His Three Pieces

Here we have Philidor1792 demonstrating another example of the opening presented in the previous post. How can White possibly win?

It has been said before: the Jerome Gambit may not be anything to try against a computer, but it continues to provide interesting play against people. 

Philidor1792 - guest2723
Internet online game, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bd6 8.f4 Neg4 

Rare, but recently seen in Skirving - PAMpamPAM, standard, FICS, 2012 (0-1, 32)

9.e5 Bb4 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 d5

Deviating from Philidor1792 - Computer, 2011 (0-1, 43)

12.f5 Nxe5

Black logically returns a piece, missing the fact that his Knight on f6 cannot move away, so it will actually cost him two. He would do better with 12...Re8 13.exf6 Nxf6

13.dxe5 Ne4 14.Qh5+ Kf8 15.f6 g6 16.Qh6+ Ke8

Black's lack of development proves his undoing. Of course, the "Jerome pawns" contribute.

17.Qg7 Rf8 18.Bh6 Rf7 19.Qg8+ Kd7 20.e6+ Kxe6 21.Qxd8 Black resigned

graphic by Jeff Bucchino, The Wizard of Draws