Showing posts with label fork trick. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fork trick. Show all posts
Friday, November 8, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Wrinkles

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A defender unfamiliar with the Jerome Gambit might search for some opening ideas from elsewhere, and try to apply them to the defense. T...
Sunday, January 15, 2017

Jerome Gambit: The Improved Fork Trick

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Next to the "I have never seen this before!" reaction of some players defending against the Jerome Gambit, the "Oh, this look...
Sunday, July 17, 2016

If You Can't Bash Them With the Jerome Gambit, Maybe You Can Bore Them to Tears

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Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz............... I don't always get to play the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ), no matte...
Wednesday, April 6, 2016

5% New (Part 1)

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I am always looking for something new in the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ and friends) universe. Before I share an...
Tuesday, January 6, 2015

This Is Your Last Chance

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After the previous post on the Jerome Gambit Declined, here is a fun example (or three : also see my two games against walkinthespirit: ...
Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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In my post " On the Other Hand... " the other day, I mentioned Abby Marshall's " The Openings Explained " column ...
Sunday, October 14, 2012

On the Other Hand...

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When I wander over to the ChessCafe website, I like to read the monthly column by Abby Marshall (USCF Candidate Master, currently rated ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Tournament Update: A Pleasant Surprise

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As I noted yesterday , I have started my first 5 games in the Italian Opening tournament at  Chess.com .  Since 3 games have been with the...
Friday, May 18, 2012

Tournament Update

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I have started my first 4 games in the Italian Opening tournament at Chess.com , mentioned earlier . Since 3 games were with the Black pie...
Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Trick Fork

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On the way to reaching the Italian Four Knights Jerome Gambit, Black can always stop off and play the  "fork trick" , which give...