Jerome Gambit: Why, Did I Play Bullet?

Bullet chess - one minute time control, no increment - is beyond my comprehension. So is trying to defend against a strange opening variation like the Jerome Gambit, as it is played by someone skilled in its nuances. Black may have been wondering: Why did I do that?

angelcamina - MegaBane
1 0 bullet, lichess.org

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 

Understandable, but rare and risky.

6.Qh5+

It is possible that 6.Nxc6 is stronger, but who wants to be the first (according to The Database) to meet the dynamic counter 6...Qh4!? - ? Anyhow, the text is thematic and a lot more fun.

6...g6 7.Nxg6 hxg6 

Best is 7...Bxf2+, but who thinks of that in a 1 minute game

8.Qxh8 Kf8 

9.O-O d6 10.c3 Be6 11.d4 Bb6 12.d5 Bf7 13.dxc6 bxc6 

Is it over, yet?

14.Bh6+ Ke7 15.Bg5+ Nf6 16.Bxf6+ Ke6 17.Bxd8 Rxd8 18.Qxd8 Bxf2+ 

19.Rxf2 d5 20.exd5+ cxd5 21.Rf6+ Ke5 22.Nd2 c5 23.Qe7+ Be6 24.Qxe6 checkmate