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Thursday, July 2, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Active and Passive Sacrifices

The Jerome Gambit is based upon active sacrifices: 4.Bxf7+ and 5.Nxe5+. The attacker practically throws his pieces at the defender.

The following game also contains a passive Queen sacrifice: White places Her Majesty where she can be attacked, and then he just leaves her there. Black might as well capture, as the alternative is to let a pawn advance and promote to another Queen.

TheCuriousGreg - MIN_0
15 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 




4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. Qh5+ Ng6 



7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 N8e7 



10.f4 Rf8 11.O-O Kf7 

Black is thinking about castling-by-hand, always a prudent response to the Jerome Gambit.

Less accurate is 11...Bd7, as seen recently in the uneven game that continued 12.d4 c6 13.Nc3 Qb6 14.Bd2 Kd8 15.a4 c5 16.dxc5 Qxc5 17.Qxc5 dxc5 18.Nb5 Bxb5 19.axb5 b6 20.Rad1 Kc7 21.f5 Nh8 22.Bf4+ Kb7  23.Rd7+ Kc8 24.Rxe7 Kd8 25.Rxg7 Black resigned, pupuvi - DeschainPK, 10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020.

12.f5 Ne5 13.Qb3+ 

Pausing to chase the enemy King away from safety.

13...Ke8 14.d4 N5c6 15.Qd3 Bd7 


A curious Jerome Gambit position! White, the gambiteer, has only 2 pieces developed to Black's 4. The material balance still favors the defender, who has a piece for 2 pawns. There is the matter of Black's King stuck in the middle of the board, however.

If White believes he has the advantage (and I believe he does), it's time for him to show it.

16.Bg5 h6 17.Bh4 g5 

This move is risky. It turns White's f-pawn into a protected passer. Worse, it allows White to open up the Kingside by capturing enpassant.

18.fxg6 Qc8 19.Rxf8+ Kxf8 20.Qf3+ Ke8 


The ugly alternative was 20...Bf5 21.Bxe7+ Nxe7 22.g4 Qe6 23.gxf5, when White's extra, avanced, pawns will prove decisive.

21.Qf7+ Kd8 22.d5 Be8 23.dxc6 

Funny. White can offer up his Queen. He can get another.

23...Bxf7 24.gxf7 Black resigned