Jerome Gambit

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Jerome Gambit
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Trains 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Bc5 4. Bxf7 + Kxf7 5. Nxe5 + Nxe5
ECO key C50
Named after Alonzo Wheeler Jerome
Oldest source NN - Joseph Henry Blackburne England 1880
Played first Joseph Henry Blackburne

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The Jerome Gambit is an opening from the game of chess with the moves 1. e2 – e4 e7 – e5 2. Ng1 – f3 Nb8 – c6 3. Bf1 – c4 Bf8 – c5 4. Bc4xf7 + Ke8xf7 5. Nf3xe5 + Nc6xe5 . The ECO code is C50. It is named after the chess player Alonzo Wheeler Jerome . The aim of this gambit is to expose the king by sacrificing a bishop and a knight in order to be able to attack and checkmate him more easily . This gambit is very risky because White sacrifices two pieces for his attack and thus attains a very high material disadvantage.

White can win back a piece with 6. d4. Black 7. Qxd4 but Df6 may be increased by 6 ... Lxd4 defend that with the withdrawal threat is connected Se 5-f3 + and gets advantage. The main continuation is in 6. Qd1 – h5 + . After 6.… Kf7 – f8 there follows about 7. Qh5xe5 Qd8 – e7 8. De5 – f5 + Kf8 – e8 9. Nb1 – c3 d7 – d6 10. Qf5 – f3 De7 – f7 11. Qf3 – e2 Ng8 – h6 12. 0 -0 c7-c6.

6.… g7 – g6 7. Qh5xe5 Qd8 – e7 (on d7 – d6 8. De5xh8 Qd8 – h4 9. 0–0 Ng8 – f6, 10. Qh8 – d8 keeps the balance) 8. De5xh8 De7xe4 + 9. Ke1 – d1 Qe4xg2 10. Qh8xh7 + Kf7 – f8 11. Rh1 – e1 d5 12. Re1 – e8 + Kf8xe8 13. Qh7xg8 + Bc5 – f8 counts as a refutation.

Another continuation is in 6.… Kf7 – e6 !? 7. Qh5 – f5 + Ke6 – d6 8. d2 – d4 (or 8. f2 – f4 Qd8 – f6 9. f4xe5 + Qf6xe5) Bc5xd4 9. Nb1 – a3 c7 – c6 10. c2 – c3 Qd8 – f6 11. c3xd4 Qf6xf5 12 .e4xf5 Ne5 – f7 13. Bc1 – f4 + Kd6 – e7, both with an advantage for Black.

Since Black usually gains a clear advantage with correct play, the opening is completely unusual in top chess these days.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ E. Free Borough, Rev. CE vines: Chess Openings, Ancient and Modern . Third edition. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner and Co., London 1896, p. 85.