If It Were Always This Easy...

Here is a trio of "shock and awe" Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) games to get us started on the new MrJoker collection.

You know the kind: where Black is so kerfuzzled by White's brash attack that he quickly turns over his King.

MrJoker - Melbourne
blitz, 2 12, Internet Chess Club, 2011
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Qd5+ Black disconnected and forfeited


MrJoker  - bishop12
blitz, 2 12, Internet Chess Club, 2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Qd5+ Black resigned


MrJoker - Ronint
blitz, 2 12, Internet Chess Club, 2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Qxe5 Qf6 8.Qxc5+ Black resigned

Of course, if it were always this easy, Magnus Carlsen would be playing the Jerome Gambit!