Showing posts with label Alekhine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Alekhine. Show all posts
Monday, October 7, 2019

A GM Faces the Jerome Gambit (Part 1)

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How many players of grandmaster strength have faced the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ )? I can think of Joseph ...
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Worst vs Best (Part 4)

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So far: no confirmation of a Steinitz loss to the Jerome Gambit; very likely a win by Lasker against the Jerome, but the game is un...
Saturday, November 17, 2018

No Way A GM Plays the Jerome Gambit! (Part 1)

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Readers of this blog have seen a lot of creative and historical coverage of the Jerome Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+,  and rel...
Tuesday, April 17, 2018

What does Alpha Zero's win over Stockfish mean for chess?

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At the end of a reasonable online discussion at Quora about  "What does Alpha Zero's win over Stockfish mean for chess?" I fo...
Sunday, March 13, 2016

Faster Than A Speeding Neuron

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I can understand that playing the Jerome Gambit, or one of its variants, can give a player an edge in a fast tempo game where the defend...
Friday, January 15, 2016

Hey! Wait! Oh, Never Mind...

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I've probably spent way too much time fussing about a comment by Fat Lady at redhotpawn.com , referring to a chess game where...
Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Much Ado About... Nothing

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It's true. As I posted before, "The Jerome Gambit Is Going To Drive Me..." ( Part 1 and Part 2 ). It has been 2 1/2 mo...
Saturday, June 14, 2014

The Jerome Gambit is Going to Drive Me... (Part 2)

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After my previous post to this blog, I was surprised to discover that my query at TimeForChess - see " The Jerome Gambit is Going to...
Thursday, June 12, 2014

The Jerome Gambit is Going to Drive Me... (Part 1)

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Occasionally, I like to turn to the internet to search for "Jerome Gambit" or " 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ "...