Saturday, November 15, 2025

The Path to Advantage Is Narrow

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In the following game, Black has a path to advantage, but he mis-steps, and his chances evaporate. rajasthan -  Viroo 3 0 blitz, FICS, 2025 ...
Friday, November 14, 2025

Jerome Gambit: "There Is No Time"

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  I recently ran across the Thursday, March 8, 2012 post on the "Play Chess Openings" blog, subtitled " Chess stories by auth...
Thursday, November 13, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Opening of the Day at Chessgames.com

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  Today, the "opening of the day" at Chesssgames.com  is the Jerome Gambit. You can play over a dozen games, including ones by Alo...
Wednesday, November 12, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Return of the Counter-Jerome Defense

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    One strategy that the defender in a Jerome Gambit ( 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ ) game can use is to give some material back in ...
Tuesday, November 11, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Taking the Rook Now is Fatal

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One of the biggest challenges to the Jerome Gambit is Whistler's defense - less known than Blackburne's defense, but more powerful. ...
Monday, November 10, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Looking At the Cat's King (Part 2)

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  [continued from the previous post] perrypawnpusher -  Bob the Cat Play The Bots, Chess.com,  2025 Continuing my game against the Chess.com...
Sunday, November 9, 2025

Jerome Gambit: Looking At the Cat's King (Part 1)

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I have been spending more time at the Chess.com website lately, after reading Danny Rensch's  Dark Squares: How Chess Saved My Life (Pu...