Saturday, July 24, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Those Jerome Pawns, Again (Part 1)

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My latest Jerome gambit game started out in a rather organized fashion. It was only when things got messy that I was able to wrestle a bette...
Friday, July 23, 2021

Jerome Blow & The Shortest Checkmates: New!

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I recently received a series of emails from chessfriend Yury Bukayev. I have put them together for you. They reference the line of thought s...
Thursday, July 22, 2021

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Report Card (Part 7)

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  The Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit, like other Jerome Gambit variants, can lead to complex play. The following game is the last in the ...
Wednesday, July 21, 2021

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Report Card (Part 6)

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  This post is the next-to-last in a  series  of posts developed after I stopped by the  lichess.com  website and examined a number of Black...
Tuesday, July 20, 2021

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Report Card (Part 5)

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Once more: this post is another in a  series  developed after I stopped by the  lichess.com  website and examined a number of Blackburne Shi...
Monday, July 19, 2021

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Report Card (Part 4)

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  Here we go again. This post is another in a series  developed after I stopped by the  lichess.com  website and examined a number of Blackb...
Sunday, July 18, 2021

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit Report Card (Part 3)

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  It is tempting to explain the loss in the following game simply to the fact that when you flip a coin, sometimes it comes down "heads...