The Database: The Long And The Short Of It (Part 1)

The Database currently contains over 66,350 games - Jerome Gambits and openings related to or inspired by the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+).

The shortest game - there are a few just like it - is

junnujannu- rkmmax, 

"Giuoco Piano Jerome Gambit Tournament", redhotpawn, 2016

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Black lost on time

The only way to beat that shortness is to consider the "Abrahams Jerome Gambit", when we have 2 examples (among many)

Shonobie - wileyone

lightning, FICS, 2009

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ Black resigned

THECELLDWELLER - callipygian

blitz, FICS, 2009

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 White forfeited by disconnection

The longest game, however - by one move - is

stockfish_20060616_x64_modern - fruit_2.1

2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.O-O Nf6 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qa4 Qe7 10.Nc3 Qb4 11.Qb5 d6 12.Qd3 Be6 13.b3 Rhf8 14.Bd2 Qd4 15.Rae1 Rae8 16.Be3 Qxd3 17.cxd3 Nb4 18.Rd1 Ng4 19.Bc1 a5 20.d4 Nf6 21.d5 Bd7 22.f3 h6 23.Rf2 b6 24.a3 Na6 25.Rc2 g5 26.h3 Re7 27.Ne2 Nc5 28.Rc3 Rfe8 29.b4 Ba4 30.Rf1 Nb3 31.Ng3 Kg6 32.Bb2 Rf7 33.Rd3 Nd7 34.Nf5 b5 35.g4 Nb6 36.h4 Nc4 37.h5+ Kh7 38.Rf2 Ra8 39.Kh2 Ra7 40.Kg3 Ra6 41.Kg2 Rf8 42.Rc3 Raa8 43.Kg3 Rfe8 44.Rg2 Ra7 45.Rd3 Rf8 46.Rf2 Rf7 47.Kh2 Ra8 48.Kg3 Re8 49.Re2 Ref8 50.Rf2 Rb8 51.Kh2 Rff8 52.Kg3 Rbe8 53.Rg2 Ra8 54.Rh2 Rad8 55.Rf2 Rb8 56.Re2 Rf7 57.Rh2 Rg8 58.Rg2 Rd8 59.Re2 Re8 60.Rg2 Rff8 61.Re2 Rg8 62.Rf2 Ra8 63.Rg2 Ra6 64.Re2 Rga8 65.Rg2 Rf8 66.Re2 Rf7 67.Rg2 Rb6 68.Rf2 Rf8 69.Rh2 Rb7 70.Rf2 Ra7 71.Rg2 axb4 72.axb4 Raa8 73.Re2 Ra6 74.Rg2 Rf7 75.Re2 Ra8 76.Rg2 Re8 77.Re2 Ref8 78.Rf2 Rb8 79.Rh2 Rg8 80.Re2 Re8 81.Rg2 Ra8 82.Rh2 Rd8 83.Rf2 Rdf8 84.Re2 Rg8 85.Kh3 Ra8 86.Kg3 Rff8 87.Rg2 Rae8 88.Rf2 Rb8 89.Rh2 Rbc8 90.Rf2 Rcd8 91.Rh2 Rb8 92.Rc3 Rb7 93.Rd3 Rb6 94.Rf2 Rg8 95.Ne7 Re8 96.Nf5 Rf8 97.Re2 Rg8 98.Rh2 Ra6 99.Rf2 Raa8 100.Re2 Rgd8 101.Rf2 Rd7 102.Rg2 Ra6 103.Bf6 Rf7 104.Bb2 Ra7 105.Rh2 Rb7 106.Rg2 Rb6 107.Re2 Rd7 108.Rf2 Rb8 109.Rh2 Re8 110.Rg2 Ra8 111.Rh2 Rf8 112.Rf2 Rg8 113.Rh2 Rdd8 114.Rf2 Rb8 115.Rh2 Rb6 116.Rf2 Rb7 117.Rh2 Rbb8 118.Ne7 Rge8 119.Nc6 Rb6 120.Rg2 Kg8 121.Rf2 Rxc6 122.dxc6 Ra8 123.Rd5 Ra7 124.e5 Ne3 125.Rxd6 cxd6 126.exd6 Nd5 127.Re2 Ra8 128.Re5 Nxb4 129.c7 Na6 130.c8=Q+ Rxc8 131.d7 Rd8 132.Re8+ Kf7 133.Rxd8 Ke7 134.Ra8 Nb8 135.Rxb8 Kxd7 136.Rh8 Na5 137.Rxh6 Nc4 138.Rg6 Bc2 139.Rxg5 Nxb2 140.Rxb5 Na4 141.Rb7+ Kc6 142.Rb4 Nc5 143.Rc4 Bd3 144.Rxc5+ Kxc5 145.f4 Kd6 146.f5 Ke7 147.Kf4 Bc4 148.g5 Bg8 149.g6 Be6 150.fxe6 Kxe6 151.h6 Kf6 152.g7 Kf7 153.Ke5 Kg8 154.Kf6 Kh7 155.Kf7 Kxh6 156.g8=Q Kh5 157.Qg3 Kh6 158.Qh4 checkmate

