Friday, August 26, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Crashing on Through

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Chessfriend Roger sent another one of his interesting internet Jerome Gambits . Playing over the game, I was fascinated by White's...
Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Jerome Gambit: In Pawns We Trust

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In the Jerome Gambit White gives up a piece or two for a couple of pawns. Often he must rely on those pawns for active play against his oppo...
Monday, August 22, 2016

Jerome Gambit: Even in the Most Dire of Circumstances

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After a tough loss with the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) in the ongoing Giuoco Piano thematic tournament at Che...
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...