Books

While the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) remains a stranger in the opening repertoires of masters and grandmasters, it occasionally shows up in books that they write, either out of fascination, amusment or a sense of horror.

A look at my notes shows the following books in the last half-century or so have various levels of coverage and/or comment.

The Greatest Ever Chess Tricks and Traps (2008), Gary Lane

Survive and Beat Annoying Chess Openings (2003), Eric Schiller and John Watson

Gambit Chess Openings (2002), Eric Schiller

Unorthodox Chess Openings (1998, 2002), Eric Schiller

The Complete Book of Gambits (1992), Raymond Keene

Chess Openings Traps & Zaps (1989), Bruce Pandolfini

Batsford Chess Openings (1982)Gary Kasparov and Raymond Keene

Counter Gambits (1974, 2001), Tim Harding

Encyclopedia of Chess Openings, C (1974)

The Italian Game (1972), Tim Harding and George Botterill

Chess Catechism (1970), Larry Evans

The Art of the Checkmate (1962), Georges Renaud and Victor Kahn

Gambits Accepted (1954), L. Elliott Fletcher


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