Jeome Gambit: Slip

My opponent in the following Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game played well, until a few tactical slips did him in. I can not blame the time control - one move per day - but perhaps the "outside world" provided some unfortunate distractions.

perrypawnpusher - NN

Chess.com, 2021

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7 

Here it comes again, Whistler's Defense. It is strong and offers Black serious attacking chances if White gets greedy with 8.Qxh8.

8.Qf4+ Qf6

Or 8... Kg7 as in perrypawnpusher - tmarkst, blitz, FICS, 2009 (1-0, 43).

9.Qg3 d5 

According to The Database, this is a novelty. 

I have seen 9...Ne7 in perrypawnpusher - Yaku, blitz, FICS, 2011 (1/2-1/2, 26); 9...d6 in perrypawnpusher - alvarzr, blitz, FICS, 2014 (1-0, 49); 9...Kg7 in perrypawnpusher-Tacotopia, Chess.com, 2020 (1/2-1/2, 61); and 9...Qe6 in perrypawnpusher - NN, Chess.com 2021 (1-0, 32).

10.Qxc7+ 

I was willng to take my chances in a Queenless middlegame with 3 pawns for a piece.

10...Qe7 11.Qxe7+ Nxe7 12.Nc3 Re8 13.d3 dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nf5 15.O-O 

After the game Stockfish 13 recommended 15.Bd2 Bd7 16.O-O-O.

It is clear that in either case that Black's extra piece (vs my 3 extra pawns) is useful, his two Bishops are dangerous, and his King is more developed than in danger.

15...Bb4 

Perhaps to keep a White Rook off of e1, or to provoke c2-c3, possibly weakening the pawn at d3. In any event, this was not the best retreat.

16.c3 Bd6 

A tactical slip 

17.g4 Rxe4 18.dxe4 Nh4 19.f3 Bc5+ 20. Kh1 Be6 

21.Bg5 Bc4 

Puzzling. I had expected 21...Be7 when 22.Bxe7 Kxe7 23.h3 is pretty level, even after 23...Rf8 24.Rad1 Rxf3 25.Rxf3 Nxf3+ 27.Kg2 

22.Bxh4 Bxf1 23.Rxf1 Re8 

Black hopes to hold back the "Jerome pawns" but he will not succeed.

24.Bf2 Bxf2 25.Rxf2 b5 26.Rd2 Kg8 27.Kg2 a5 28.a3 Re5 29.Rd5 Rxd5 30.exd5 Kf7 31.f4 Kf6 32.Kf3

Black resigned