Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Doubter

The theme of the following game can be described as an exchange between Defender and Attacker:

"Surprise!"

"Surprise and another Surprise!"

Those who adopt Jerome-like play against the Blackburne Shilling Gambit should take heed. Those who defend should be aware of 6th move alternatives.

slametsugiarto - chesscleff842

10 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 

The Blackburne Shilling Gambit.

Black has a surprise for his opponent: no Giuoco Piano today!

4.Bxf7+ 

The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit.

White has prepared his own surprise. (And another)

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke6 6.c3 Qg5 

Black plays the aggressive Queen move that is the key to the Blackburne Shilling Gambit.

Here, it does not work. He should have tried the wild 6...Kxe5 7.cxd4+ Ke6 (taking a pawn is too risky).

7.cxd4 Qxg2 

Black wishes to sow chaos, to end the game quickly.

He accomplishes part of this.

Some time ago, in perrypawnpusher - TheProducer, 10 0 blitz, FICS, 2009 (1-0, 66), I answered with 8.Qg4, but subsequent games - for example,  jfhumphrey - jordibc, blitz, FICS, 2011 (1-0, 11) and Wall, Bill - Guest3846778, PlayChess.com, 2016 (1-0, 12) - show a quicker finish, as does the current one.

There is coverage of the line in "BSJG: Remembering".

8.Qb3+ Ke7 9.Qf7+ Kd6 10.Nc4+Kc6 11.Qd5 checkmate