Showing posts with label Steinitz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Steinitz. Show all posts
Thursday, July 23, 2020

JeromeGambit: All Is Not Lost

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While I think that the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) is ideal for blitz play - where the defender often does not ...
Thursday, February 6, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Down the Rabbit Hole, Again (Part 5)

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[continued from the previous post] Robey, James -  Steinitz, William London, 1865 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4  The Evans G...
Tuesday, February 4, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Down the Rabbit Hole, Again (Part 4)

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[continued from the previous post] Deacon, Frederic - Steinitz, William match, London,1862 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.b4   ...
Sunday, February 2, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Down the Rabbit Hole, Again (Part 3)

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[continued from the previous post] Foolishly chasing  A. G. Johnson's  claim , in  The Oregon Daily Journal, that Wilhelm Steini...
Friday, January 31, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Down the Rabbit Hole, Again (Part 2)

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[continued from the previous post] Wilhelm Steinitz discussed Frederic Deacon in the September 1891 issue of his Inter...
Wednesday, January 29, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Down the Rabbit Hole, Again (Part 1)

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I admit that after assembling the latest blog post concerning some chess history (see " Jerome Gambit: History Reset ") I tumble...
Thursday, May 2, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Worst vs Best (Part 4)

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So far: no confirmation of a Steinitz loss to the Jerome Gambit; very likely a win by Lasker against the Jerome, but the game is un...
Friday, September 28, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Can He Do That? (Part 2)

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????? Like I wrote, last post: I just received the latest batch of Jerome Gambit games from Bill Wall, and I found myself scratching my...