NOT the Jerome Gambit

Occasionally I have taken a break from the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) on this web site to give an update on the adventures of my son, Jon, the youngest of the three "Kennedy Kids" (above, at his recent graduation from the University of Notre Dame, with brother Matt and sister Mary): see"And Now For Something Completely Different..."; "A Short Break from the Jerome Gambit"; and "Ugandan Chess Master" for his summer in Uganda.

I probably should have mentioned that he spent Spring Break 2009 in El Salvador. He was observing the election, however, not playing chess. Still, Ajedrez El Salvador is an interesting and informative site.

In the fall Jon will be off to Haiti. I haven't found out much about the Haiti Chess Federation, but I'll keep you posted.

And Now For Something Completely Different...

This post will touch on the Jerome Gambit, then wander off. I hope everyone will stay with me.

Chessville readers may be familiar with my series "The Kennedy Kids" (loosely based on the chess exploits of Jon, Mary and Matt) especially the one titled "Birthdays With My Friend Jerome" which contains some interesting Jerome Gambit games allegedly played by my youngest.

Anyhow, Jon -- now a senior at the University of Notre Dame -- is spending the summer in Uganda, near Jinja. His blog is worth checking out: http://jbkuganda.blogspot.com/.

I was surprised at the amount of chess going on in Uganda, but have been trying to come up to speed quickly. A good starting place is at Dr. Daaim Shabazz's site, The Chess Drum, where there is a 2002 interview of Daniel Nsibambi, president (at that time) of the Uganda Chess Federation. There is also a profile of the Uganda National Team.

ChessBase has a 2005 story about a chess-playing trip the Uganda team made to Germany.

FIDE has some news on the 2008 East African Chess Championship, and of course there is a website for the Uganda Chess Federation itself.

To date I have not found any Jerome Gambit games or analysis from Uganda -- but, rest assured, I am looking!