Imagine that you are defending against the Jerome Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+.
After 4 moves you are a piece ahead, and feeling fine. Sure, your King is a bit displaced, but, so what?
Then your opponent gives you another piece.You have got to be winning now, right? Sure, the check by the enemy Queen at move 6 is annoying, but you can deal with it.
By move 10, you have returned some of the sacrificed material and driven back the invading Her Majesty. The computer says your advantage is less than a pawn, but what does it know?
You continue to develop your pieces and use them to presure the enemy center. You even castle-by-hand Queenside.
Then you get checkmated two moves later.
You forgot the wisdom of sports philosopher Lawrence Peter Berra, "It ain't over 'till it's over". Something to remember.
Especially when facing the Jerome Gambit.
To appreciate the following game, it is important to notice that it is played at bullet speed, 1 minute with 1 second increment.
Pauliboy1031 - SoulSkinS69
1 1 bullet, Chess.com, 2022
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6
7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 Qe7 9.Qe3 Nf6 10.d3 d6
11.O-O Bd7 12.Re1 Bc6 13.Nc3 Kd7 14.d4 Rae8 15.e5 dxe5 16.dxe5 Nxe5
17.Rd1+ Kc8 18.Qxa7 Nfg4 19.Qa8 checkmate
In the Jerome Gambit, the name of the game is "Attack!"
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