Showing posts with label MyGameUMove. Show all posts
Showing posts with label MyGameUMove. Show all posts
Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Jerome Gambit: The Face Palm Variation

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I need to spend a moment or two on a Jerome Gambit variation that has been bothering me for almost 20 years. (See " Another Way to Sa...
Sunday, December 20, 2015

Lots of Practice, Some Theory

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Today's blog is full of games relevant to our main one. There is a little bit of "theory" tossed in, too. Enjoy the efforts...
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...
Monday, November 18, 2013

Black: Winning the "Wrong" Way

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After the previous game, I was pleased to come across the following Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit.  JMonson has played the Jerome...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

Point Made

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One day this past winter, MyGameUMove took on an opponent at FICS who was rated a couple hundred points higher than he was. They conteste...
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, January 3, 2012

A WhyDunnit

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Sometimes a mystery story is referred to as a "whodunnit", as the tale is about the discovery of who "done" the crime at...
Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Just Plain Annoying

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The Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) can be just plain annoying. Black has his mind on playing an interesting line that...