In looking through this blog, and the related database ("The Database") I was surprised that I have not presented the earliest example that I have of 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+, the Abrahams Jerome Gambit, played by longtime chessfriend Pete Banks.
According to Wikipedia
Abrahams was the author of several chess books, including Teach Yourself Chess (1948), The Chess Mind (1951), Handbook of Chess (1960), Technique in Chess (1961), Test Your Chess (1963), The Pan Book of Chess (1966), Not Only Chess (1974), and Brilliancies in Chess (1977).
Further, he published books on legal, philosophical and political issues
Law Relating to Hire Purchase (1939), Ugly Angel (1940), Retribution (1941), Day of Reckoning (1943), World Turns Left (1943), Conscience Makes Heroes (1945), Lunatics and Lawyers (1951), Law for Writers and Journalists (1958), According to the Evidence (1958), The Legal Mind (1954), Police Questioning: The Judges' Rules (1964), Trade Unions and the Law (1968), and Morality and the Law (1971)
Banks, Pete - Brown, A.
Halesowen CC Summer tournament, 1994
Pete noted: Not a graded game, but semi-serious, as it is played for a trophy. My opponent was weaker than me, so I risked the 'Abrahams-Jerome'.
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+
Not waiting for Nf3 and ...Nc6.
3...Kxf7 4.Qh5+ Kf8
5.Qxe5 d6 6.Qf4+ Nf6 7.d3 Nc6 8.Nf3
8...Nd4 9.Nxd4 Bxd4 10.c3 Be5
It is tempting to threaten the enemy Queen, but the Bishop risks being trapped and captured. Simply the retreat, 10...Bb6, was the way to go.
11.Qh4 Ke8
Black wants to bring his Rook to f8, but his King would be a bit safer after 11...Kf7, and later bring his Rook to e8 (or f8).
12.Bg5
This game was played over 30 years ago, when the analysis of the Jerome Gambit was much thinner - including the fact that this blog had not yet started.
Consistent would have been 12.d4 Nd7 13.Qxd8+ Kxd8 14.dxe5 Nxe5.
12...Rf8
The proper way to protect the Knight was 12...Kf7, possibly in conjunction with 13...h6; the old You attack my piece, I will attack your piece.
13.f4
The Bishop is trapped and will be won, but Black has play against White's Bishop, too. The first player should have considered 13.d4 when 13...h6 can be answerd by the retreat 14.Bd2.
13...h6
14.fxe5 hxg5 15.Qxg5 dxe5 16.Qxe5+ Kf7
17.O-O
Taking liberties. He should have protected the d-pawn with 17.Qg3 Kg8 and then 18.O-O.
However, he gets away with it.
17...Re8
Attacking the enemy Queen is attractive.
18.Qh5+ Kg8 19.Qg6 c6
Everyone has forgotten about the big, fat, juicy d-pawn.
Pete now takes advantage of Black's over-loaded Queen.
20.Rxf6 Rf8
Peaceful. He might have tried 20...Rxe4!? 21.Nd2!? Qxf6 22.Qxf6 gxf6 23.Nxe4 gaining a pawn (but remaining 2 down).
21.Rxf8+ Kxf8 22.d4 Qh4
It must be remembered that not every Jerome Gambit leads to rock-em, sock-em checkmating attack. Sometimes White is just better, and has to work out the details.
23.Nd2 c5
Neglecting his King. Now, more of the details are clear.
24.Rf1+ Kg8 25.Nf3 Qg4
Exchanging Queens will decrease some of the pressure, but Pete will have none of it.
26.Ng5 Qd7 27.Qh7 checkmate
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