In the following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game, White's Queen goes on a rampage, single-handedly destroying the defense. As Dr. Banner, The Hulk's alter ego, said, "You wouldn't like me when I'm angry".
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5 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Nc6 3.Nf3 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6
An interesting idea (there are only 4 other games in The Database with this move), posing the question: Can Black get away with 8...Be6, giving up the b-pawn? Black decides to move his King, instead.
8...Ke7 9.d4 Bb4+
Too hopeful. Safer was 9...Bb6. Even better was 9...Nf6 10.Qc4 Be6 11.Qd3, when the dark square Bishop can either check or retreat, each with a small advantage - a piece for two pawns, and the Bishop pair.
10.c3 Bc5
It wasn't too late for 10...Nf6, this or the next move, although after 11.Bg5 Bxc3+ 12.Nxc3 h6 13.Bxf6+ Kxf6 14.0-0 White would be up a pawn, with a safer King.
11.dxc5 dxc5 12.Qxc5+
The Queen takes over the attack. Hulk smash!
12...Kd7 13.Qd5+ Ke8 14.Qb5+ Qd7 15.Qe5+ Qe6 Black resigned
White's Queen is going to capture the Rook at h8, and her counterpart cannot do equal damage, e.g. 16.Qxh8 Qxe4+ 17.Be3 Qxg2 18.Qxg8+ Kd7 19.Qxh7+ Kc6 20.Rf1. White's King's position would be a little messy, but he would have an extra Rook, Knight and pawn to comfort him.
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