In a game between equally-rated players, it would be odd for one to offer the other odds of two pieces, or even of two pawns.
However, in the following game White offers "Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) odds" and when his opponent realizes that his defense is the same as offering two-pawn odds, he turns over his King... perrypawnpusher - Leontes
blitz 10 0, FICS, 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5
What's a couple of pieces among friends? It's the Jerome Gambit way.
What's a couple of pieces among friends? It's the Jerome Gambit way.
6.Qh5+ Kf6 
No, no, I insist: what's a couple of pawns among friends?
Black had many options, just not this one – giving back both of the pieces (see "Jerome Gambit and The Perfesser (Part I)" )
No, no, I insist: what's a couple of pawns among friends?
Black had many options, just not this one – giving back both of the pieces (see "Jerome Gambit and The Perfesser (Part I)" )
7.Qf5+ Ke7 8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qd5+ Ke8
Or 9...Kg6 10.Qf5+ Kh6 11.d4+ g5 12.h4 d6 13.Bxg5+ Kg7 14.Qd5 Qe8 15.dxc5 dxc5 16.Nc3 Bg4 17.f3 c6 18.Qxc5 Bd7 19.0-0-0 Qe6 20.Qd4+ Nf6 21.Bxf6+ Qxf6 22.Qxf6+ Kxf6 23.Rxd7 Black resigns, guest1088 - guest567, ICC 2002
10.Qxc5 Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Black resigns
White will simply be up two pawns in a Queenless middle game. Likely my opponent had better things to do than play that out.
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