into action.
28.g5 a5 29.f6 g6 30.h4 Bf5 31.Qxd4 Rad8
Finally. I still think White has the better game, however.
32.Qc3 Bg4 33.Qxa5 Re2+ 34.Kg3 Bf5
Again, passively allowing White's King to intrude, when 34...Rxc2 35.Kxg4 Rxc5 was the assertive way to go.
35.c3 Rd5 36.Qa8+ Nd8 37.Qb8 Rc2 38.Be5 Re2 39.Bd6 Re8
After making "scary" threats on the Queenside, Black's Rook returns to defense.
40.Be7
Threatening 41.Bxd8 Rdxd8 42.Qc7 and 43.Qg7 mate.
Black resigned.
The chessboard can be a scary place, and it is always a good idea to be prepared for what might show up there. This advice also refers to defenders who face the unbalanced Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+). Luckily for them, many refutations of the gambit have been published.
Lucky for the Jerome Gambit Gemeinde, chess games, do not, yet, "play themselves".
Wall,B - Guest3164644
Playchess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Qf6
A defense suggested by NM Eric Schiller in his 1998 Unorthodox Chess Openings.
8.Rf1
Unfortunately, this move is not covered in UCO.
8...g6 9.Qh3+
Threatening 10.fxe5
9...Ng4
Seen previously:
9...Kf7 10.fxe5 Qxf1+ 11.Kxf1 d6 12.Qc3 Black resigned, Wall, B - Guest1690223, Playchess.com, 2012; and
9...Ke7 10.Nc3 c6 d6 (10...c6, Wall,B - XCCY, FICS, 2011 [1-0,21]) 11.Nd5+ Kd8 12.Qg3 Qe6 13.fxe5 dxe5 14.d4 Ne7 15.dxc5 Nxd5 16.Bg5+ Ke8 17.exd5 Qxd5 18.Rf2 Be6 19.Rd2 Qxc5 20.0-0-0 Rf8 21.Qh4 h5 22.Bh6 Rf5 23.Rd8+ Rxd8 24.Rxd8+ Kf7 25.Rf8+ Qxf8 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Qd8+ Kg7 28.Qxc7+ Kh6 29.h4 Rf1+ 30.Kd2 Rf2+ 31.Ke3 Rf5 32.Qd8 a6 33.Qh8 checkmate, Wall,B - Aburasian, Chess.com, 2010.
10.Qxg4+ Ke7 11.Nc3 d6?
12.Nd5+ Kd8 13.Nxf6 Bxg4 14.Nxg4 h5
White is up two pawns.
15.Nf2 Kd7 16.Nh3 Re8 17.d3 Nf6 18.Ng5 Ng4
Black has done well in attending to his development. He should not try to mimic White's wandering Knight.
19.h3 Nh2 20.Rh1 Black resigned
Playing over Bill Wall's latest Jerome Gambit, I broke out in song...*
I mean, it's tough to beat Mr. Wall.
Okay, sometimes he gives an opponent a chance by giving "Jerome Gambit odds".
And what if, on top of that, he had a terrible mouse slip?
And then - he wins the game, anyhow?
I mean, what does it take?
Wall,B - Guest2208830
PlayChess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Qf5+?
The mouse slip, although it is not a "TN", as The Database contains Bogsnes - exactemente, blitz, FICS, 2011 (0-1, 7) . Of course, the correct move is 7.Qxe5
7...Qf6 8.Nc3 Qxf5 9.exf5 Nf6 10.d3 d5 11.Bg5 c6 12.O-O-O Bxf5
Black captures the wrong pawn (he should have played 12...Bxf2) but his position still looks great. It simply isn't the right time to revert to choosing "second (or third, or fourth) best" moves.
13.d4 Bxd4 14.Rxd4 Nf7 15.Be3 a6 16.Rb4 b5 17.Rf4 Be6 18.Re1
Threatening 19.Bc5+ and 20.Rxe6
18...Re8 19.Rf3 Ke7 20.Bd4 Ng5 21.Rg3 Nge4
22.Rxg7+ Kd6 23.f3 Nxc3 24.Be5+ Kc5 25.Bxf6 Nxa2+ 26.Kb1 Nb4 27.Re7 Rxe7 28. Bxe7+ Kc4
It will not take much more... for White to score the point.
