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Sunday, January 9, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Unpacking

 


If you search for "Jerome Gambit" in the YouTube videos, you will eventually come across a video titled "THE JEROME GAMBIT || BAKA MITAI VARIATION", which might require a bit of upacking.

The chess game Ftmean - adicopcea, 10 0 Chess.com, 2021 (1-0, 16), a Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit, unfolds to the tune of a romantic Japanese language song, "Baka Mitai", as humorous graphics take the place of different chess pieces during play. 

"Baka Mitai" means "like a fool", which could refer to whoever plays the Jerome Gambit - or, more likely, to whoever loses to it. (Given the note at the end, "Lol... get rekt noob", a gamer taunt to a beginner who has just been crushed, pehaps the latter.)

A few helpful quotes from usgamer.net

The Baka Mitai meme features a Japanese song from the popular video game series Yakuza. ... The deepfake for this meme is created by animating an image with the motion of a video using first order motion model technology... 

You might recently have heard of Baka Mitai, a new deepfake trend that has historical and fictional characters alike singing the song from Yakuza 0. ..Deepfake technology has really taken off over the past few years, to put it lightly. Recently though, a new trend has evolved in which users get a fake or real person to sing Baka Mitai using lip syncing technology. 

It is interesting, for example, to watch the Marvel villain Thanos singing "Baka Mitai", but I prefer the version of Disney's Goofy, myself.

The game itself has some twists and turns. By all means, watch the video, but here are the moves as well.


Ftmean - adicopcea

10 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021 


1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6

The Semi-Italian Opening.

4.O-O Bc5 5.Bxf7+ 

The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.

A couple of weeks ago, in a different context, I raised the question "Why?", which can apply here as well: Why does White sacrifice his Bishop in the current game ?

If you look at the recommended line of play, according to Stockfish 14.1, you can get an idea of what Ftmean was avoiding: 5.c3 Bb6 6.d4 exd4 7.cxd4 d6 8.Nc3 Nge7 9.Be3 O-O 10.Qd2 Ng6 11.h3 Kh7 12.Rae1 Nce7 13.Bd3 f5 14.d5 Kg8 15.Bxb6 axb6 16.exf5 Nxf5 17.Bb1 Bd7 18.a3 Qf6 19.Ne4 Qf7 20.Ng3 Nge7 - sure, White is better, but this is not the stuff of excitment. Also, this is a blitz game, and mistakes in the defense are likely to appear.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ g6 

Perhaps the first move that came to mind - Block the check! - but probably 7...Kf8 and 7...Ke6 were a bit stronger.

8.Qxe5 Bd6 

Attack the Queen! Understandable in a club blitz game, but the losing move, as Black will be down the exchange and two pawns.

9.Qxh8 Bxh2+ 

Creative play in dire circumstances. Black identifies a way to keep White's Queen trapped - for now.

10.Kxh2 Qh4+ 11.Kg1 Nf6

12.d3 g5 13.Nc3 c6 14.f4 

With plans to open the deadly f-file.

14...b5 

Will there be time for ...Bb7, winning the enemy Queen?

15.fxg5 hxg5 16.Qxf6+ Black resigned

Checkmate is on its way.


Friday, March 26, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Just Like That


In the following game, Black has an unusual way to return the sacrificed material that he had collected. Unfortunately, White responds well, and, with the help of a wild "Jerome pawn", wins the game quickly.


Ftmean - Saleem

10 0 blitz, 2021


1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Nf3+ 


Black has to return one of the sacrificed pieces. He chooses to do so in a creative way. It is possible that he expected White to reply 7.gxf3, breaking up his Kingside, since to capture with the Queen would leave White's d-pawn unprotected.

White captures on f3 with check, however.

7.Qxf3+ Nf6 8.dxc5 Re8 9.O-O Kg8 


Black has castled-by-hand, but is down a couple of pawns.

10.Re1 d5 11.e5 

Also possible was 11.cxd6 e.p.

Now White's e-pawn causes havoc among the enemy pieces.

11...Nd7 12.e6 Nxc5 13.Qf7+ Kh8 14.e7 Qd7 15.Qf8+ Rxf8 16.exf8=Q checkmate



Saturday, February 20, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Rendered Senseless



One reason club players enjoy the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) so much is that it can produce attacking games that allow them to render their opponents senseless. This happens most often with a naive defender who spends a lot of time thinking Who? and What? and How? and Why? 

Soon, they will encounter others who will be less gobsmacked by the Jerome, those who have solid ideas about defending - but didn't many players start out playing and winning with the Scholar's Mate, too?

Enjoy now.

 

Ftmean - branimirjovanovic

10 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 


4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 


7...Nf6 

Quick thinking: counter a Queen with three pieces.

Slower thinking: there are too many threats for this to work.

8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 Nxe4 


Keeping the damage to one pawn.

10.Qd5+ Kg6 11.Qxe4+ 

Okay, maybe not.

11...Kh5 


The computer sees White almost a Queen better.

12.O-O Qh4 13.Qf3+ Kh6 14.g3 Qh3 

15.d4 d6 16.f5+ g5 17.fxg6+ Kxg6 18.Qf6+ Kh5 19.Qg5 checkmate


White: Wait until I tell my friends!

Black: I would rather you not tell mine...


Friday, May 28, 2021

Jerome Gambit CHECKMATE!!!

CHECKMATE!!!


I just discovered a YouTube video, "Jerome Gambit CHECKMATE!!!that appears to be a 30 0 game Jerome Gambit game between Alexandrea Botez and Andrea Botez.

The game features a delightful march of White's e-pawn, supported by the Queen, ending with a Queen sacrifice and a promotion to a Queen leading to checkmate.

The moves appear to be the same as in Ftmean - Saleem, 10 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021 (1-0, 16), but watching the video is a lot more fun.

Check it out.