One nice thing about the Jerome Gambit is that your opponent can make what at first quick glance might appear to be a reasonable move - and wind up giving the game to you.
Whether you consider the following game a "gift" or a "grab", it seems to be win number 201 for Bill Wall in The Database.
Wall,B - Guest876397
playchess.com, 2013
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Nf6?
Develop a third piece, attack the Queen. What's the problem?
8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 Nxe4?
Making things even worse.
10.Qd5+
Here Black, about to be down a piece and a pawn, resigned in Wall, B - Meinherr, Chess.com, 2010
10...Kf8 11.Qxe4 Qh4+
Or 11...d5 as in Wall, B - Dani, Chess.com, 2010 (1-0, 20).
12.g3 Qg4
13.b3 c6 14.Ba3+ Kf7
Threatening ...Re8
15.Qe7+ Kg6
Already: 15...Kg8?? 16.Qf8 checkmate
16.Qd6+ Kf7 17.Nc3 Re8+ 18.Kf2 b5
19.Rae1 Re6 20.Rxe6 Qxe6 21.Qf8+ Kg6 22.g4
Threatening 23.f5
22...Qf6 23.Qe8+ Qf7
Or 23...Kh6 24.Qh5 checkmate
24.f5+ Black resigned
Black loses his Queen with 24...Kh6 or 24...Kg5; or falls to 24...Kf6 Ne4 checkmate.
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