Showing posts with label Petroff. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Petroff. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Too Creative on Defense

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Sometimes Black is a bit too creative on defense. In the following game, he brings the Jerome Gambit down upon his head, and has only him...
Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Jerome Gambit: At the Speed of Thought

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I remember a trend, years ago, in some of the science fiction that I was reading. Travel by space ship "at the speed of light" bec...
Wednesday, January 31, 2018

From the Corner - Smiling

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It is hard to mention the chess wise guy Geoff Chandler without thinking about the following game that he posted, years ago, on his &qu...
Monday, December 31, 2012

Turn About is Fair Play

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I was doing some online research at the Chess Archaeology website when I ran into an interesting game (a cross between the Italian Game an...
Sunday, July 10, 2011

Sunday Book Review: The Alterman Gambit Guide White Gambits

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The Alterman Gambit Guide White Gambits GM Boris Alterman Quality Chess (2010) softcover, 448 pages   http://chesslessons.wordpress.co...
Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Distant Cousin, Twice Removed

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I don't spend every waking minute on the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ). For example, the other day I was playin...
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

"I nearly smacked him on the back of the head..."

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I discovered this all-too-real post on teacher and chess coach Elizabeth Vicary's blog : I remember at one Pan-Ams (collegiate!) ...
Thursday, March 4, 2010

Did I tell you about the time...?

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They say that there is no fool like an old fool , and I'm pretty sure that if I keep fooling around with the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2....
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Through the Looking Glass...

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I was playing my way through some of Bill Wall's chess games  when I suddenly felt like Alice must have felt, after moving through the L...