Take the following game. Black decides to be creative in his defense to the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), and even finds a novelty on move 7.
Alas, he is checkmated on move 8.
As I point out in the notes, there was a ton of information on the line - as well as a fascinating game example - available on this blog.
But, of course, you have to read the blog. (Forewarned is forearmed.)
Wall, Bill - Guest13762608
PlayChess.com, 2019
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke6
Wow. Black decides that accepting 1 piece is enough. There is a whole lot to say about this - check out the game Wall, Bill - Guest4105968, PlayChess.com, 2018 (1/2 - 1/2, 50) that I covered in detail in "Jerome Gambit: Over the Rainbow", Parts 1, 2 & 3.
For now, I can point out that the current Database has 29 games with this position, with White scoring 66%. In the 7 games that have the strongest followup (see below), White scores 79%.
6.Qg4+ Ke7
Black needed to play 6...Kxe5, and hang on.
7.Qxg7+ Ke8
The move 7...Kc6 would cost Black his Queen (after 8.Nf7+). Instead, the text costs him his King.
8.Qf7 checkmate
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