Thursday, February 21, 2013

His Three Pieces


Here we have Philidor1792 demonstrating another example of the opening presented in the previous post. How can White possibly win?

It has been said before: the Jerome Gambit may not be anything to try against a computer, but it continues to provide interesting play against people. 


Philidor1792 - guest2723

Internet online game, 2013

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nf6 4.Nc3 Bc5 5.Bxf7+ Kxf7 6.Nxe5+ Nxe5 7.d4 Bd6 8.f4 Neg4 





Rare, but recently seen in Skirving - PAMpamPAM, standard, FICS, 2012 (0-1, 32)

9.e5 Bb4 10.O-O Bxc3 11.bxc3 d5








Deviating from Philidor1792 - Computer, 2011 (0-1, 43)


12.f5 Nxe5


Black logically returns a piece, missing the fact that his Knight on f6 cannot move away, so it will actually cost him two. He would do better with 12...Re8 13.exf6 Nxf6


13.dxe5 Ne4 14.Qh5+ Kf8 15.f6 g6 16.Qh6+ Ke8




Black's lack of development proves his undoing. Of course, the "Jerome pawns" contribute.


17.Qg7 Rf8 18.Bh6 Rf7 19.Qg8+ Kd7 20.e6+ Kxe6 21.Qxd8 Black resigned


graphic by Jeff Bucchino, The Wizard of Draws

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