The nice thing about defending against the Jerome Gambit and its relatives is that you can defeat them by just throwing anything at them. I mean, just throw something, right? Anything?? Right???
geojim - sickduck
blitz, FICS, 2012
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.0-0 Na5
Here we have geojim, rated about 350 points below his opponent, looking for a really quiet Giuoco Piano, when his opponent decides to mix things up in a blitz game.
Sure, White can now play 5.Nxe5 with advantage, but what if he wanted to be just as snarky as his opponent?
5.Bxf7+
Ah, yes, the "Jerome treatment."
5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Ke8 7.d4 Bd6
8.Qh5+ Kf8 9.Qf7 checkmate
It's a sad, sad day when you have to take a foolish opening seriously.
