Jerome Gambit: An Extra Move Always Helps

In a blitz game between club players, the Jerome Gambit can produce an attack that is pretty effective. 

In the following game, the attacker benefits from a move order that gives him an extra move. Not something to reject.

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3 2 blitz, lichess.org, 2020

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6

7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.f4 Ng6 

A summary of my own experience with this line can be found in "Jerome Gambit: Good News, Bad News, Good News (Part 1)"

9.Qd5+ Ke7 10.Qxc5+ d6 11.Qe3 Ke8 

The position is improved from the usual 6...Ng6, defense, i.e. 7.Qd5+ Ke8 8.Qxc5 d6 9.Qe3 in that White has gotten in an extra move, f2-f4.

12.O-O Nf6 13.d4 Ng4 

The standard temptation to harass the enemy Queen can rebound.

It was more thematic to try 13...d5. 

14.Qf3 h5 15.f5 Nh4 16.Qg3 Rf8 17.h3 

17...Rxf5 

Black gives back material to deal with White's "Jerome pawns", but perhaps he did not need to be so generous: 17...Bxf5 18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Qd3. 

18.exf5 Nxf5 19.Qf4 g5 20.Qe4+ Black resigned

More material will be lost.