Jerome Gambit: Rolling Downhill

Playing over a Bill Wall Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game is a low like watching a boulder roll downhill.

It is true that in the following game that he gets a bit of help, but a miniature develops quickly.

Wall, Bill - Marquitos

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4 Bb4+ 7.c3 Bd6

Black checks to pull the c-pawn forward - to prevent White from putting his Knight on c3 - before retreating the Bishop to d6, connecting with a similar line touched upon in "Jerome Gambit for Dummies 2.0 (Part 6)"

8.dxe5 Bxe5

Not safe. Bill suggests instead 8...Bf8.

9.Qh5+ 

Or 9.Qd5+.

9...Ke6 10.Qf5+ Kd6 

11.Na3 Qf6

Bill points out that 11...Bf6 works better, but still leaves White ahead.

12.Nc4+ Ke7

A slip that brings the game quickly to an end.

13.Bg5 d6 14.Bxf6+ Bxf6 15.Qa5 Black resigned

White has a Queen and a pawn for a Bishop.