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, April 12, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Ooops

In the following game, the players march down the main line of the Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) until White allows ...

Friday, April 11, 2025

Jerome Gambit, Still Faster

Okay, set up your chessboard (2D or 3D) and play through the following bullet game. It might help if you realize that the players used, on a...

Thursday, April 10, 2025

Jerome Gambit: As Fast (And As Deadly) As A Speeding Bullet

For a very quick look at why some players enjoy the Jerome Gambit, especially at bullet time controls, check out the following video showcas...

Wednesday, April 9, 2025

Abrahams Jerome Gambit: One Benefit

The player of the Whites pieces in the following match has 600 games, in The Database, scoring a solid 60%. In particular, he has 223 game...

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Jerome Gambit: A Funny Draw

The Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+) can grant White some exciting wins - despite being a "refuted" opening. Be...

Monday, April 7, 2025

Abrahams Jerome Gambit: Exploring

I have joined the new BISHOP'S OPENING CUP 2025 at Chess.com - 250 players, time control 10 days per move (!). My hope is to play a n...

Sunday, April 6, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Caffeine Deficiency Disorder

The other day, very early in the morning, suffering from Caffeine Deficiency Disorder, I played an odd Jerome Gambit against an online bot. ...

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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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