Showing posts with label GOH. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GOH. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 22, 2020

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Mystery

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I have added to The Database some more Jerome Gambit (and Jerome-ish) games played online at FICS from the first quarter of 2020. Making my ...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

The Delayed Pie-in-the-Face

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The difference between a very strong counter in the Jerome Gambit at move 6 and an ineffective defensive line (the same move one tempo lat...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Risk vs Experience

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The following game is a riot of a 3-minute battle, as White takes risks and even more risks, while Black relies on his experience in the lin...
Wednesday, March 23, 2016

Missed By That Much

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In the following game, Black defends well against the initial gambit, and then a further couple of sacrifices. Things are not easy for h...
Sunday, August 16, 2015

Mate is Mate, Mate

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Sometimes it is a good idea to be familiar with a line that leads to checkmate. You never know when it might show up on the board. do...
Friday, November 7, 2014

Jerome Pawn Fall

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The "Jerome pawns" - the one White obtains in exchange for his piece(s) - can be a powerful attacking or positional force. However...
Sunday, July 8, 2012

Lost in the Mists of the Past

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In yesterday's post I mentioned a couple of Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) games played online by ionman at FI...
Friday, March 2, 2012

A Remarkable Error

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When you play blitz chess, "things happen." You make moves that you would prefer to un-make. You play games that you would prefer...
Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Finishing It Off Smartly

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In the following game, when jfhumphrey applies the "Jerome cure" to the Blackburne Shilling Gambit, the two players head into a...
Friday, April 22, 2011

Go, go, GOH!

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With about 225 games in The Database, GOH (at FICS) is no slacker when it comes to the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+...