Friday, November 24, 2017

Jerome Gambit Declined: Long But Not Winding Road

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The following is one of two recent Jerome Gambit Declined games played between Petasluk (408 games in The Database, scoring 65%) and ROYBY. ...
Wednesday, November 22, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Give Me A Break

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I have maintained The Database of Jerome Gambit games to help me get a sense of how certain lines or moves succeed or fail - from a practica...
Monday, November 20, 2017

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Risk vs Experience

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The following game is a riot of a 3-minute battle, as White takes risks and even more risks, while Black relies on his experience in the lin...
Saturday, November 18, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Caught Up

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I got a good chuckle out of the following 3 0 blitz game, also by COMTIBoy (see " Jerome Gambit: The Jerome Treatment (Redux) "). ...
Thursday, November 16, 2017

Jerome Gambit: The Jerome Treatment (Redux)

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You are playing a blitz game against a player rated about 175 points above you. Even worse, he plays an unorthodox line almost immediately. ...
Tuesday, November 14, 2017

Jerome Gambit: A Day in the Life

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I have shared many games where White plays the notorious Jerome Gambit, patiently musters his forces, waits for the defender to make a mista...
Sunday, November 12, 2017

Jerome Gambit: Rooks at Large

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The most well-known defense against the Jerome Gambit is the one that J.H. Blackburne used in a game over 130 years ago. As we have seen on ...