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, June 29, 2019

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Junk Beats Junk

I try as often as possible to aim toward the Giuoco Piano in the opening, so that I can surprise my opponents with the Jerome Gambit. Occasi...

Thursday, June 27, 2019

Jerome Gambit: I Hate RoboCalls

I hate robocalls - those annoying phone calls that provide an endless supply of scams and sales pitches. My home town has one of the lar...

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Smites

Cecil J. S. Purdy (1906 - 1979), world correspondence chess champion and author, editor, and chess teacher, suggested that when considering ...

Sunday, June 23, 2019

Jerome Gambit: The Innocuous Qe2

Bill Wall has experimented with many lines and ideas in the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ). Often he chooses move tha...

Friday, June 21, 2019

Jerome Gambit: He Should Have Read This Blog

Sometimes it feels like it has all been said, before. Take the following game. Black decides to be creative in his defense to the Jerome G...

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Pow! Bam!

The following bullet game (1 minute, no increment) reminds me of the campy 1960s "Batman" tv show, when battles between the heroes...

Monday, June 17, 2019

Jerome Gambit: Are We Getting Any Better?

A major resource for understanding and playing the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) and related openings is The Databas...

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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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