The Jerome Gambit

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ...and related lines
(risky/nonrisky lines, tactics & psychology for fast, exciting play)

Tuesday, July 4, 2023

Jerome Gambit: Too Soon to Celebrate?

It may well be a bit too early to predict - with two of my games still unfinished - but it looks like I may have gathered enough points in t...

Monday, July 3, 2023

Enjoying the Jerome Gambit

Many club players adopt the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) because it is a lot of fun. A recent video by Jonathan Sch...

Sunday, July 2, 2023

Jerome Gambit: For Progressive Players

It seems it is hard to avoid running into the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) wherever I go. I bumped into Chess Op...

Saturday, July 1, 2023

Jerome Gambit: Success Is Just Around the Corner... (Part 2)

[continued from the previous post] perrypawnpusher - vityas81 "Play The Italian Game III" tournament, Chess.com, 2023 Sometime...

Friday, June 30, 2023

Jerome Gambit: Success Is Just Around the Corner... (Part 1)

Sometimes during a chess game I will give myself encouragement by suggesting that success lies ahead, just around the corner . Sometimes it...

Thursday, June 29, 2023

Jerome Gambit: Well Over

Sometimes a game is over, long before it is over . Only a blunder would change the outcome. However, in 1-minute chess games between club pl...

Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Jerome Gambit: From Mirage to Reality

In the following game you can almost hear the defender starting out with "You don't have anything!", progressing to "You ...

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About Me

Rick Kennedy: I've been researching Alonzo Wheeler Jerome's gambit since 2001. I am always interested in receiving games and analysis: as old as 1874, when the opening first was published, or as recent as today -- casual or serious, blitz or classical time settings, human or computer (or both). Readers can reach me at richardfkennedy@hotmail.com. perrypawnpusher is the name I play under at different chess sites. My book reviews and fiction were at Chessville.com - while it lived. I have written for Chess Life, School Mates, and Chess Life for Kids. Dedicated researchers may connect my name to that of Riley Sheffield - we co-wrote The Marshall Gambit in the French and Sicilian Defenses , published by Dale Brandreth's Caissa in 1988.

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