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, April 25, 2014

"...All of the way up to the point that I checkmated you."

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Years ago I regularly played chess against a co-worker, and he constantly complained that he was winning the whole time - "All of th...
Wednesday, April 23, 2014

What the...?

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Here are a selection of games by Philidor 1792, referenced in yesterday's post . He brings a bit of Jerome Gambit magic, a bit of Ha...
Monday, April 21, 2014

What's Going On Here?

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We have been looking at the creative ideas of Philidor 1792, and, like the animated character Buzz Lightyear says, they go "To infi...
Saturday, April 19, 2014

What If They Won't Play...? (Part 2)

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Again, as hard as it may be to believe, there are some players with Black who  refuse  to play against the Jerome Gambit, even when White ...
Thursday, April 17, 2014

What If They Won't Play...? (Part 1)

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What if Black refuses to play the Jerome Gambit, even a move down? Philidor 1792 has faced a few of those contrarians (above), who declin...
Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Delayed...

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Once again we see the "secret weapon" of the Jerome Gambit - it takes clock time for Black to solve its mysteries - come to th...
Sunday, April 13, 2014

Not Quite the Evans-Jerome Gambit

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Even when Philidor 1792 does not play a "true" Jerome Gambit, he finds ways to add its flavor to his blitz play. In the followi...
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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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