Jerome Gambit: Grandmaster Ding Liren

I recently received an email reporting that a Google search turned up a reference to Grandmaster Ding Liren playing the Jerome Gambit.

If so, that would be amazing.

I did some searching, as well, focusing, first on the Ding Liren - Gukesh Dommaraju World Championship games from a couple of years ago.

There was the relevant post on Reddit -

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Ding is gonna prove that the Jerome Gambit is completely sound and actually +2.3

Fair enough. There also was some help in this quest from artificial intelligence -

AI Overview

Former World Chess Champion Ding Liren has never played the Jerome Gambit in a serious classical or World Championship game. Mentions pairing Ding Liren with the Jerome Gambit stem entirely from chess community jokes, memes, and social media reels rather than actual tournament play.

Origin of the Meme

• Community jokes and memes. Chess fans on platforms like Reddit frequently joke that Ding Liren will shock the chess world by playing the unsound opening to avoid short draws.

• Satirical social media clips. Viral videos on Instagram humorously claim that Ding brought the Jerome Gambit to the World Championship for the first time, contrasting its chaotic nature with his reputation as a deeply solid, positional player.

So, there you have it.