29.Rxe6 c5 30.Bf6
Threatening 31.b3 mate
30...d4 31. Bxh8 Black resigned
*Mister Bill
(based on "Mister Blue", words and music by Tom Paxton deranged by Rick Kennedy)
Good morning Mister Bill, we've gathered quite a fill.
The evidence is clear, that you've been scheming.
You like to steal a point and terrorize the joint.
You like to brutalize our chessic dreaming.
What will it take, to whip you into line?
An offered piece?
A fumbled Knight?
It can be arranged.
It can be arranged.
Step softly Mister Bill, we know that danger is a thrill.
We know just where your mad attack will take you.
You've got a loss to fill, and fulfill it, yes, you will.
You'll learn to turn your King, or we'll soon make you.
Oh, what will it take, to whip you into line?
A bad mouse-slip?
A case of shaken nerves?
It can be arranged.
It can be arranged.
Be careful Mister Bill this phase that you're in, still,
Can lead you nowhere else, but to disaster.
Excuse us while we grin, you've worn our patience thin.
It's time to show you just who is your master.
What will it take, to whip you into -- What?
You threaten mate?
Please take my Rook?
It can be arranged.
It can be arranged.
Don't worry Mister Bill, you're in for one more thrill.
Just think of it as lightning and thunder.
But can we think again, oh, did we think again,
Or have we just performed a foolish blunder?
What did it take, to trip and take a fall?
A grevious pride?
A swelled-up head?
It seems it was arranged.
It seems it was arranged.
One nice thing about the Jerome Gambit is that your opponent can make what at first quick glance might appear to be a reasonable move - and wind up giving the game to you.
Whether you consider the following game a "gift" or a "grab", it seems to be win number 201 for Bill Wall in The Database.
Wall,B - Guest876397
playchess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Nf6?
Develop a third piece, attack the Queen. What's the problem?
8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 Nxe4?
Making things even worse.
10.Qd5+
Here Black, about to be down a piece and a pawn, resigned in Wall, B - Meinherr, Chess.com, 2010
10...Kf8 11.Qxe4 Qh4+
Or 11...d5 as in Wall, B - Dani, Chess.com, 2010 (1-0, 20).
12.g3 Qg4
13.b3 c6 14.Ba3+ Kf7
Threatening ...Re8
15.Qe7+ Kg6
Already: 15...Kg8?? 16.Qf8 checkmate
16.Qd6+ Kf7 17.Nc3 Re8+ 18.Kf2 b5
19.Rae1 Re6 20.Rxe6 Qxe6 21.Qf8+ Kg6 22.g4
Threatening 23.f5
22...Qf6 23.Qe8+ Qf7
Or 23...Kh6 24.Qh5 checkmate
24.f5+ Black resigned
Black loses his Queen with 24...Kh6 or 24...Kg5; or falls to 24...Kf6 Ne4 checkmate.
The old saying goes "Good luck is better than a license to steal."
As much as I would like to think that my success in this game was due to "superior skill", I have to attribute most of it to Dame Fortune.
perrypawnpusher - deceptionmaster
blitz, FICS, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6
The Semi-Italian Opening.
4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Ne7
A reasonable decision by Black: since he is going to lose a piece anyhow, he simply develops another. I was surprised to see only one example in The Database, Jabbaman - HrDoctor, PlayChess.com, 2003, (1-0, 16)
8.dxc5
Also possible was 8.Qh5+ N5g6 9.Qxc5, but I was planning to use my pawns for a central clamp.
8...Rf8 9.f4 N5c6 10.Nc3 Kg8 11.e5
After the game Rybka 3 recommended, instead, advancing the f-pawn, i.e., 11.f5 b6 12.f6 Ng6 13.fxg7 Rxf1+ 14.Qxf1 Kxg7 with the idea of exposing Black's King, leaving the defender only slightly better.
I still prefer my move.
11...b6 12.Be3 bxc5 13.Bxc5 Ba6 14.Rf2 Rf5
Black has been developing well, but I thought that this move was a bit provocative. Set to "blunder check" at 5 minutes a move after the game, Rybka 3 had nothing to say, however.
15.g4 Rf7 16.Qe1
Probably better was 16.Qd2.
