Jerome Gambit: That Was Quick

Even considering that it was played at bullet speed, the following game seems to have been over quickly.

angelcamina specializes in speedy Jerome Gambits.

angelcamina - DenBlood

1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2022

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+  

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8

6.Qh5+ 

White charges ahead. 

The recommended 6.Nxc6 Qh4!? remains largely unexplored.

6...g6 

A quick ending: 6...Ke7 7.Qf7+ Kd6 8.Nc4 checkmate, angelcamina - SammmDBest, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2021. 

7.Nxg6 Qf6 

Many times the defender does well by placing his Queen here - but not this time.

Recommended by Stockfish 15 is 7...Bxf2+ (the Bishop is lost; this way it gains a pawn in return) 8.Kxf2 Nf6 9.Qh4 Rg8 10.Rf1 Rxg6 11.Kg1 d5 and Black is better.

A couple of alternatives:

7...hxg6 8.Qxh8 Kf8 9.O-O d6 10.c3 Be6 11.d4 Bb6 12.d5 Bf7 13.dxc6 bxc6 14.Bh6+ Ke7 15.Bg5+ Nf6 16.Bxf6+ Ke6 17.Bxd8 Rxd8 18.Qxd8 Bxf2+ 19.Rxf2 d5 20.exd5+ cxd5 21.Rf6+ Ke5 22.Nd2 c5 23.Qe7+ Be6 24.Qxe6 checkmate, angelcamina - MegaBane, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2019; and 

7...Nf6 8.Qh4 Nxe4 9.Qxe4+ Ne7 10.Nxh8 d6 11.Qxh7 Be6 12.O-O Qd7 13.Ng6 Nxg6 14.Qxg6+ Bf7 15.Re1+ Kf8 16.Qh6+ Kg8 17.c3 Qf5 18.d4 Bb6 19.Bg5 d5 20.Bf6 Qh7 21.Qg5+ Qg6 22.Qh4 Qh7 23.Qg3+ Qg6 24.Qxg6+ Bxg6 25.Nd2 c6 26.Re7 Bc7 27.Rae1 Bd6 28.Rd7 Bf8 29.Nf3 Rb8 30.Be7 b5 31.Bxf8 Kxf8 32.Ree7 Be8 33.Rxa7 White won on time, angelcamina - stockfishdanirealno1, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2021. 

8.Nxh8+ Kd8 9.Qxc5 Qxh8 

Moving quickly, overlooking something that 9...d6 would have prevented.

10.Qf8 checkmate

That was quick.