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)

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Jerome Gambit: The Center is Not Safe

Bill Wall demonstrates in the following game that the center of the board can be a dangerous place for the enemy King. Wall, Bill - Basiq i...

Friday, May 3, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Familiar Ground

In the following game I was helped by treading on familiar ground - as the links in the various game references show. I also gained a few &q...

Thursday, May 2, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Attack on the King

The Jerome Gambit delivers an attack on the King and a win under 20 moves. perrypawnpusher - wolfwerner Jerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.co...

Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Jerome Gambit: A Winning Attack, But...

The following game shows a winning attack on the enemy King. I kind of wish that it was with the Jerome Gambit, instead of against it... ha...

Tuesday, April 30, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Nostalgia

My first game to finish in the Jerome Gambit Classic #1 tournament evoked a little nostalgia, as it followed along the path of a loss by Alo...

Monday, April 29, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Classic #1 Round 3

Round 3 of the Jerome Classic #1 at Chess.com has started, and I am matched - playing, and defending against, the Jerome Gambit - against ...

Sunday, April 28, 2024

Jerome Gambit: In Context

Like I said in the two previous posts, I was considering writing something on the topic of piece sacrifices on f7 - a big part of the Jerome...

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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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