Showing posts with label zsilber. Show all posts
Showing posts with label zsilber. Show all posts
Thursday, April 6, 2017

Jerome Gambit: First Blood

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The Jerome Gambit has drawn first blood in the third round of the Chess.com Giuoco Piano thematic tournament. The game is not very exciting,...
Monday, December 28, 2015

A Long Day In The Life of the Jerome Gambit

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Sometimes Jerome Gambit games are easy, sometimes not. Sometimes they are pretty, sometimes pretty ordinary. Always they are complicated. Al...
Sunday, November 8, 2015

Winning Fast or Losing Fast?

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Knowing your chess opening and what you and others have played previously is a powerful weapon in a contest. Bill Wall's games ...
Monday, January 12, 2015

A Second Chance to Decline

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Here is a recent game played by Philidor 1792, from a cache of games he sent not long ago. His opponent declines the offer of a second p...
Friday, January 17, 2014

Another Error, Another Win

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Some day, maybe, I will get caught. Oh, wait a minute. I already did get caught. Some day, maybe, I will learn . Oh, wait a minute,...
Tuesday, December 10, 2013

Lost in the Maze; Then Just Lost

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If, occasionally, both my opponent and I get lost in the maze of the Jerome Gambit, I feel reassured that it is my maze , and that I wil...
Saturday, September 15, 2012

Pay Attention

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Even when facing a refuted opening such as the Jerome Gambit, Black must pay attention and remain serious until the point has been secure...
Saturday, July 3, 2010

Endgame Lessons

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Transitioning to the endgame can be a powerful winning strategy, even in the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ). Of cours...