Saturday, January 30, 2021

Jerome Gambit: The Greatest Invention in the Last Century



I stopped by the chessentials website the other day, and read a lot of interesting items. In particular, I enjoyed the thoughtful essay,


In Defence Of Elitism In Chess: 7 Reasons Why Elitism Accusations In Chess Are Vastly Exaggerated


I totally cracked up, however, when I got to the following - with its footnote.

I also believe they are not nearly as prevalent in any of the given fields, as it is sometimes presented. I think a large part of the blame for this eschewed perception goes to the greatest invention in the last century.

The Internet. 12

I checked out the footnote at the bottom of the article

12.Bonus points if you thought “The Jerome Gambit” was the answer. 

Awesome. 

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