Jerome Gambit: A Good Idea

The Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) can affect defenders differently. Some will think "Somehow I never learned about this crushing attack, I am doomed" while others will think "I now have a won game that will play itself". Both mind sets can lead to disaster over-the-board, and another thought, that there are other games to play... 

chagnusmarlson - oslang
10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 

7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 b6 9.Qd5 

9.Qe3 Ba6 (9...Bb7 10.d4 Nf6 11.Nc3 Qe7 12.O-O Ng4 13.Nxe4 Bxe4 14.c4 13.Qg3 Nf6 14.Bg5 d6 15.e5 dxe5 16.dxe5 Nxe5 17.Rfe1 Qf7 18.Rxe5+ Kf8 19.Rae1 Qg6 20.Nb5 Rd8 21.Nxc7 Kf7 22.Qb3+ Nd5 23.Nxd5 Bxd5 24.Rxd5 Rxd5 25.Qxd5+ Kf8 Black resigned, Charlick,H - Cooke,W, Adelaide Chess Club, 1884) 10.d3 N8e7 11.O-O c6 12.f4 Rf8 13.Nc3 Rc8 14.Bd2 d6 15.Rae1 Bb7 16.e5 dxe5 17.fxe5 Rxf1+ 18.Rxf1 c5 19.Ne4 Nd5 20.Qf3 21.Nd6+ Kd8  22.Bg5 Qxg5 23.Nf7+ Kd7 24.Nxg5 Nxe5 25.Qf5+ Kd6 26.Qe6+ Kc7 27.Qxe5+ Kc6 28.Nf7 Kb5 29.Nd6+ Ka6 30.Nxc8 Bxc8 31.Qxd5 Bg4 32.Qg5 Be2 33.Rf2 Bxd3 34.cxd3 b5 35.Qxg7 Ka5 36.Rf5 b4 37.Rxc5+ Kb6 38.Qc7+ Ka6 39.Qa5+ Kb7 40.Rc7+ Kb8 41.Qxa7 checkmate, Lumix - ItsEricxm, 10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2020.

9...Ba6 10.d3 Nf6 11.Qb3 d5

Often a good move for Black, it is not well-timed here, as he has overlooked something.

12.Qa4+ Black resigned

Clearly, Black was discouraged after his slip. The game could have continued 12...Qd7 13.Qxa6 dxe4 14.0-0 exd3 15.Rd1 Qe6 16.Qxd3 Kf7, when Black would have simply been down a pawn.

The Jerome Gambit has a way of making opponents think that moving on to the next game might be a good idea...