Showing posts with label Dougherty. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dougherty. Show all posts
Saturday, February 9, 2019

Jerome Gambit: In the Meantime

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When the third round games in the "Italian Battleground" tournament at Chess.com  began to wind down (two left to complete, on...
Sunday, December 9, 2018

The Jerome Gambit Article (Part 1)

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Ten years ago I wrote a substantial article on the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) and submitted it to the German lang...
Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Merry Christmas! (A Hysterical/Historical Jerome Gambit, Part 1)

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Season's Greetings to the Jerome Gambit Gemeinde, and readers everywhere!  Below is my latest Jerome Gambit game, which includes ...
Saturday, August 10, 2013

Near Miss

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A couple of years ago I suggested the George J. Dougherty Club , with special membership for those chess players who had suffered the ig...
Friday, May 10, 2013

The Classics I (a first look)

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In recent posts I have suggested that those who play, and those who face, the Jerome Gambit, would benefit from becoming familiar with...
Saturday, July 9, 2011

Something more embarassing than...

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If there is something more embarassing than losing to the Jerome Gambit (even if you do not merit entry to the "George J. Dougherty Clu...
Saturday, April 9, 2011

George J. Dougherty Club Members (Early Years)

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" The George J. Dougherty Club " was recently established, along the lines of the " Vera Menchik Club " – the latter r...
Friday, April 8, 2011

The George J. Dougherty Club

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Vera Menchik (1906 - 1944), the world's first women's chess champion, also competed in chess tournaments against men. In 1929, Al...
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...