tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61011078066013803832024-03-19T04:48:45.721-04:00The Jerome Gambit <b>1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines </b><br>
<small> <i>(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)</i> </small>Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.comBlogger4333125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-65213812619939259752024-03-19T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-19T00:00:00.311-04:00Jerome Gambit: No EscapeIn the following Jerome Gambit game, Black has his chances, but he lets them slip by, and he soon finds himself in a position with no escape.angelcamina - Bucklord1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 20241.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3 Bc5 4.Bc4 Nc6 5.Bxf7+The Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.5...Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bxd4 8.Qxd4 Nc6 9.Qc4+ d5 10.exd5 Re8+ 11.Be3 Ne5 12.Qb3 Kf8 Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-73713491820370835392024-03-18T00:00:00.020-04:002024-03-18T00:00:00.149-04:00Jerome Gambit: New VideoFor the latest YouTube video on the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), check out Jim Santosa's videos - in particular "Giuoco Piano Game: Jerome Gambit | Blitz 3 Minute".As usual, you are encouraged to enjoy his other videos, as well.Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-74250402224710629032024-03-17T00:00:00.145-04:002024-03-17T00:00:00.130-04:00Jerome Gambit: Overwhelmed!? I happened to look at my phone this afternoon, and it indicated that I had 15 more chess games at Chess.com awaiting my next move.Yikes!It looks like the second round of the Jerome Gambit Classic #1 tournament has started, and I am not quite finished with the Giuoco Fun tournament, either.A peek at my database, where I keep track of my Jeromes, indicates that I have 26 ongoing Jerome GambitRick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-53258072591540026512024-03-16T00:00:00.222-04:002024-03-16T00:00:00.355-04:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 11)Chess is a game of decisions. In the following game, a miniature, Black chooses one capture over another, and, later, one retreat over another.The results are significant.Duckfest - ChioborraJerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4...Kxf7 5.c3 Another "modern" line of the Jerome Gambit, as opposed to 5.Nxe5+, which was Alonzo Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-10670673514066795322024-03-15T00:00:00.075-04:002024-03-15T00:00:00.143-04:00Jerome Gambit:Why?If you came upon a YouTube site with the header "Subscribe if you laugh" and you noted that the host, whose handle is SkillerEP, further referenced "Canadian Chess Comedy" - you would know that you had arrived at a place of chess creativity & humor.You would hardly be surprised to find a short video titled "Why the Jerome Gambit Works", would you? (I have spent over two decades years Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-65018396748987543372024-03-14T00:00:00.001-04:002024-03-14T00:00:00.140-04:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 10)Of the following game, it can be said that Black was doing very well - until he wasn't.Sharp openings like the Jerome Gambit can be like that.Chioborra - LemonOtter42Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4... Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ke6 7.Qh3+ This was looked at in Yury V. Bukayev's posts "JG: The New (Parts 1, 2 & 3)",7...Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-2728934750566024022024-03-13T00:00:00.002-04:002024-03-13T00:00:00.139-04:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 9)Here is another example of tactics winning the day in a complicated Jerome Gambit position.LemonOtter42 - KevinOShJerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4...Kxf7 5.d3This "modern" version of the Jerome was LemonOtter's choice of opening line in each of his games with White in this tournament.5...d6 6.Ng5+ This check is tempting, but Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-55602447888625236882024-03-12T00:00:00.000-04:002024-03-12T00:00:00.141-04:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 8)The following game contains a well-told tale. The Jerome Gambit starts with a lot of bluster, often with the game ending quickly. If the defender defends well, then White must yield ground begrudgingly in worse positions, constantly looking for a tactical shot to even things - or bring home the full point. Duckfest - KevinOShJerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-41515467124396632822024-03-11T00:00:00.003-04:002024-03-11T00:00:00.138-04:00Jerome Gambit: The Fun ContinuesThe second round of the "Giuoco Fun" tournament at Chess.com (see "Jerome Gambit: The Battles Continue") has started, and I am matched with kertt1, Borislav007, Igorrud and SPK_316.I am playing the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) in my four games as White.I suppose that I could also be defending against the Jerome, but two games, already, have chosen different paths. We Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-14310364666201069252024-03-10T00:00:00.175-05:002024-03-10T00:00:00.251-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 7)In the following game, Black uses Alonzo Wheeler Jerome's defense against Alonzo Wheeler Jerome's gambit, so it can be argued that Alonzo Wheeler Jerome was vindicated."For Jerome!" as Canadian Grandmaster Aman Hambleton might say.KevinOSh - DuckfestJerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 Seen in Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-53715835543139731662024-03-09T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-09T00:00:00.249-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 6)Familiarity with the Jerome Gambit lines is helpful in navigating its tricky ways.Be sure to check out Geoff Chandler's "Blunder Table", below, as it gives the insights of a creative player and chess teacher on how much an advantage is usually enough for a player to have, in order to advance to a win.Duckfest - LemonOtter42Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-84027977296110539412024-03-08T00:00:00.004-05:002024-03-08T07:46:29.388-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 5)The Jerome Gambit is not a guaranteed win.Indeed, The Database has 36,195 games starting with 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+, and White scores 53%.Of course, some individual Jerome Gambiteers score much better. (I score 81% in my games, and I am, by no means, the most successful.)Players also have good days and bad days with the opening.The following game reminds me of fight Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-86618121265574943682024-03-07T00:00:00.008-05:002024-03-07T07:40:01.615-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 4) Once again we see an interesting Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), decided, this time, in a