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, June 15, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Stumbling Over Familiar Ground (Part 1)

Checking the notes in the game below, you can see that I was playing on familiar territory. Still, I managed to lose: complicated play, topp...

Friday, June 14, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Huh?

I remember an old story about a couple of guys seated next to each other in a movie theater, watching a horse race. At a particularly exciti...

Thursday, June 13, 2024

Jerome Gambit: A Short Game, For Fun

Sometimes it is nice to present a short Jerome Gambit game ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ), just because it is fun. Cristopher_Sonid...

Wednesday, June 12, 2024

Jerome Gambit: A Cautionary Lesson

I was pleased to see CM Miguel Bestard Borras recently take up the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) in a recent Titled ...

Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Not Quite

The following game is not quite a Jerome Gambit, but the themes are similar, and the educational value is present. angelcamina - mohammad87...

Monday, June 10, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Jerome Pawn Overreach

Sometimes the "Jerome pawns" are helpful, either in attack or defense. Sometimes they overreach, and become vulnerable, as does th...

Sunday, June 9, 2024

Jerome Gambit: Friendly Birthday Greeting

Readers are very familiar with Yury V. Bukayev, whose research works, commentaries, analyses, and games have graced the pages of this blog f...

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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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