When facing the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) it is always usefule to have a plan. It is also helpful if the plan has been tested and shown to be safe. In the following gambit, this is not the case.
Wall, Bill - JQZY
FICS, 2020
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6
7.f4 Ng6
This is a drastic way to return some of the sacrificed material, but Black has a plan.
8.Qxc5 Qh4+
Also seen recently - 8...Nxf4 9.O-O (9.Qf5+ Ke7 10.Qxf4 Nf6 11.O-O d6 12.e5 dxe5 13.Qxe5+ Kf7 14.d4 Re8 15.Qh5+ g6 16.Qxh7+ Kf8 17.Bh6# Umang360YouTube - 3ABXO3, 2 1 blitz, Chess.com, 2020 ) 9... Ng6 10. Qd5+ Ke7 11. Rf7+ Ke8 12. Rxg7 Qf6 13.Rxg8+ Rxg8 14. Qxg8+ Ke7 15. Qxh7+ Ke6 Black Resigned, Umang360YouTube - NN, Chess.com, 2020
9.g3 Qe7
Mission accomplished: the Queen has loosened White's Kingside. But, in her return, she has accomplished far more than that.
10.Qf5+ Kd6 11.Qd5 checkmate
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