Jerome Gambit: Slip

Sometimes the defender in a Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game gets a good start on a counter-attack, only to slip and tumble.

Refuting the Jerome takes concentration and isn't automatic.

Budimansantos - Egoryan_22

10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 

7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.f4 Qh4+ 9.g3 Nf3+ 10.Kd1 

The "Nibs" counter attack is in full swing. It is strong, one side or the other will lose a Queen - but it is complicated, and Black has many ways to slip up, as shown by The Database, which shows White scoring 64% from this position.

Black can continue with 10...Ne7, 10...Qh6 or 10...Qf6.

10...Qe7 

No...

11.Qd5 checkmate

For the 15th time, according to The Database.

(Three times for me.)