The Jerome Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines
(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)

Friday, September 13, 2013

If A Tree Falls...

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The rhetorical question, "If a tree falls in the forest, and no one is there to hear it, does it make a sound?" came to mind th...
Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Jerome Gambit to the Rescue!

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With one game left in the Italian Game Tournament at Chess.com (see " Swan Song ") I relied on my trusty Jerome Gambit, and it...
Monday, September 9, 2013

Final Nail in the Coffin

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Here we finish up burying the 3...h6 and 4...Na5  defense to the Jerome Gambit by taking a look at  4.Nc3   - instead of 4.0-0 (" ...
Saturday, September 7, 2013

Still A Mess

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Following up on the previous post (" Too Much of A Bad Thing "), here is another "public service announcement" ab...
Thursday, September 5, 2013

Too Much of A Bad Thing

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As much as I enjoy watching (and playing) smashing attacks in the Jerome mode, I have to (again) warn defenders, out of a sense of fairne...
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

The Risk of Improvisation

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When an opening has an established refutation (or several) it can be risky to wander away from it (them). In the following game, Black im...
Sunday, September 1, 2013

Another Log on the Fire

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Declining any kind of Jerome Gambit can only be justified for "psychological" reasons, as the defender is swapping at least an ...
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Rick Kennedy
I've been researching Alonzo Wheeler Jerome's gambit since 2001. I am always interested in receiving games and analysis: as old as 1874, when the opening first was published, or as recent as today -- casual or serious, blitz or classical time settings, human or computer (or both). Readers can reach me at richardfkennedy@hotmail.com. perrypawnpusher is the name I play under at different chess sites. My book reviews and fiction were at Chessville.com - while it lived. I have written for Chess Life, School Mates, and Chess Life for Kids. Dedicated researchers may connect my name to that of Riley Sheffield - we co-wrote The Marshall Gambit in the French and Sicilian Defenses , published by Dale Brandreth's Caissa in 1988.
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