The following game is another good example how defenders of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) can quickly get into trouble by playing a move that looks only indifferent, but which contains significant risk.
Boris - NN
2020
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6
7.f4 Qf6
We have seen this before in Boris' games. Check out "Jerome Gambit: Center Action". The move was suggested by Eric Schiller in his Unorthodox Chess Openings (1998).
8.Rf1
The Database has 89 games with this position. White scores 65%.
An interesting alternative is 8.Nc3, which shows up 11 times in The Database, scoring 27%. See "Play The Jerome Gambit Quad".
8...g6 9.Qh3+ Kd6
Already heading for trouble. (That's the Jerome Gambit for you.) It wasn't immediately apparent, but he should have returned the piece with 9...Ng4.
10.d4 Bxd4
This line demands more creativity. Instead, 10...Nd3+ 11.cxd3 Qxd4 takes advantage of White's King being placed in the center. The position would be unclear
11.fxe5+ Bxe5 12.Rxf6+ Nxf6
White has a Queen for a Rook and a Bishop.
13.Bg5 Bxb2 14.c3
Trapping the Bishop. Also playable was 14.Nc3, as 14...Bxa1 15.e5+ Kxe5 (15...Kc6 was better, but still losing) would lead to mate after 16.Qe3+.
14...Nxe4
Careless. Boris doesn't usually leave pieces lying around.
15.Qd3+ Kc6 16.Qxe4+ d5 17.Qa4+ b5 18.Qa5 Bxa1 19.Bf4
19...Re8+ 20.Kd2 Re7 21.Na3 Rb8 22.Nc2 Rb7 23.Nxa1 Rf7
24.Be3 Bf5 25.Bxa7 Kd6 26.Nc2 Bxc2 27.Kxc2 Rxa7 28.Qxa7 Kc6
Unless the clock is a factor, the game is largely over.
29.a4 bxa4 30.Qxa4+ Kb6 31.c4 Rf2+ 32.Kc3 dxc4 33.Qxc4 Rxg2
It is true that a Queen vs Rook endgame, with no pawns, can be very difficult to win; perhaps this is why Black is hanging on.
34.Qd4+ Ka6 35.Qa4+ Kb6 36.Qd4+ Ka6 37.Qf4 Rg1 38.Qh6 Black resigned
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