Saturday, February 1, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Even A Single Trap?

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Long ago - 16 1/2 years (see " Junk Openings "),  National and FIDE Master Dennis Monokroussos, philosopher at Notre Dame Universi...
Friday, January 31, 2025

Jerome Gambit: No Gutter, This Time

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There is an old chess caution against capturing the b-pawn, lest one wind up "sleeping in the gutter". But that is not always true...
Thursday, January 30, 2025

Semi-Italian Four Knight Jerome Gambit: A "Safe" Variation becomes "Unsafe"

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The following game, a 1 0 bullet, races to its conclusion, but along the way White gains and increases his advantage - against what Black ha...
Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Italian Game: Jerome Gambit - Puzzles

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  I have a Google Alert set for "Jerome Gambit" Recently this was returned Italian Game:  Jerome Gambit  - Puzzles • lichess.org P...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Final Pins

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It can be fun - and educational - to see how a couple of strong players interpret the Jerome Gambit, especially at blitz speed. The followin...
Monday, January 27, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Staggering (Part 2)

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  [continued from the previous post] 13.Qg3   Planning f2-f4, but this move was short-sighted, as Black immediately demonstrates. Better was...
Sunday, January 26, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Staggering (Part 1)

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As I stagger to the finish line in the Italian Game tournament at Chess.com , I can count no wins and no draws with the Jerome Gambit, agai...