Jerome Gambit: Attention Please

In the following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game, Black is so focused on his counter-attack that he overlooks the safety of his own King - and Queen.

Wall, Bill - VKMH

FICS, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Bb6 

Simpler (and stronger) was 6...Bxd4, but Black already has his counter-attack in mind.

7.dxe5 Qh4

Simply threatening checkmate, but he has to be careful.

8.Qf3+ Ke6 

Careful would have been 8...Ke8 with the routine advantage of a piece for two pawns.

9.Qf5+ Ke7 10.Bg5+ Black resigned

The adventurous Black Queen is lost.