The second logest game - by two humans - was pretty impressive for a 5-minute game

latemate - fadaro

5 0 blitz, FICS, 2015

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.c3 Nc6 7.Nf3 d6 8.h3 Be6 9.d4 d5 10.e5 Be7 11.O-O Qd7 12.Bg5 Bxg5 13.Nxg5 h6 14.Qh5+ Bf7 15.Nxf7 Qxf7 16.Qe2 g5 17.Nd2 h5 18.f4 g4 19.f5 gxh3 20.e6 Qf6 21.gxh3 Nge7 22.Qb5 Rg8+ 23.Kh2 Qh4 24.Rg1 Qf2+ 25.Kh1 Qxd2 26.Rxg8+ Nxg8 27.Qxb7 Nb8 28.Qxa8 Qxb2 29.Rg1 Nf6 30.Qxa7 Nc6 31.Qxc7 Qxc3 32.Qf7+ Kd8 33.Qxf6+ Kc7 34.Rg7+ Kb6 35.e7 Qf3+ 36.Rg2 Qxh3+ 37.Kg1 Qe3+ 38.Rf2 Qg3+ 39.Kf1 Qh3+ 40.Ke2 Qg4+ 41.Rf3 Qg2+ 42.Ke3 Qg8 43.Qf8 Qg5+ 44.Kd3 Nb4+ 45.Kc3 Nxa2+ 46.Kb3 Nc1+ 47.Kb2 Qd2+ 48.Kb1 Nd3 49.Rxd3 Qxd3+ 50.Kb2 Qxd4+ 51.Kc2 Qe4+ 52.Kc3 Qe5+ 53.Kb4 Qd4+ 54.Ka3 Qc3+ 55.Ka2 Qc2+ 56.Ka3 Qc3+ 57.Ka2 Qc2+ 58.Ka1 Qc3+ 59.Kb1 Qb3+ 60.Kc1 Qc3+ 61.Kd1 Qd3+ 62.Ke1 Qe3+ 63.Kf1 Qf3+ 64.Kg1 Qg3+ 65.Kf1 Qf3+ 66.Kg1 Qg3+ 67.Kh1 Qh3+ 68.Kg1 Qg3+ 69.Kf1 Qf3+ 70.Ke1 Qe3+ 71.Kd1 Qd3+ 72.Kc1 Qc3+ 73.Kb1 Qb3+ 74.Kc1 Qc3+ 75.Kd1 Qd3+ 76.Ke1 Qe3+ 77.Kf1 Qf3+ 78.Kg1 Qg3+ 79.Kh1 Qh3+ 80.Kg1 Qg3+ 81.Kf1 Qf3+ 82.Ke1 Qe3+ 83.Kd1 Qd3+ 84.Kc1 Qc3+ 85.Kb1 Qb3+ 86.Ka1 Qa3+ 87.Kb1 Qb3+ 88.Kc1 Qc3+ 89.Kd1 Qd3+ 90.Ke1 Qe3+ 91.Kf1 Qf3+ 92.Kg1 Qg3+ 93.Kf1 Qf3+ 94.Ke1 Qe3+ 95.Kd1 Qd3+ 96.Kc1 Qc3+ 97.Kb1 Qb3+ 98.Ka1 Qa3+ 99.Kb1 Qb3+ 100.Kc1 Qc3+ 101.Kd1 Qd3+ 102.Ke1 Qe3+ 103.Kf1 Qf3+ 104.Kg1 Qg3+ 105.Kh1 Qh3+ 106.Kg1 Qg3+ 107.Kf1 Qf3+ 108.Ke1 Qe3+ 109.Kd1 Qd3+ 110.Kc1 Qc3+ 111.Kb1 Qb3+ 112.Kc1 Qc3+ 113.Kd1 Qd3+ 114.Ke1 Qe3+ 115.Kf1 Qf3+ 116.Kg1 Qg3+ 117.Kh1 Qh3+ 118.Kg1 Qg3+ 119.Kf1 Qf3+ 120.Ke1 Qe3+ 121.Kd1 Qd3+ 122.Kc1 Qc3+ 123.Kb1 Qb3+ 124.Ka1 Qa3+ 125.Kb1 Qb3+ 126.Kc1 Qc3+ 127.Kd1 Qd3+ 128.Ke1 Qe3+ 129.Kf1 Qf3+ 130.Kg1 Qg3+ 131.Kh1 Qh3+ 132.Kg1 Qg3+ 133.Kf1 Qf3+ 134.Ke1 Qe3+ 135.Kd1 Qd3+ 136.Kc1 Qc3+ 137.Kb1 Qb3+ 138.Kc1 Qc3+ 139.Kd1 Qd3+ 140.Ke1 Qe3+ 141.Kf1 Qf3+ 142.Kg1 Qg3+ 143.Kh1 Qh3+ 144.Kg1 Qg3+ 145.Kf1 Qf3+ 146.Ke1 Qe3+ 147.Kd1 Qd3+ 148.Kc1 Qc3+ 149.Kb1 Qb3+ 150.Ka1 Qa3+ 151.Kb1 Qb3+ 152.Kc1 Qc3+ 153.Kd1 Qd3+ 154.Ke1 Qe3+ 155.Kf1 Qf3+ 156.Kg1 Qg3+ 157.Kf1 Black forfeited on time