Players familiar with the Jerome Gambit should also become familiar with the Abrahams Jerome Gambit, as there are many chances to strike and win quickly.
rajasthan - adriancapetown
10 0 blitz, FICS, 2025
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+
The Abrahams Jerome Gambit
3...Kxf7 4.Qh5+
One of the benefits of playing the Abrahams, as opposed to the regular Jerome (with Nf6 and ...Nc6), is that Black really has only one response to this check that keeps his advantage.
Fast time controls, or the element of surprse, can magnify this situation.
See "The Abrahams Jerome Gambit (Part I)" and "The Abrahams Jerome Gambit (Part II)"
4...Ke6
Objectively - say, evauation by Stockfish 17.1 (30 ply) - this move gives Black an edge of about 1/3 pawn.
5.Nf3
Giving the possibility of transposing to the Jerome Gambit, proper.
More in tune with the Abrahams Jerome Gambit is 5.Qf5+ Kd6 6.Nf3 Nc6 7.b4, with that edge mentioned above.
5...Qf6
In defending against any Jerome Gambit, ...Qf6 often comes into the discussion - sometimes it is helpful, sometimes it is not.
In this case, it is not. Black should support the e-pawn with 5...d6.
6.Qe8+
rajasthan knows his Jerome Gambits - there are lines in the regular Jerome (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.f4 Qf6 8.Qe8+) where this move does not work.
However, in this case, The Database has 53 games with this position. White scores 72%.
6...Be7
Decisions, decisions, decisions.
If 6...Ne7 then 7.Qxh8
If 6...Qe7 7.Qxc8
As I quoted in "Jerome Gambit: Success Is Just Around the Corner... (Part 1)"
As Oliver Hardy used to say to Stan Laurel, "Well, here's another nice mess you've gotten me into."
7.Qxc8 Bd8 8.Qxb7 Qf4
Here, Black forfeited by disconnection
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