Saturday, March 8, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Two Hybrid Gambits (Part 1)

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  As early as  Charlick,H - Holloway,A,  Australia, 1877   (1-0, 76), a few adventurous chess  players have combined the Evans Gambit (1.e4 ...
Friday, March 7, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Merapi

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Looking further at the Jerome Gambit line 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.a3 , (see " Jerome Gambit: Counting Up the Numbers...
Thursday, March 6, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Counting Up the Numbers (Part 2)

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In the previous post (see " Jerome Gambit: Counting Up the Numbers [Part 1] ") we looked at the massive collection of games at the...
Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Counting Up the Numbers (Part 1)

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While I maintain, and frequently refer to, The Database - currently about 110,00 Jerome Gambit and related games - I occasionally like to dr...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Stuff Happens

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At least as long ago as  Traité Théorique et Pratique du jeu des Echecs, par une Société des Amateurs   (1786), chess players have suggested...
Monday, March 3, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Complications Benefit Who?

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When playing the Jerome Gambit, do the complications favor the attacker or the defender? I am not sure, but I do think that they favor the p...
Sunday, March 2, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Patience Is The Companion of Wisdom

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Sometimes the explosiveness of the Jerome Gambit fizzles out, and the first player has to bide his time, making small adjustments or gains h...