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, August 1, 2026

Jerome Gambit: Help Me Out, Bro

›
In the chaos that is the Jerome Gambit, mistakes by the opponent, especially in faster time controls, almost feel like a helping hand to the...
Friday, July 31, 2026

Jerome Gambit: Brilliant Sacrifice

›
  The latest Jerome Gambit, by @chessrealplay - check it out. Jerome Gambit  | Brilliant Sacrifice ♟️ #chess #jeromegambit #chessopenings #c...
Thursday, July 30, 2026

Jerome Gambit: Don't Go There

›
  The above position arises when White, in a variation of the Jerome Gambit, allows his Queen to yield to temptation and deliver a check fro...
Wednesday, July 29, 2026

More of Tim Harding

›
  Having mentioned Tim Harding in the earlier  post, " Family Resemblance " - looking at openings related to the Jerome Gambit (1....
Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Jerome Gambit: Return Is Not Enough

›
The following game demonstrates that returning some of the material sacrificed in the Jerome Gambit is not, in itself, enough to provide a w...
Monday, July 27, 2026

Family Resemblance

›
From time-to-time I cover in blog posts some openings that might be considered "relatives" to the Jerome Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6...
Sunday, July 26, 2026

Jerome Gambit: Hungry Hungry Hippos

›
I was tempted to start this post with a quote from " Sleeping in the Gutter or Getting Away? " He who captures the Queen's Kni...
‹
›
Home
View web version

About Me

My photo
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.
View my complete profile
Powered by Blogger.