It would seem that declining the Jerome Gambit sacrifice would be safer or even stronger than accepting it, but such a move comes with dangers of its own.
Should Black decline, or should he decline declining?
The following game is not so much a smash-and-crash affair than a slow and certain win.
That can happen in the Jerome Gambit, as well.
Wall, Bill - Iiii
sparkchess, 2026
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+
The Jerome Gambit declined.
Checking Bill's games, I see that White is 10 - 1 in this line. In that one loss by White, Bill was playing black.
5.Bxg8 Rxg8 6.Nc3
Possible was the thematic 6.Nxe5 Nxe5 7.d4.
6...d6
7.d3 Bg4 8.O-O Ne7
It is not clear where Black's Knight is going. In fact, in 10 moves it returns to c6 - temporarily.
9.h3 Bh5 10.a3
Bill is not in a hurry.
10...a6 11.b4 Ba7 12.Rb1 h6 13.Re1 g5 14.Be3 Bxe3 15.Rxe3 Kg7 16.d4
Center break.
16...Rf8 17.g4 Bg6 18.dxe5 Nc6
Back to c6
19.e6 Ne7
Back to e7 - as a blockader.
20.Nd4 Rf4 21.Nf5+ Bxf5 22.exf5 Nc6
White's two passed "Jerome pawns" look dangerous.
23.Nd5 Ne5 24.e7 Qd7 25.Nxf4
The removal of this defender spells upcoming checkmate.
25...gxf4 26.Rxe5 Re8 27.Re6 Black resigned
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