Saturday, February 12, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Update -> Unplayed

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Some recommended moves in the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ), despite their playability, don't find their way to ...
Friday, February 11, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Disruptive Knight

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Many Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+  ) games feature White playing Nc3 followed by Nd5 - a disruptive Knight move. The ...
Thursday, February 10, 2022

Blackburne Shilling Jerome Gambit: Hero Knight

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The following miniature game has some interesting moments: Black develops fast, he safeguards his displaced King, he advances his Queen - an...
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

New Refutation Trap for the Blackburne Shilling Gambit

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Looking for more "applications" of the Jerome Gambit idea Bxf7+ , I encountered a series of posts at the Chess.com Openings Forum...
Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Finding the Right Path

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Sometimes against the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7   ) the defender can adopt a quiet plan and force the attacke...
Monday, February 7, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Jerome-Knight Gambit? Impatient Jerome Gambit?

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The Two Knights Defense is one way of avoiding the Jerome Gambit - or is it? Some attackers find that the 4.Bxf7+ sacrifice is still useful...
Sunday, February 6, 2022

Jerome Gambit: Another Application

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  If you look at the games of Alonzo Wheeler Jerome, you will see that he consistently played "his" gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4...