Every month, Bill Wall sends me his new Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) games. Often they are hard-fought battles that extend the theory of the opening. Sometimes they are miniatures - often because of the assistance of the defender. (In those cases, I am sure that Bill says "Thank you".)
The following game is an example of how in the Jerome Gambit one oversight on defense can quickly turn the game into a "1 - 0" result.
Wall, Bill - Kayck
internet, 2021
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
The Database shows 961 games with this position for Bill, with him scoring 94%. Those are pretty solid numbers.
(Older skeptics who are familiar with both chess and basketball might say that It's not the shoes.)
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6
So far, so good, for Black.
7.f4 g6
The defender follows the advice that if a piece of yours is attacked, you don't have to move the piece, you can attack a piece of a higher value. In this particular case, however, the advice does not apply.
The Database has 56 games with this position, with White scoring 74%. More to the point, it has 4 games played by Bill with this position, with him scoring 100%.
Instead, 7...d6 leads to the "annoying defense" which is a tougher nut for White to crack.
8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxh8 Black resigned
Black is down the exchange and a couple of pawns.
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