Saturday, May 11, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Puzzled Again

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I recently stumbled over a small puzzle on page 44 of the Sunday, October 27, 1929 edition of Cleveland's The Plain Dealer. The "Ch...
Friday, May 10, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Messy

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Sometimes the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) creates a logical, flowing game; sometimes it produces a game of fits an...
Thursday, May 9, 2024

Jerome Gambit: You Still Have to Find the Moves (Part 3)

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                         The following game is another "twin", following in the footsteps of three previous games - although, sepa...
Wednesday, May 8, 2024

Jerome Gambit: You Still Have to Find the Moves (Part 2)

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  The following game is a twin of the previous on - a fraternal twin, not an identical one. Similar look, but not quite the same. Check it o...
Tuesday, May 7, 2024

Jerome Gambit: You Still Have to Find the Moves (Part 1)

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One of the nice things about playing in a Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game is that sometimes, if things go well, y...
Monday, May 6, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Success Is Not Around the Corner in A Circular Room (part 2)

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  [continued from the previous post] perrypawnpusher -  mconto Jerome Gambit Classic #1, Chess.com, 2024 An optimist might look at White...
Sunday, May 5, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Success Is Not Around the Corner in A Circular Room (part 1)

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My first loss in the Jerome Gambit Classic #1 tournament at Chess.com com had a straight-forward explanation: I got out-played by my oppone...