Recently a Reader shared a game that he said was inspired by the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+). It left me shocked. My jaw dropped.
For a Jerome Gambit devotee, that was something.
The game started out
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 d6 4.Bxf7+
If someone thought that he was going to defend a quiet spin-off from the Philidor Defense - 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d6 3.Bc4 Nc6 - he was quite surprised. He got Jeromed.
Clearly White had joined the imaginary club of Chess Players Living Dangerously. Welcome!
4...Kxf7 5.Ng5+
An enemy that is surprised is already half defeated - German proverb
5...Qxg5 6.d4
At this point I had a flashback to the Jerome Gambit, particularly the line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+, which over a decade ago prompted a "Public Service Announcement" and only a couple of years ago, the reflection
I think I betray my skepticism of this move in calling it the "face palm variation". See "Jerome Gambit: The Face Palm Variation" and "Jerome Gambit: Return of the Face Palm Variation".
Jaw Drop, meet Face Palm.
Back to the game.
6...Nxd4
Qui audet adipiscitur
Ο Τολμών Νικά
O tolmón niká
Qui ose gagne
Chi osa vince
Quem ousa vence
Wer wagt, gewinnt
Who dares, wins!
7.Bxg5 h6
Black resignedBlack has two pieces for his Queen. It is not enough.
But clearly the second player had enough.
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