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)

Friday, May 11, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Bad Moves

Some commentators have suggested that Emanuel Lasker would purposely play "bad" moves in order to upset his opponents, making it e...

Wednesday, May 9, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Know Your Refutation

The latest game from Vlasta Fejfar shows that even when Black plays one of the most dangerous defenses against the Jerome Gambit, he can los...

Monday, May 7, 2018

Jerome Gambit: Creative Defensive Solutions

I have been presenting some Jerome Gambit games recently played by Bill Wall, and it has been surprising how they have been linked to one an...

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 ...

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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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