Showing posts with label Darthnik. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Darthnik. Show all posts
Monday, January 15, 2018

Jerome Gambit: No Mercy

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In some amateur sports leagues a game will be ended under the "mercy rule" if one team is significantly ahead of its opponent (i.e...
Sunday, November 20, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Past is Prologue

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Here is a game from the first round of the Jerome Gambit tournament at RedHotPawn.com . Both White and Black clearly have a grasp of the ope...
Thursday, September 1, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Chaos Rules

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I enjoy playhing over the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) games of ZahariSokolov playing at FICS . He shows an understan...
Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Sang Froid

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The ongoing RedHotPawn.com Jerome Gambit tournament continues to produce interesting and educational games. Be sure to follow the ...
Wednesday, September 23, 2015

"Reality" vs "the Book"

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Working on the previous blog post , I noticed that the defender (counter-attacker) had played that variation a few years earlier. The gam...
Monday, February 20, 2012

But what is chess...?

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There is a fine line in chess between "chaos" and "complications" – and the Jerome Gambit and its relations, in this ca...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Something To Watch Out For

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It is so much easier in a scary movie: you know that you are moving into danger when the background music becomes ominous, perhaps the scr...
Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Yet Another Day in the Life of the Jerome Gambit

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Sometimes it is fun to go easy on the analytics, and simply play through a Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game. It i...