Friday, February 10, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Stockfish 8 Checks In

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In the previous post I spent a little time with The Database and came up with some scoring percentages for White for different lines of play...
Wednesday, February 8, 2017

Jerome Gambit: What Are the Odds?

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I spent a little time with The Database today, and came up with the following numbers. All statistics need to be approached cautiously. In...
Monday, February 6, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Black Must Castle-by-Hand

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I received a new Jerome Gambit game from Vlasta Fejfar. His opponent quickly solves the problem of the light square Bishop, but, instead, hi...
Saturday, February 4, 2017

Jerome Gambit: "Cliff Hardy" Spectacular

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Another "Cliff Hardy" spectacular! A very interesting Jerome Gambit played with a time control of one minute for each player...
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Rare Miniature

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One reason players enjoy the Jerome Gambit - and its relatives, like the Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit - is that it offers the possibili...
Tuesday, January 31, 2017

When White Equalizes in the Jerome Gambit, He Has the Advantage

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Knowing the Jerome Gambit well gives the attacker several advantages, including the ability to "make something out of nothing" bec...
Sunday, January 29, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Old McDonnell

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Kevin Sheldrick ("Cliff Hardy") sends one of his latest Jerome Gambits. He gets into trouble, but he calls upon his creativity an...