Against the Knights

                                               

A cousin of the Jerome Gambit brings home the full point, quickly.

angelcamina - GrainBowl

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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 

The Two Knights Defense, one way to side-step the Jerome Gambit.

4.Nc3 Nxe4 5.Bxf7+ 

The Noa Gambit, otherwise known as the Monck Gambit, otherwise known as the Open Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit. White gets his sacrifice, after all.

Also see "Further Explorations" (Part 2, 3, 4, & 5)

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe4 d5 7.Neg5+ 

angelcamina also played 7.Nc3 e4 8.Ng1 Bc5 in angelcamina -florianschreib, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2019 (1-0, 37) 

7...Kf6 

In 1-minute games, aggressive and risky moves like this appear. While it pressures the Knight at g5, it creates a danger for Black along the d8-h4 diagonal.

8.d4 Bg4 

More pressure on a Knight.

Not 8...e4, because of 9.Nxe4+ dxe4 10.Bg5+, an x-ray attack winning the Queen.

Best would be 8...exd4, when possible would be 9.O-O h6 10.Re1 Bf5 11.Nh4 hxg5 12.Nxf5 Kf7 (12...Kxf5 13.Qd3+ Kf6 14.Bxg5+ Kxg5 15.Re6 Qf6 16.f4+ Kh6 17.Qh3+ Kg6 18.Rxf6+ Kxf6 19.Qxh8 White is better) 13.h4 gxh4 14.Qg4 Kg8 15.Nh6+ Rxh6 16.Bxh6 White is better

9.dxe5+ Nxe5 10.Qd4 

Pressure on another Knight.

10...Bxf3 11.Nxf3 Qe7 

Overlooking...

12.Bg5+ Black resigned