ECO C50 · Italian Game

Italian Game: Jerome Gambit

1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+

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Black to move. The arrow shows Stockfish’s best move.
Best move

4… Kxf7−2.27

Black is winning. Stockfish 18, depth 18.

Analyze this position

In the Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C50), reached after 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+, Stockfish 18 recommends 4… Kxf7 for Black. Black is winning (−2.27).

Top engine moves

  1. −2.274… Kxf7 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. d4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bg5
  2. +1.544… Kf8 5. Bd5 d6 6. O-O Ke8 7. Bxc6+ bxc6
  3. +2.124… Ke7 5. Bd5 Ke8 6. c3 Nf6 7. O-O d6 8. d4 Bb6 9. Re1

Frequently asked questions

What is the best move in the Italian Game: Jerome Gambit?
After 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7+, Stockfish 18 at depth 18 recommends 4… Kxf7 for Black, continuing 5. Nxe5+ Nxe5 6. d4 Bxd4 7. Qxd4 d6 8. Nc3 Nf6 9. Bg5. Black is winning (−2.27). The next best moves are 4… Kf8 (+1.54) and 4… Ke7 (+2.12).
Is the Italian Game: Jerome Gambit a good opening?
Stockfish rates the position at −2.27: black is winning. Evaluations this early in the game are small, so practical results depend far more on knowing the plans and typical structures than on the engine's number.
What is the ECO code of the Italian Game: Jerome Gambit?
C50. ECO codes classify chess openings from A00 to E99; C is the volume for open games and the French Defense.

Opening names from the Lichess opening book (CC0). Pieces by Colin M.L. Burnett (GPLv2+).