
I still play the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) in online blitz games and I still sometimes get a case of "nerves" when I do.
Good thing I still win...
perrypawnpusher - GabrielChime
blitz 12 0, FICS 2009
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6


9.Qd5+ Ke7 10.Qxc5+ d6 11.Qe3

We have a typical Jerome Gambit position, where White has two pawns to make use of against Black's extra piece.
11...Bd7 12.0-0
Also equal (according to Fritz 8) is 12.f5 Ne5 13.d4 Nc6 14.0-0 Kf8 15.e5 dxe5 16.dxe5 Qe7 17.e6 Be8. I'm never quite sure when to play with the pawns and when to develop.
12...Qf8 13.e5 Kd8

14.exd6
Ask Rybka a simple question and sometimes it will give you a complicated answer. Set this position on "blundercheck" at 5 minutes a move, and Rybka comes up with a line leading to a draw by repetition: 14.d4 Qf5 15.c4 Nh6 16.Nc3 Re8 17.h3 Kc8 18.Bd2 Kb8 19.Rac1 Qh5 20.Qd3 Bf5 21.Qe3 Bd7 22.Qd3 Bf5 23.Qe3 Bd7 24.Qd3 Bf5 25.Qe3 Bd7 26.Qd3 Bf5 27.Qe3 Bd7 28.Qd3 Bf5 29.Qe3...
14...Qxd6 15.Nc3 Nf6 16.d3 Re8 17.Qf2

17...Rf8
Black could have brought some serious heat with 17...Ng4 18.Qd2 Qd4+ 19.Kh1 Bc6. The text move is okay – it's just not best.
18.Be3 b6

19.Rae1 Nd5 20.Nxd5 Qxd5 21.Bd2
Trying to get something going.
21...Qxa2

22.Bc3 Qd5
Here or on the next move, Black wins the day with ...Rxf4.
23.Bxg7 Re8
I have been handed an even game by my generous opponent. Such is blitz – such is the Jerome Gambit.
24.Rxe8+ Kxe8 25.f5 Ne7

26.f6
Play 'em like you got 'em is often good advice for the Jerome Gambiteer, although in this case the advancing f-pawn is nothing special. Unless Black believes it is...
The computer suggests that it is time for the second player to return the extra piece and transition into an even ending: 26...Nf5 27.c4 Qxd3 28.g4 Kf7 29.gxf5 Re8 30.Qh4 Bxf5 31.Qh5+ Bg6 32.Qd5+ Qxd5 33.cxd5 Re2. Perhaps this is chess how it should be played, rather than how I play it.
26...Ng6

27.f7+ Kd8 28.f8Q+ Nxf8 29.Qxf8+ Black resigns

After 29...Be8 White will play 30.Rf5 planning to attack the pinned Bishop a second time with 31.Re5. Black can counter this with 30...Qd6 (threatening to exchange Queens) but then White can sidestep with 31.Qg8 with plans to put his Rook on f8, again winning the Bishop. The problem for Black after 29...Be8 30.Rf5 Qd6 31.Qg8 is that there is no way for his Queen to protect the Bishop without coming to grief: 31...Qd7 32.Rd6; 31...Qe7 32.Bf6; or 31...Qe6 32.Qxe6.
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