In all of the Jerome Gambit and Jerome-like lines of play that I can think of, accepting the first offered piece - and, often, accepting the second one - is "objectively" better for Black.
Yet, some defenders decline. (About 3% with the Abrahams Jerome Gambit; the same for the main line Jerome Gambit.)
Likely, they are thinking that the benefit of taking the attacker out of his regular opening moves is more important than taking the offered material.
This kind of imagination can crash into the reality of the chess board.
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10 0 rapid, lichess.org2025
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+
As I wrote in "Slips in the Polerio / Abrahams Jerome Gambit"
Mentioned by Polerio in the 16th century (see "Jerome Gambit: Early Sources") and Abrahams in the 20th century (see " 'Tis A Puzzlement..." and "The Abrahams Jerome Gambit [Parts I & II]"), this relative / ancestor of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) has shown up in interesting places (see Yury V. Bukayev's "Jerome Gambit: Morphy vs the Mefistopheles" for his take on the Polerio Knightless Jerome Gambit) and can feature play both similar to and different from the Jerome.
3...Kf8
Again, for an earlier look, see I'll Do The Thin'in' Around Here...
The Abrahams Jerome Gambit Declined, which "objectively" turns Black's better game into a better game for White - especially after 4.Bc4 or 4.Bb3.
4.Bb3 Qf6 5.Nf3 d6 6.h3 Nc6 7.c3 Nge7 8.O-O
White has an extra pawn and a safer King.
8...Ng6
This development of the Knight is a bit awkward, although, perhaps it plans to go to f4 as a spearhead of an attack on the enemy King.. The anticipation move 8...Bb6 probably was the way to go.
9.d4 Bb6
This move does not pair well with his previous move. Can you see why?
10.Bg5 Black resigns
Black's Queen is "checkmated".
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