Saturday, August 14, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Lessons From the Grandmaster's Games (Part 3)

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It is possible for a club player to keep up with a grandmaster, especially when the GM is giving "Jerome Gambit odds" - for a litt...
Friday, August 13, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Lessons From the Grandmaster's Games (Part 2)

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  The following Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game, from the YouTube video  " GM Hikaru on 1900s: They Don'...
Thursday, August 12, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Lessons From the Grandmaster's Games (Part 1)

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A quick look at the following 3-minute Jerome Gambit ( 1. e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game by Grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura, from one ...
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Speedrunning Tricks

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  I enjoy playing the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ). I enjoy playing over the Jeromes that Readers of this blog send...
Tuesday, August 10, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Tactics Real And Imagined

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The following Jerome Gambit (by transposition) game shows an attack that wins quickly. The notes show that the tactics could have been sharp...
Monday, August 9, 2021

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One temptation that afflicts many who defend against the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) is to attack White's Quee...
Sunday, August 8, 2021

Jerome Gambit: One Mistake

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Club players - and even masters - know that the game isn't over, just because you made one mistake. There is usually time to fix things....