Jerome Gambit: Familiar

Sometimes a new Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) game seems familiar... Playing the opening, studying the opening, often gives that advantage.

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf6 

Black takes a casual approach to defense, guarding his Knight in a way that is immediately refuted.

7.Qf5+ 

A familiar response that starts to gather in the sacrificed pieces.

7...Ke7 8.Qxe5+ Kf7 9.Qxc5 d6 10.Qd5+

Another familiar idea, recently looked at in a similar situation in "Jerome Gambit: The 'Debate' Again". Will Black develop a piece to block the check, offering a pawn?

10...Be6 11.Qxb7 Nf6 

Black pushes his development. He has to - he is down three pawns.

12.Nc3 d5 13.d3 

Reinforcing the center pawn, and opening a line for his Bishop.

13...dxe4 14.Nxe4 Nxe4 15.Qxe4 Re8 

Black's Rook stares down the e-file at White's Queen, and behind her, White's King. This kind of danger should be familiar to White, and he needs a response in order to keep his advantage.

16.Qf4+ Bf5+ 17.Be3 g6 

Instead, the King might have gone to g6.

18.g4 g5 

Things become unglued. Pinning the g-pawn with 18...Qh4 was best.

19.Qxf5+ Kg7 20.O-O-O Black resigned

White has handled what Black has thrown at him. With a safe King, he can use his extra material to gain further advantage.

Black's resignation suggests that he realizes that.