When Will Magnus Carlsen Play the Jerome Gambit?

Recent games by the World Champion, Magnus Carlsen in a Titled Tuesday tournament at Chess.com featured a series of unusual openings. 

It might cause one to wonder: If this continues, will Grandmaster Magnus Carlsen one day play the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+)?

By the way, Grandmaster Mamedov resigned after move 1, concerned that the World Champion was mocking his opponents with such play. (I suspect that some players, when faced with the Jerome, have felt mocked, but I do not know of any time where they immediately resigned in protest.)

On the other hand, Grandmaster Nakamura, no stranger to creative play, started with his own unusual opening, and garnered the full point.

Take a look.

Katz, Alexander - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Early, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 35);

Ibarra Jerez, JC. - Carlsen, M. Titled Tue 11th Oct Early, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 83);

Sanal, V. - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 59); and

Mamedov, Rau - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 1)

Carlsen, M. - Gabdrakhmanov, Azat, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 32);

Carlsen, M. - Makhnev, Denis, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 38):

Carlsen, M. - Rustemov, A., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 49);

Carlsen, M. - Slugin, S., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 20);

Carlsen, M. - Riehle, Marco, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 41);

Carlsen, M. - Fedoseev, Vl3, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 33);

Carlsen, M. - Andreikin, D., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1/2-1/2, 70); and

Carlsen, M. - Lazavik, Denis, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 44)

Carlsen, M. - Yeletsky, Ivan, Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 41)

Kovalenko, I. - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 36); and

Thomforde-Toates, Noah - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 32)

Nakamura, Hi - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (1-0, 32)

Holt, C. - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 29)

Melkumyan, H. - Carlsen, M., Titled Tue 11th Oct Late, Chess.com, 2022 (0-1, 41)