Saturday, February 15, 2025

How to Get an Advantage or to Win with JG (4.Bxf7+) against Maestri: the Collection of Practice (Part 4)

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                                How to Get an Advantage or to Win with                                      JG (4.Bxf7+) against Maestri:   ...
Friday, February 14, 2025

The Jerome Gambit Rides Again?!

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I recently returned to playing chess over-the-board, after a layoff of several decades. Sure, I have played online at Chess.com and FICS , ...
Thursday, February 13, 2025

Jerome Gambit: As Alonzo Wheeler Jerome Would Have Intended

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The Jerome Gambit often leads to a sharp attack that gives Black plenty of ways to go wrong - disastrously. The following game goes just as ...
Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Jerome Gambit: We Have Been Here Before

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In the following game, Black resists the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) with interesting play, but he ultimately turn...
Tuesday, February 11, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Zoinks!

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Facing the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) can be an upsetting experience.  For every defender who assesses Great! I ...
Monday, February 10, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Faster Than A Speeding Neuron

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  Chess played at bullet speed can yield a very quick win - or a very quick loss, with the pieces moving faster (or so it would appear) than...
Sunday, February 9, 2025

Jerome Gambit: The End Comes Quickly

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There are problems for the second player if the defender makes less-than-best responses to the Jerome Gambit. The following game - quick , a...