Sunday, October 10, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Facing Up to 4.Bxf7+ in the Two Knights (Part 2)

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As mentioned in the previous post, the earliest example that I have found of the Two Knights "impatient Jerome Gambit" line,  1.e4...
Saturday, October 9, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Facing Up to 4.Bxf7+ in the Two Knights (Part 1)

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  I started this blog over 13 years ago with a focus on the Jerome Gambit, 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ . The backbone of The Databa...
Friday, October 8, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Another Push For the Nudge

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In the 6...Ng6 variation of the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) I have always been an advocate of the Queen check &qu...
Thursday, October 7, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Normal Fails

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One thing that makes the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) attractive for club blitz play is that many defensive moves a...
Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Busting the Pawn Center

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The Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) often features a large and aggressive pawn center that White uses to show compensa...
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Tuesday, October 5, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Thank You

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  Every month, Bill Wall sends me his new Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) games. Often they are hard-fought battles t...
Monday, October 4, 2021

Jerome Gambit: Alert

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  I have a Google alert set up to catch instances of the use of "Jerome Gambit" on the internet. Often I receive an alert that ref...