One reason players enjoy the Jerome Gambit - and its relatives, like the Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit - is that it offers the possibility of ending the game quickly and successfully.
The following battle is very short - and I was surprised to find that it is the only example in over 5,300 BSJG games in The Database.
As always, White moves his Queen often; but Black balances this out by moving his King even more.
Wall, Bill - NN
lichess.org, 2016
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
4.Bxf7+
The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit.
4...Ke7
The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Declined.
In almost 600 games in The Database, Black scores 31%.
5.Bc4 Ke8 6.Nxd4 exd4 7.Qh5+ Ke7 8.Qe5 checkmate
And that's that.
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