Pattern # 41 This technique is explained in ebook Fundamental Chess Patterns and fully explained in ebook Blackburne Shilling para. 4 Jerome Countergambit
The name of this trap is associated to Joseph Henry Blackburne (1841-1924), surname Black Death, who according to the legend earned his life by playing a shilling a game (an old English coin = 5 pence), at least 100 thousands players.
Variation of Italian Game. A Pawn is a bait, and if swallowed, a lot of tactics follow, even mates in 7 moves, so you go home early.
Jerome gambit tries to punish the unaware and it is frequently successful.
Additional different patterns can be found on this page of mine: Patterns
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