Showing posts with label Chess Player's Chronicle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chess Player's Chronicle. Show all posts
Tuesday, December 11, 2018

The Jerome Gambit Article (Part 2)

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From the previous post: Ten years ago I wrote a substantial article on the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) and submi...
Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Historical Precedent

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My historical discoveries continue... From the  Western Mail,  Thursday, March 31, 1932 (page 12) chess column, noting THE JEROME GAMBIT...
Friday, May 12, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Merely Commentators, or Players?

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One of the reasons I started a discussion at the English Chess Forum searching out early English game examples of the Jerome Gambit was be...
Saturday, April 16, 2016

Capt. Evans Faces the Sarratt Attack

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At different times on this blog, I have looked for possible fore-runners to the Jerome Gambit (inspirations to Alonzo Wheeler Jerome), i...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

"New" Old Analysis - But Not Quite

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I recently stumbled over Part 10 of the "Index To The Chess Openings" on page 100 of the June 27, 1891 issue of the Chess Play...
Wednesday, May 19, 2010

The Norton - Hallock Game (Part 3)

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While it can be fun to read contemporary analyses of a chess game (see "The Norton - Hallock Game" Part 1 and Part 2 ), the perso...
Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Bashi-Bazouk Attack

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From The Chess Player's Chronicle, August 1, 1877, translated from the May 1877 Nordisk Skaktidende: Chess Theory for Beginners by Lieut...