In the Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit White offers more material and hopes for a trickier attack.
Playing over the following game, do not blink: both players are hoping for a quick ending, and they both receive their wish.
Wall, Bill - Peon
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1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4
The Blackburne Shilling Gambit.
4.Bxf7+
The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit.
4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Ke6 6.c3 Nb5
An interesting, if flawed retreat. It doesn't look that bad.
There are 12 games in The Database with this move. White scores 75%. Compare this with the 56% overall that White scores against the BSJG (out of 5,307 games in The Database).
7.d4 Bd6
Looks tough, but looks can be deceiving.
8.Qb3+ Kf6 9.Qf7 checkmate
