Regular readers of this blog know that Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, United States champion and top blitz chess player in the world, has had fun playing the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) in 3-minute games against grandmaster opposition - see
"Jerome Gambit: Oops, He Did It Again?!"
"Jerome Gambit: GM vs GM, Upset"
Chessfriend, inventor and blog contributor Yury Bukayev recently pointed out that there is a substantial article at Wikipedia on GM Nakamura and that under the section "Internet activity" it is mentioned that
Nakamura often plays games using "joke openings" while on stream, including the Bongcloud Attack and Jerome Gambit.
As they say, there's nothing like a good joke among friends. The Jerome gambit isn't a joke opening, but when your psychological move 4.Bxf7+ works almost ideally against your opponent, like in Nakamura - Kollars first game, then you'll reminisce your game with the best joke. ...😊
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