Wild Irishman's Gambit.

Bill Wall recently sent me a tantalizing reference to a Jerome Gambit game likely played in 1916 in Portland, Oregon - one I had been previously unaware of. It can be found in the pages of The Chess News (v.11, Jan -May 1916) - found on the Chess Archaeology site.

I am unfamiliar with the name the Boston players had attached to the opening. It is hard not to suspect that the editor of the "Games and Analysis" column, John F. Barry, was up to something...

Amateur - Blacklane1916

Ten years ago Boston players when in lighter vein indulged their fancy in the Wild Irishman's Gambit. Apparently it has just reached the Pacific coast. Score from the Portland Oregonian.

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qxh8 Qh4 9.O-O Nf6 10.c3 Ng4 11.h3 Bxf2+ 12.Kh1 Bf5 13.Qxa8 Qxh3+ 14.gxh3 Bxe4 checkmate

A brilliant finish, precisely reminiscent of Amateur - Blackburne, London, 1884!

Still, I very much appreciate the leads, and will search for more Jerome Gambits in the Pacific northwest around the time of 1916; as well as more "Wild Irishman's Gambits" in the Boston area circa 1906.

Readers who have any relevant games or analysis are encouraged to contribute.