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)

Saturday, May 20, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Smitten

A bit of chess advice from C.J.S. Purdy: Examine moves that smite. In the following game my opponent shows some familiarity with the Jerome ...

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Energetic, for A Refuted Opening

Why does Bill Wall continue to play the Jerome Gambit, an opening that has many refutations? Probably because of games like the following, t...

Tuesday, May 16, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Reputation Unchanged

I have not played a Jerome Gambit game at blitz speed since last year, so when I recently had the opportunity, I looked quite rusty. In ...

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Jerome Gambit: More Videos

When I mentioned the video " Is Jerome Gambit Sound? " April 5, a few posts ago, I neglected to list the three other Jerome Gambi...

Friday, May 12, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Merely Commentators, or Players?

One of the reasons I started a discussion at the English Chess Forum searching out early English game examples of the Jerome Gambit was be...

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Dr. Harding Checks In

Top As a followup to the previous post, I returned to the online English Chess Forum and asked members if they were aware of any ea...

Monday, May 8, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Refuted Openings

There is a light discussion on "refuted openings" at the English Chess Forum which, of course, mentions the Jerome Gambit, if onl...

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About Me

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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