Jerome Gambit: Develop, UnDevelop

Sometimes the Jerome Gambit seems to be the chess opening that keeps on giving. Consider the following game.

ZeKnightRider - Andrusha29

5 0 blitz, lichess.org, 2024

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 

4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.Qh5+ g6 

7.Nxg6 Bf8 8.Nxh8+ 

Black resigned

Black's un-development of his Bishop on move 7, after developing it on move 3, is a bit odd, but the idea is not unprecedented. Consider the following game

jthurman - ptmitch

5 0 blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Na5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke8 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Nxg6 Nc6 8.Nxh8+ Black resigned

In this case, Black developed, then un-developed, his Queen's Knight - and the game reached the same position as the diagram above. 

It is also interesting that 8 games in The Database - 7 of which were played at blitz speed, which may be relevant - reached the position after 7...Nc6 or 7...Bf8 and all preferred capturing Black's Rook, instead of 8.Ne5+ Ke7 9.Qf7+ Kd6 10.Nc4+ Kc5 11.Qd5+ Kb4 12.Nba3 Ka4 13.Qb5 checkmate

analysis diagram

No problem: A win is a win is a win.