This is the fourth in a series of quizzes to test the reader's understanding of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) and related openings.The answer to each quiz can be found at the end of the following day's post.
Black is not interested in allowing the Jerome Gambit: instead, he initiates an attack on White's Bishop immediately.
What do you think? What are some of the benefits of this line? What are some of the difficulties that it creates?
After 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Be7 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7,
White has a pawn for his sacrificed piece, and although Black's King can no longer castle, a follow-up is difficult: 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 leaves White with very little to work with.
This new line is not an improvement upon the Jerome Gambit.
Very tempting but I expect I'd chicken with something safer looking like 3. Nxe5 Qg5 4. Bxf7 Ke7 5. Bxg8, when I would hope to emerge at least a prawn ahead. Still, it looks sound as 3. Bxf7 Kxf7 4. Nxe5 Kf6 5. Qf3 Kxe5 6. d4/Qf5 seems to leave white with excellent compo, but I'd be scared that black's king may still prove to be slippery and escape.
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