Monday, December 16, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Numbers, We Got Numbers (Part 1)

I regularly refer in my blog posts to "The Database", which is my collection of Jerome Gambit and related games. It has grown over the years, due to my searching out the games, and also due to receiving many games from Readers.

A peek at The Database today shows:

The regular line of Jerome Gambit play, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+     38,295 games         White scores 52%

The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4 4.Bxf7+      7,763 games          White scores 57%

The Abrahams Jerome Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Bc4 Bc5 3.Bxf7+                               18,980 games           White scores 51%


A quick breakdown of the four main lines of play is interesting

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ Kf8                  3,453 games           White scores 47%

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+Ke6                    4,814 games            White scores 55%

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6                3,053 games            White scores 70%

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.d4             4,249 games              White scores 55%



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