Queenless middlegame.It is risky to offer Jerome Gambit odds to a player who outranks you by 235 points, but this game was in a practice turnament, after all.Chioborra - KevinOShJerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-55075339729484650562024-03-06T00:00:00.006-05:002024-03-06T00:00:00.140-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 3) The Jerome Gambit is a good example of the notion that the bigger the risk, the bigger the gain. This is particularly true when deciding the 5th move for White: Sacrifice another piece, or batten down the hatches? The chaos that results from the first choice is more likely to yield positive results than the calm that accompanies other choices.The following game is a good Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-9902776019691987062024-03-05T00:00:00.291-05:002024-03-05T00:00:00.130-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 2) From the Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament at Chess.com.Both players stick to accepted lines of play.Sometimes it takes endgame skill to capture the full point, especially in complicated times. In this case, the battle between advanced pawns and an extra piece is quite interesting.KevinOSh - Chioborra2023Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament, Chess.com, 20231.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-65907724636793287392024-03-04T00:00:00.008-05:002024-03-04T13:56:35.064-05:00Another Jerome Gambit Practice Tournament (Part 1) Kevin O'Shaughnessy shared with me the games of a Jerome Gambit tournament that he hosted at Chess.com last year. (You can see another practice tournament with 3 of the same players, mentioned in an earlier pair of posts, here and here.)The games are quite interesting. The players show familiarity with various strategies, tactics and themes of the Jerome.Let's start with the Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-81438360797403346332024-03-03T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-03T08:16:26.083-05:00Jerome Gambit: Before I Knew ItThe other day, I had a few minutes, I was holding my phone, it had the Chess.com app... Before I knew it, I had challenged another computer chess bot to a Jerome Gambit game.Tina is not a strong program, but it produced some interesting moves.perrypawnpusher - Tina Tempocomputer game, Chess.com iPhone, 20241.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Ng6 7.Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-89585477599267600762024-03-02T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-03T07:07:18.258-05:00Jerome Gambit: Humor and Psychological InterplayThe humor and the psychological interplay is what makes the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) a special chess opening for me.When Black declines the first piece sacrifice, by not playing 4...Kxf7, it is as if he is saying "If you want me to take the piece, then I won't!" As we have seen many times - most recently in "Jerome Gambit: Attack? Counter-Attack?" - this is not a Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-11404700019741472192024-03-01T00:00:00.001-05:002024-03-02T06:39:31.404-05:00Jerome Gambit: Open, Occupy and Control the f-FileIn the following game, Bill Wall shows that he can take the essential parts of the Jerome Gambit and, patiently, put them together for the win.Wall, Bill - Ireneinternet, 20241.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ 4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8 7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qc3 Qf6 9.O-O Ne7 Black declines to exchange Queens, as happened in Wall,B - Guest10254637, PlayChess.com, 2014&Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-92177154005053101912024-02-29T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-29T07:26:32.432-05:00Jerome Gambit: OnlineOn the internet I encountered the website Game iOS Life, subtitled All for iOS Game Development, presenting: Game development for iOS mobile devices is our area of expertise. On the site there is an extensive look at the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+), drawing from content of this blog. The insights there are attractive, for exampleJerome Gambit: Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-53963686842985810762024-02-28T00:00:00.003-05:002024-02-28T10:30:44.431-05:00Jerome Gambit: Dry, Not WryI have pointed out on more than one occasion that it is necessary to have a robust sense of humor in order to appreciate the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+).This notion was reinforced for me when I encountered the study "Jerome Gambit: An Exceptional Sacrifice for Masters" at lichess.org.There are six short chapters and then Credits.Very dry humor.Very nicely done.Check it out.Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-35263862066577180902024-02-27T11:06:00.002-05:002024-02-28T19:20:04.780-05:00Jerome Gambit: Hang OnI like to play the Jerome Gambit. In this tournament, I had to play against it as well.I won all of my Jerome Gambit games with White, and I defeated all the Jerome Gambits when I had Black.Apologies to the Jerome Gambit Gemeinde.In the following game, with Black, I had one plan: Hang on.Hvakkimaruru - perrypawnpusherJerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.com, 20241.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-78453693370952602442024-02-26T00:00:00.003-05:002024-02-28T09:43:55.230-05:00Jerome Gambit: What Happens When...?What happens when you give a much stronger player "Jerome Gambit odds"? I recently found out, and it wasn't pretty.Still, it was educational, and I plan to pore over the game and learn from it.In the meantime, I might save my special opening for less powerful opponents.perrypawnpusher - Seal Island PuffinItalian Game tournament, Chess.com, 20241. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-79932963990231912212024-02-25T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-26T05:27:05.541-05:00Jerome Gambit: ClimbingIn a few, short moves, I should complete my games in Group 3 in the first round of the Jerome Gambit Classic #1 tournament at Chess.com.Playing with and against the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) I have had a good start and am likely to finish the round 22 - 0.There are 19 groups, each with 12 players. The top 3 players in each group will advance to the next round.I am most Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6101107806601380383.post-73262912253823181272024-02-24T00:00:00.001-05:002024-02-24T08:58:49.820-05:00Jerome Gambit:Too-Quick-to-MoveWith the following minature Jerome Gambit game, angelcamina joins a whole collection of Jerome Gambiteers* who have benefitted from Black's too-quick-to-move response at move 8.In this case, the time control was 1 minute, no increment; but the accident has happened in slower games, as well.angelcamina - elvill1 0 bullet, lichess.org, 20241.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Rick Kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07088882166183389709noreply@blogger.com0