Toto, too

In "A Push for 'a Nudge' " I looked at an alternative in the Jerome Gambit that involved giving the Black King a "nudge" before capturing material: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6

and now White plays 7.Qd5+ before the capture 8.Qxc5, instead of 7.Qxc5 directly.

I decided to look in my database for the "nudge" in games of a "junior partner" of the Jerome Gambit, the Semi-Italian Opening. After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.0-0 Bc4 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ng3

four games continued 8.Qd5+ (scoring 87.5%) while two games continued 8.Qxc5 (scoring 75%). Of course, all four "nudge" games were played by me, so we again have the warnings that go along with statistics...

After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ng6

all three games continued with the direct capture, 8.Qxc5 (scoring 67%).

For the record, Rybka 3 slightly prefers the nudge in each case.