In the following game, the question is, "Can White take the Rook?"
The answer, as he shows quite well, is simply "Yes".
The Jerome Gambit may be a disreputable opening, but it is still necessary to construct a viable defense in order to defeat it. If the defender is surprised and confused, his chances are much reduced, especially in a blitz game.
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5 3 blitz, lichess.org, 2020
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5
Will Black try the Blackburne Defense with 7...d6, or Whistler's Defense with 7...Qe7 ?
7...Be7
This will only work if White does not capture the Rook, because then Black will be able to get in the move 8...Nf6.
8.Qxh8 Bf6 9.Qxh7+ Kf8 10.Qxg6 d6 11.d4 Bd7
Black works on his development, but the game has already swung in his opponent's favor.
12.Bh6+ Ke7 13.e5 dxe5 14.dxe5 Bxe5 15.O-O Nf6 16.Re1 Kd6
17.Nc3 Be6 18.Rad1+ Bd5 19.Rxd5+ Kc6 20.Rxd8 Rxd8 21.Rxe5 b5 22.Qxf6+ Kb7 23.Qxd8 a5 24.Rxb5+ Kc6 25.Qd5 checkmate
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