Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Jerome Gambit, Finding Its Place in the World


It is always good, despite my enthusiasm for the Jerome Gambit, to occasionally seek out objective evaluations. What, exactly, is its place in the world?

As one example, Michael Busse, in his German language Der Schach-Booster (Humbold, 2024) has a chart presenting an "Overview of Gambits".

He lists as "real openings": Queen's Gambit, Benko Gambit, Evans Gambit, Marshall Gambit (in Spanish game).

He gives as "playable": Albin Counter Gambit, Budapest Gambit, Cochrane Gambit, Falkbeer Counter Gambit, Morra Gambit

He suggests as a "surprise weapon": King's Gambit, Portugese Gambit, Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, Blumenfeld Gambit, Nordic Gambit

He identifies as "untrustworthy": Englund Gambit, Halloween Gambit, Jerome Gambit, Stafford Gambit


Well, at least the Jerome is among fun company.

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