One of the reasons that a Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) player might want to occasionally toss in a few Abrahams Jerome Gambits is that not all of Black's defenses transfer well from the former opening, to the latter.
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1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+
See "The Abrahams Jerome Gambit (Part I and Part II)" for details.
3...Kxf7 4.Qh5+ g6
The only move that keeps Black's advantage is 4...Kf8.
For some numbers from The Database:
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ 20,477 games, White scores 52%
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 19,775 games, White scores 51%
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qh5+ Kf8 6,989 games, White scores 41%
1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+ Kxf7 4.Qh5+ g6 5193 games, White scores 63%
5.Qxe5 Bd6
Attack the Queen, give up the Rook?!
Better to give up the Bishop, grab a pawn, and safeguard the Rook with 5...Bxf2+ 6.Kxf2 Nf6
6.Qxh8 Qe7
So that the Knight isn't pinned, so that it can go to f6 - but that boat has sailed.
7.Qxh7+ Kf6 8.Qxe7+
Simplifying, as he has enough material advantage.
8...Nxe7
9.Nf3 Nbc6 10.d4 Nb4
Countering a threat with a threat - but then forgetting something.
11.Na3 b6 12.e5+ Black resigned
The fork wins more material.
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