Jerome Gambit: Everywhere

The Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) seems to be everywhere these days. Check out the game recently presented at TikTok. It features a very nice and deadly attack on the enemy King. The notes are by the winner. I have added the diagrams.

iamtheteacher - Maxgorlv1

3 0 blitz, DailyChess.com, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

The Jerome Gambit is a highly dubious line that involves sacrificing a piece for center control.

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 

7.f4 Nc6 8.Qxc5 Nf6 9.Nc3 

White's strategy is very simple, push the pawns and throw pieces at the king.

9...d6 10.Qc4+ Ke7 11.d4 a6 12.O-O Bd7 13.e5 Ne8 

White can exploit the fact that Black's king is stuck in the centre of the board.

14.f5 dxe5 15.dxe5 Nxe5 16.Re1 Kf6 

Eventually I sacrificed the exchange for a king hunt that led to mate.

17.Rxe5 Kxe5 18.Qd5+ Kf6 19.Ne4+ Ke7 20.Bg5+ Nf6 21.Nxf6 gxf6 22.Re1+ Kf8 23.Bh6 checkmate