Jerome Gambit: Ow! Ow! Ow!

When giant05 sent me his first Jerome Gambit game, my first response was "Ow! Ow! Ow!" on behalf of his opponent.

Take a look at the "Buyer's Regret variation".

giant05 - flint78

5 3 blitz, lichess.org, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 

4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 

7.Qf5+ Kd6 8.f4 Qh4+ 

Dating back to the imaginary telephone chess game between R.F and Nibs, presented in the June 1889 American Chess Magazine.

9.g3 Nf3+ 10.Kd1 Qe7 11.Qd5 checkmate

Ow!

White sacrifices two pieces and checkmates in under a dozen moves.

Looks like 2024 is going to be a great year.