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, April 26, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Worse vs Best (Part 1)

As a serious fan of the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) I like to think about what would happen if the best chess ...

Wednesday, April 24, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Maybe Yes, Maybe No

What can you say about a one minute, no increment, chess game? Maybe yes, maybe no, maybe rain, maybe snow. Unless the opening is the Je...

Monday, April 22, 2019

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: One Chance

In the following online blitz game, Black "surprises" White with the Blackburne Shilling Gambit - only to be surprised, in turn, b...

Saturday, April 20, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Different Line, Same Result

The latest internet game from Vlasta Fejfar shows that the Jerome Gambit is not just a one-time-surprise opening. Having fallen to the Jer...

Thursday, April 18, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Faster and Faster

The following bullet (one minute, no increment, time control) online game starts off in regular Jerome Gambit fashion, but things then turn ...

Tuesday, April 16, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Previously, In the Precomputer Era

!!!!! Wandering the internet the other day, I ran across a Russian language chess site that teased Previously, in the precomputer era,...

Sunday, April 14, 2019

Jerome Gambit Declined: Grumping, Yet

While I'm on the topic of the Jerome Gambit Declined, I thought I would dig a little deeper... MrJoker - david2play 2 12 blitz, Int...

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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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