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, July 4, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Ghosts of Moves Unplayed

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Playing a 3-minute game often requires both players to put aside any thoughts of what moves they could have played, or should have mande,...
Friday, July 3, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Remain Vigilant

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Sometimes the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) explodes decisively. Other times, White has to bide his time, waiti...
Thursday, July 2, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Active and Passive Sacrifices

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The Jerome Gambit is based upon active sacrifices: 4.Bxf7+ and 5.Nxe5+ . The attacker practically throws his pieces at the defender. The ...
Wednesday, July 1, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Hunter's Lament

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In Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) games, it seems that victory for the attacker turns on a few things happening, ...
Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Positional Cues

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Sometimes, while playing the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ), we can take a cue from our opponent as to which move ...
Monday, June 29, 2020

Jerome Gambit: Amusement

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From the pages of the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette , June 18, 1881 A letter received from Mr. A. W. Jerome calls  attention to the fac...
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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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