Jerome Gambit: GameKnot Visit

Every once in a while I stop by the online site GameKnot.com, to see what Jerome Gambit games I can pick up. Here are a couple of quick ones.

gocubs2004 - maleeniets
chrusage's mini-tournament IIII
GameKnot.com, 2005

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 

The Blackburne Shilling Gambit. Tricky - but White does well as long as he avoids the temptation of 4.Nxe5?!.

4.Bxf7+

The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit. It is quite effective when it comes as a surprise.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke6 6.c3 Nb5

This is a bit unusual ("book" is 6...Kxe5), but there are 16 previous examples in The Database, where White scores 13 - 3. Since Black's position remains "objectively" better, I suspect the lopsided score in favor of the first player is due to the second players' unfamiliarity with the BSJG.

I think White, in this game, suspects his opponent is adrift, and goes for the jugular.

7.d4 Nd6 8.d5+ Kxe5 9.Qd4 checkmate

Ouch.

byzantine1453 - x-filez
Let's Play Chess
GameKnot.com, 2018

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Bxf7+ 

Here we go again: the Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke6 6.Nc4

Again, this is not main line, but there are 167 games with it in The Database, with White scoring 54%.

6...Nf6 7.c3 Nc6 8.d4 d5 9.e5 dxc4 10.exf6 Kxf6 

Black's King looks a bit exposed, but, at this point, it is on White's shoulders to prove compensation for the sacrificed material.

11.Qf3+ Kg6 12.O-O Bd6 13.Nd2 Rf8 14.Qd5 

The Queen seeks sancturary from the attack by the Rook, but this move brings her into even greater danger.

14...Bxh2+ 15.Kxh2 Qxd5 White resigned

Double ouch.