Saturday, August 20, 2016

Jerome Gambit: The Power of Surprise

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I almost always root for the Jerome Gambit player (sometimes I defend against the Jerome) but in the following game I was pleased to see Bl...
Thursday, August 18, 2016

Excitment in a Jerome Gambit Sideline

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I recently encountered a 10-minute game played online at lichess.org that featured a rather unusual line of play for White in the Jerome Gam...
Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Return of the Negative Halo Effect in the Jerome Gambit

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As I have pointed out before on this blog, when people notice a good trait in a person, they often  assume  other positives. However, wi...
Sunday, August 14, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Surprise!

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Add another win - and a loss - to my score in the  ongoing  Chess.com  Giuoco Piano tournament (see " In Search of  Eine Schach-Blind...
Friday, August 12, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Crushing Attack on the King

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Not too long ago I received a request for a copy of The Database from someone who plays the Jerome Gambit. I quickly emailed it off! Sho...
Wednesday, August 10, 2016

In Search of Eine Schach-Blindenhund...

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I have won my first 4 Jerome Gambit games in the ongoing Chess.com Giuoco Piano tournament, and, frankly, I am worried . There is no ...
Monday, August 8, 2016

Semi-Italian Jerome Gambit: Encouraged Aggression

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In the following game White adopts a quiet continuation, 4.0-0, but when his opponent plays 4...h6 he decides to shift to an aggressive...