The following game reminds me of the story about two guys in the jungle who are suddenly spotted by a carnivorous beast. The first quickly changes to his running shoes. "You don't think you're going to outrun that tiger, do you?" asked the second, skeptically. "I don't have to outrun him," said the first, "I just have to outrun you."
My game was a sloppy mess, but less sloppy and less messy than my opponent. Sometimes that's how it goes.
perrypawnpusher - trunkat
blitz, FICS, 2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bxf7+
The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ng6 8.Qd5+ Kf8 9.Qxc5+ N8e7
10.f4
Or 10.Nc3 as in perrypawnpusher - sarBear, blitz, FICS, 2009 (1-0, 16).
10...d6
Black kicked my Queen with 10...b6 in perrypawnpusher -blackflower, FICS, 2010 (1-0, 29).
11.Qe3 h5 12.f5 Ne5 13.d4 Nc4 14.Qd3 d5
It was better to simply withdraw the Knight.
15.e5
Jumping at the chance to advance my "Jerome pawn," but 15.Nc3 was probably better.
15...Nxb2
There has to be a miscalculation somewhere... Simply 15...Bxf5 16.Rxf5+ Nxf5 17.Qxf5+ Kg8 kept White's edge small.
16.Bxb2 Bxf5 17.Rxf5+ Nxf5 18.Qxf5+ Kg8
19.Ba3 b6 20.Nd2 Qh4 21.c3 Rf8
An oversight that puts the game out of reach. Black was looking to counter my next move, instead of remembering the one a few moves ago.
22.Qxf8+ Kh7 23.Qf5+ Kh6
24.Rf1 c5 25.dxc5 Black resigned
