Jerome Gambit: White Can Be Okay With Calm

The Jerome Gambit often leads to wild, complicated play. 

There are also times when White can grasp the opportunity to play a quiet, simple, advantageous game.

username12374 - Bogdan_43

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Nf6 

Black blocks the dangerous a1-h8 diagonal. The move is not a good choice, however.

He could have offered the Rook on h8 with either Blackburne's defense, 7...d6 or Whistler's defense, 7...Qe7.

8.Qxc5 Qe7 

Exchanging Queens is ill advised, now, after the loss of the Bishop at c5. 

9.Qxe7+ Kxe7 10.Nc3 d6 11.O-O Black resigned

The position is calm, and White is simply two pawns better.