Jerome Gambit: Light Relaxation

 

The Master Tricks, who brought you a Jerome Gambit video on YouTube (see the recent "Jerome Gambit: Relaxing"), has another, short video, starting out 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 before transposing to the Jerome with 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bxf7+.

Titled "Jerome gambit । the jerome gambit । how to play the jerome gambit । jerome gambit chess । Chess", with a graphic teasing "How to checkmate in 8 moves?" the video showcases a line that harkens back to an internet blitz game from about 4 1/2 years ago (Hi, Petasluk!).

The Database has 3 blitz games with play through those first 7 moves. Twice White finds the move that checkmates; once he overlooks it, and is defeated in 12 moves.

It might be worth checking out the video to see what that move #8 is for White.

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By the way - speaking of videos - chessfriend Yury V. Bukayev pointed out a ChessBase offering "For free: Get your brand-new 60 minutes video course", featuring Grandmaster Simon Williams' video "My favorite Opening Traps".

The content is enticing:

1. Introduction
2. Traps
3. Stafford Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6
4. Jerome Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5 Nxe5
5. Nakhmanson Gambit - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.d4 exd4 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.Nc3
6. Englund Gambit - 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Bc5/Nc6
7. Panteldalkis Countergambit - 1.e4 e5 2.f4 f5
8. Fajarowicz Gambit - 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4

Alas, the "free" offer expired on Christmas past, although ChessBase still sells the video in its offerings.

And, how often do you see a grandmaster using "My favorite" in relation to the Jerome Gambit?