Showing posts with label Gass. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Gass. Show all posts
Thursday, June 25, 2020

Jerome Gambit: No More Usual

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The Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) creates a lot of unusual positions. Playing a "reversed" Jerome Gambi...
Tuesday, December 26, 2017

Another Charlick Gambit

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Henry Charlick was known for his gambit 1.d4 e5!?, (also known as the Englund Gambit). That was not his only sacrificial creation, however. ...
Sunday, November 22, 2015

A Flurry of Punches

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Years ago I read a first person account by a small time boxer who managed to wrangle some sparring time with Muhammad Ali. After some warm...
Thursday, October 15, 2015

Ya Gotta Have Heart

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Philidor1792 sends a game with the heart of the Jerome Gambit, if not the moves... NN - Philidor1792 2015 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Bc5   T...
Saturday, June 27, 2015

A Bit More on Chiodini's Gambit

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In past posts we have looked at reversed Jerome Gambits,  currently referred to as the Busch-Gass Gambit (see "Worth A Second Look...
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Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Reddit

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While wandering the internet the other day, I ran into some interesting comments on the Busch-Gass Gambit  ( See "Worth A Second L...
Thursday, May 28, 2015

No Fun Against the Pawns

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Philidor1792 recently shared the following game, where his quest to play a sort of reversed Jerome Gambit led him to a situation where he ...
Monday, December 29, 2014

Alert! Alert!

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In my last post I mentioned that I have a Google "alert" set for "Jerome Gambit". I griped that it rarely ...
Monday, December 30, 2013

Jerome Gambit-Inspired Play (Part 7)

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Turn-around is fair play , they say, and the following game is a fun example. Philidor 1792 is off to a solid 3-minute game, when, suddenl...