Jerome Gambit: Rendered Senseless

One reason club players enjoy the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) so much is that it can produce attacking games that allow them to render their opponents senseless. This happens most often with a naive defender who spends a lot of time thinking Who? and What? and How? and Why? 

Soon, they will encounter others who will be less gobsmacked by the Jerome, those who have solid ideas about defending - but didn't many players start out playing and winning with the Scholar's Mate, too?

Enjoy now.

 

Ftmean - branimirjovanovic

10 0 blitz, Chess.com, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 

7...Nf6 

Quick thinking: counter a Queen with three pieces.

Slower thinking: there are too many threats for this to work.

8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 Nxe4 

Keeping the damage to one pawn.

10.Qd5+ Kg6 11.Qxe4+ 

Okay, maybe not.

11...Kh5 

The computer sees White almost a Queen better.

12.O-O Qh4 13.Qf3+ Kh6 14.g3 Qh3 

15.d4 d6 16.f5+ g5 17.fxg6+ Kxg6 18.Qf6+ Kh5 19.Qg5 checkmate

White: Wait until I tell my friends!

Black: I would rather you not tell mine...