Saturday, May 1, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Almost Home

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In the following Jerome  Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game White enters a line that neither he nor his opponent is very fa...
Friday, April 30, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Dancing on the Knife's Edge Again

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When playing the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ), I would rather not face Whistler's Defense (7...Qe7) and I parti...
Thursday, April 29, 2021

Jerome Gambit: What If?

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Sometimes a pawn looks suspicious, and defenders decline it on principle. Sometimes they are curious and look into it - and then conclude th...
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

The Jerome's Gambit Trap and its refutation

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I have been watching YouTube videos again... Most commentators see the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) as a bit of fun...
Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Beating max level Stockfish with the Jerome Gambit (Part 2)

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  [continued from previous post] razornfs -  lichess AI level 8 15 10 standard, lichess.org, 2021 31.Rag1 Kf7 32 .Rg5 Rae8 33. Ke2 Nf6  Stoc...
Monday, April 26, 2021

Beating max level Stockfish with the Jerome Gambit (Part 1)

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  I was immediately interested in a title on Reddit:  Beating max level Stockfish with the Bongcloud and the Jerome gambit Seriously? Game A...
Sunday, April 25, 2021

Jerome Gambit: GM Hikaru Nakamura Again

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Chess friend Dan Middlemiss recently informed me of a significant Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) video I noticed that...