Theory From the Thematic Tourney (2)

Looking further at some of the theoretical implications of the ChessWorld Thematic Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) Tournament, I was sure that the 5.Ng5+ line of the Jerome Gambit (after 4...Kxf7) had been finally disposed of by the game DREWBEAR 63 - Daves111 (see "Death of a Variaton").  

A quick glance at the updated New Year's Database, however, shows that this is not so: there are five games that have appeared after my "concluding" post on the topic, including two wins with White by digitalthunder, against (slightly) higher rated opponents:

digitalthunder - funkonfusion
blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 Nc6 2.Nf3 e5 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Qxg5 6.0-0 d6 7.d4 Nxd4 8.Bxg5 Black resigned




digitalthunder - kakaStain
blitz, FICS, 2010

1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Nf3 Nc6 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Ng5+ Ke7 6.Nf3 Nf6 7.d4 exd4 8.e5 Ne4 9.Qe2 d3 10.Qxe4 Kf7 11.Ng5+ Kf8 12.Qd5 Bxf2+ 13.Kxf2 dxc2 14.Qf7 checkmate

What can I say??

Never say Never...

graphic by Jeff Bucchino, the Wizard of Draws