This is the sixth in a series of quizzes to test the reader's understanding of the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) and related openings.The answer to each quiz can be found at the end of the following day's post.
Black is being creative: he doesn't capture the Knight at e5 and he doesn't wait for White's Queen to chase him to e6, he goes there voluntarily.
What do you think of Black's idea? What are some of the benefits of the line? What are some of the difficulties that it creates?
Answer to Quiz #5:
White can play the Evans Gambit confidently, with every chance for an intense, fighting game ahead.
He can also try to play the Jerome Evans Gambit, as Charlick (of 1.d4 e5 notoriety) once did: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4 Bxb4 5.c3 Bc4 6.d4 exd4 7.Bxf7+
If you play the Evans Gambit, it is probably best to stay with its stongest lines. Leave the Jerome Gambit for another day.
1 comment:
Lol, technically speaking, white is getting pulverised, but who cares? Black's king is out in the open so white can hope that black mucks it up and gets checkmated fairly soon - hopefully in around 3 moves, if possible... :) Worth a shot! (Of course, if u play this and lose as white, u'll probably regret it...)
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