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 5, 2018

Jerome Gambit: A Refutation A Mile Wide and An Inch Deep

Sometimes a defender may appear ready to deal with the Jerome Gambit, and might even start off looking prepared - but if that preparation is...

Thursday, May 3, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Refutation is Just the Start

One of the reasons that few chess players open a game with 1.f3 e5 2.g4 is that there is a one-move refutation - 2...Qh4 is checkmate. Fo...

Tuesday, May 1, 2018

Tournament Update

Things are happening in the " Italian Battleground " tournament at Chess.com . With 8.5/10, it looks like I will top Group 2 and...

Sunday, April 29, 2018

Jerome Gambit Unreality: More of the Same

Continuing the thread of the last few posts, it is no surprise that I have also been unable to find support for the suppossed Jerome Gambit ...

Friday, April 27, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Unreality is Real

Responding quickly to my question concerning the suspect Jerome Gambit game Amateur - Neumann, London, 1880 - almost identical to Amateur -...

Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Jerome Gambit: More Unreality?

My early years of research into the Jerome Gambit had spots of sloppiness , which I have since regretted - most often, not recording the sou...

Monday, April 23, 2018

Jerome Gambit History: Real?

I recently emailed a contact at McFarland and Co., publishers of some very fine chess books I have a question: Is there a way for me to...

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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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