16...Nc8 17.f5 Nb6 18.Qe4 Bb7
19.Rd1
I was almost beginning to like my position. The problem is that my planned e5-e6 is not going to amount to much.
19...Qe8 20.e6 dxe6 21.fxe6 Rxf2 22.Kxf2 Rd8
White's e-pawn is a weakie (as 22...Nd8 would have shown), but I still had a few ideas about how I could use it - if my opponent let me.
23.Rf1 Rd2+
I had expected this aggressive move, and appreciated the tempo it forced upon me.
24.Kg1
This works, but technically 24.Ke1 was better.
24...Qd8
I am not sure what - or how much - my opponent overlooked here, but this is an unfortunate blitz error. Perhaps he was returning some material - a Queen for a Rook and a Bishop - and figured the remaining imbalance of 2 Knights, Bishop and Rook would outplay my Queen and Knight; but there is an oversight in that evaluation.
25.Rf8+ Qxf8 26.Bxf8 Kxf8 27.Qf4+
Black's Rook is hanging. Now all I had to do was avoid blundering and avoid running out of time.
27...Ke7 28.Qxd2
After the game Rybka 3 harped that I should have played 28.Qf7+ Kd6 29.Ne4+ Ke5 30.Nxd2. Whatever.
28...Ne5 29.Qe3 Nf3+ 30.Kf2 Nxh2 31.Qc5+ Kxe6 32.Qxc7 Nxg4+ 33.Kg3 Bc8 34.Kxg4 Black resigned
As a therapist in my "day job" I often have the opportunity to help my clients expand their understanding of consequences of behaviors by asking them to look further: "And then what...?"
In the following game Black does a good job of defusing the primar threat behind White's 6th move, but he then becomes lax at just about the time he should have asked himself "And then what...?"
Wall,B - Guest1459913
Playchess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
5...Kxf7 6.Qe2
A quiet move that you can find in a number of Bill's Jerome Gambit games.
6...d6
Dodging the misfortunes of 6...h6 7.Qc4+ in Wall,B - DarkKnight, Cocoa Beach, FL 2012 (1-0, 23); 6...Rf8 7.Qc4+ in Wall,B - Roberts,C, Chess.com, 2010 (1-0, 17), Wall,B - Hamilton,E, FICS, 2011 (1-0, 22) and Wall,B - NFNZ, FICS, 2011 (1-0, 15).
An alternate was 6...d5 as in the rare Wall,B - Samvazpr, Chess.com, 2010 (0-1, 25)
7.Qc4+ Be6?
You can almost read Black's mind: I took care of that move with 6...d6. Now I strike back by attacking the Queen with my Bishop!
8.Ng5+
Oh, well, yes, there is that...
8...Kg6 9.Nxe6 Qd7
10.f4
Threatening 11.f5+ Kf7 12.Nxc5+, winning the Queen.
10...h6 11.fxe5 Nxe5 12.Nxc5 Nxc4 13.Nxd7 Nxd7 14.d3 Nce5 15.0-0 c6
Players like myself (and perhaps Guest1459913) are often relieved, if not downright hopeful, when we find ourselves facing a strong player like Bill, being "only" a pawn down - with Queens off of the board, to boot.
This is usually an error in thinking: strong players can wield that extra pawn the way ordinary players wield an extra piece.
16.h4 Rhf8 17.Bd2 Kh5 18.Ne2 Kxh4 19.Nd4 g5 20.Nf5+ Kh5 21.Nxd6 b6
In case anyone is paying attention, White now has a protected passed pawn.
22.d4 Ng4 23.Nf5 Kg6? 24.Ne7+ Kh5
25.Nxc6
This wins another pawn, although Bill points out that 25.Rf3! was stronger.
25...Ndf6 26.Bb4 Rfc8 27.Ne7 Rxc2? 28.Rf3
Threatening 29.Rh3 mate
28...Ne3 29.Rxe3 Rxb2 30.Rh3+ Kg4 31.Rf1 Nxe4 32.Nd5 Re2 33.Ne3+ Rxe3 34.Rxe3 Ng3 35.Rff3 Nh5 36.Bd6 Rd8 37.Re4+ Nf4 38.Bxf4 Black resigned
