Jerome Gambit: Rely On the "Jerome pawns"

In the following game, White relies on the pawns that he has to overcome whatever advantage Black might have by having an extra piece.

angel_camina - Dreamscape1

Chess.com, 2026

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6 4.O-O Bc5 5.Bxf7+ 

The Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit.

5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.Qh5+ Ke6 

8.c3 

White played this one move later, in angelcamina - hamed1988h, 1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 2023:  8.Qf5+ Kd6 9.c3 Qf6 10.Qh3 Nf7 11.d4 Bb6 12.e5+ Nxe5 13.dxe5+ Qxe5 14.Rd1+ Ke7 15.Bd2 Kf8 16.Qf3+ Nf6 17.Re1 Qd5 18.Qg3 d6 19.c4 Qxc4 20.Bc3 Bd7 21.Bxf6 gxf6 22.Nc3 Qc5 23.Rad1 Qxf2+ 24.Qxf2 Bxf2+ 25.Kxf2 Black resigned

8...g6 9.Qh3+ Kf7 10.d4 d6 

11.Qg3 Bxd4 

Black returns some of the sacrificed material.

White activates his "Jerome pawns".

12.cxd4 Nc6 13.d5 Ne5 14.f4 Ng4 15.h3 N4f6 16.Nc3 Nh5 17.Qf3 Kg7 

18.g4 Nhf6 19.e5 Nd7 

Too passive. Counterplay with 19...h5 - even at the cost of another piece - was the right way to go.

20.e6 Ndf6 21.g5 Nh5 22.f5 hxg5 23.fxg6 Nf4 24.Bxf4 gxf4 25.Qxf4 

White is clearly in control.

25...Nf6 26.Rf3 c6 27.Raf1 Rf8 28.Qh4 cxd5 29.Rxf6 Rxf6 30.Qh7+ Black resigned