Players from around the world send me Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) games, along with their hopes to add to the knowledge and understanding of the fun opening. Mostly those are players with the white pieces, but occasionally I hear from someone who defeated the Jerome. I like to see those games, too, as they also contain lessons.
Giorgio98 - pimbax
3 2 blitz, lichess.org, 2020
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
The Queen eyes pawns at c7 and g7.
8...Nf6 9.O-O
Focusing on King safety and development.
9...Re8
Black has given back a pawn, but he has safe-guarded his King. He now has a tactical idea that White overlooks.
16.Bb2 a5 17.bxa5
A slip. 17.b5 would have led to a small edge for Black.
17...Ba6 18.Qa4 Bxf1 19.Rxf1 Rxa5 20.Bxf6 Rxa4 21.Bxd8 Rxd8
White has only 3 pawns for his Rook, but in a blitz game, anything can happen.
22.f5 Ne5 23.f6 gxf6 24.Rxf6 Kg7 25.Rf1 Rxa2 26.Nf3 Rxc2
Missing the cute 27.Nd4, which threatens to win the exchange whether or not Black moves his Rook. He would still be struggling, but he would have increased his chances.
27...dxe5 28.Rf5 Re8 29.h3 Rc4 30.Kf2 Rxe4 31.Kf3 Ra4 32.Rg5+ Kf6 33.Rh5 Re7
White resigned
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