Annotated chess game: vlad-tepes's mini-tournament

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vlad-tepes's mini-tournament
splott (1632) vs. mika76 (1642)
Annotated by: mika76

(1824)
Chess opening: Giuoco Piano (C50), Jerome gambit

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7	Jerome Gambit.
	1 comment perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: Alonzo Wheeler Jerome's "invention" has several refutations, but can lead to interesting positions in casual or blitz games.


5. Nxe5+ Kf8 6. Qh5	He is going for the king. Not many moves to prevent and keep bishop and knight in play for further planning.
	1 comment perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: AWJ recommended 6.Nxc6. The text is known as the Banks Variation, after Pete Banks ("blackburne") of Great Britain. It meets a horrible end in this game.


6... Qe7	The winning move perhaps. Whites king is on e-line and a fork on Ng6! If he goes for it. I may have material enough maybe even legs to finish him.
	1 comment perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: Actually suggested by GM Gary Lane in his "Opening Lanes" column at www.chesscafe.com -- although mika76 had worked it out independently.


7. Ng6+	And it comes. If I take it my rook is history, but his queen will need at least 1 move to be back in action.
	1 comment perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: USCF Master Dennis Monokroussos once wondered if the Jerome Gambit even had a trap worth hoping Black would fall into. If he were looking for a trap for White to fall into, this qualifies.


7... hxg6	So I go for it!



8. Qxh8	And he is falling just where I wanted him to fall.
	1 comment perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: mika76 is being modest: Black now has a forced mate. The Jerome Gambit is utterly defeated.


8... Qxe4+	Here we go! Now it is a matter of how long will he last!?



9. Kf1 Qd4	Searching for mate in 1.



10. Ke1 Qxf2+	He is forced to move Kd1.



11. Kd1 d6	another opening. Still his queen in the corner. Can�t do much from there.



12. h3	He is doing all he can to stall.



12... Qxg2	Looks tough for white since he has so many undeveloped pieces and queen terribly misplaced. A better move is: Nd4 followed by Nc3, then See puzzle 48635.



13. Re1	What can you do?



13... Qf3+	once again forcing him to play my way.



14. Re2 Bf2	Mate in 2 perhaps, but he will prolly struggle more.



15. d3 Nd4	Its close now...



16. Nc3	Any last wishes, before we close the store?



16... Qh1+ 17. Kd2 Nf3#	Unfortunately my opponent didn�t see it coming and still his queen nicely in the corner.
	3 comments perrypawnpusher (1705) on 12-Aug-08: Awesome game! It is one thing to defeat the Jerome Gambit by hanging on to the extra piece and {yawn} trade down to a won ending. It is another thing to use it as bait to deflect the enemy Queen -- and then blow up White's game. mika76 (1824) on 13-Jan-13: Thank you perrypawnpusher for your comments, it means a lot to me. bowing miltmichal (1353) on 14-Jun-16: brilliant game. Very nice trap for the white