Gambit 2230
Dwaine Hawke
For the past few months, I have been experimenting with the Jerome Gambit. The opening moves are 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ which is probably a dubious or blunder type of move. But it's the type of opening I like in blitz chess and I have had fun and success with it. My success this year has been 18 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. I got motivated with the opening after reading Rick Kennedy's blog site called JeromeGambit ( ) and after receiving a database of thousands of Jerome Gambit games that Kennedy has collected over the years. So I started experimenting with it in 15 minute games here at chess.com and other sites.
From Rick Kennedy, which I agree:
WARNING: The Jerome Gambit is quite disreputable and has quite a few refutations. Its use should be restricted to "fun" games or as a manner of offering "odds" to weaker opponents. The author is not responsible for any disasters that might come from using the Jerome Gambit (although he remains interested in learning about and staring at the wreckage).
Of course if black blunders badly, white may have a chance. But if he doesn't, then black will just have a big advantage. For example, if Richard123 played 6... Rf8 instead of 6... Ng4?? he would just be up a piece for a pawn. Or like you said, if David played 12... Qxd1 13. Raxd1 Ng6 he would be ok.
i've been seeing this sequence more lately... I especially like how it gets the King moving and vulnerable right away. Thanks for the tip Bill.. I'll try the Jerome Gambit and see if it works for me...
I'd say that if you're going to gambit in the Giuoco Piano, then the Evans is the soundest. But if you want a gambit that's more likely to catch your opponent off guard, because he doesn't know it, then the Italian Gambit (4. d4) is probably sounder than 4. Bxf7+.
You are right, Kacparov, the Jerome Gambit has any number of refutations -- something I'm very clear about on my Jerome Gambit Blog (jeromegambit.blogspot.com), where I have posted most, if not all, of them. Tomorrow's post (2/20/10), for example, will investigate a relatively new, hypermodern defense, to the Gambit.
Among other things, the Jerome Gambit has inspired a sharp response to the sometimes-annoying (on different levels) Blackburne Shilling Gambit: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Nd4?! 4.Bxf7+!? It has encouraged dynamic play against the timid Semi-Italian Opening: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 h6!? 4.0-0 Bc5 5.Bxf7+!?
Kacparov, you are FIDE rated 2198. Of course Black played terribly in all those games, relative to you. In fact, all games lost under 20 moves were probably played terribly. Almost everyone under 2000 plays terribly, Black or White. Of course the Jerome Gambit can be easily refuted, just like the Rice Gambit was and hundreds of other variations and Gambits (is the King's Gambit or the Evans Gambit or the Blackmar Diemer Gambit or the Smith Morra gambits easily refuted in your opinion?). But you have to play darn carefully to refute it, and under tremendous time pressure. And if you have never seen it (hardly analyzed or in opening books), you have to discover how to refute it. Could you have refuted it when you were just learnng chess or lower rated? Can you beat a grandmaster every time if you were Black against the Jerome Gambit and playing bullet or blitz chess? I bet you would win 90% of the time or more if you played White with the Jerome Gambit and had an opponent rated less than you. I don't play this in regular tournaments or against masters. I play it for fun and maybe the loss to my opponent will help him understand how to play it better next time. I don't care if I win or lose. I play chess and wierd chess openings for entertainment and like to create my own variations. And it's just the random pick of who my opponent is when I play these openings and try new ideas. I agree with perrypawnpusher and I did put a warning statement in my article about playing it. I'll continue to play it against weaker oppponents and have fun.
Kacparov, you are FIDE rated 2198. Of course Black played terribly in all those games, relative to you. In fact, all games lost under 20 moves were probably played terribly. Almost everyone under 2000 plays terribly, Black or White. Of course the Jerome Gambit can be easily refuted, just like the Rice Gambit was and hundreds of other variations and Gambits (is the King's Gambit or the Evans Gambit or the Blackmar Diemer Gambit or the Smith Morra gambits easily refuted in your opinion?). But you have to play darn carefully to refute it, and under tremendous time pressure. And if you have never seen it (hardly analyzed or in opening books), you have to discover how to refute it. Could you have refuted it when you were just learnng chess or lower rated? Can you beat a grandmaster every time if you were Black against the Jerome Gambit and playing bullet or blitz chess? I bet you would win 90% of the time or more if you played White with the Jerome Gambit and had an opponent rated less than you. I don't play this in regular tournaments or against masters. I play it for fun and maybe the loss to my opponent will help him understand how to play it better next time. I don't care if I win or lose. I play chess and wierd chess openings for entertainment and like to create my own variations. And it's just the random pick of who my opponent is when I play these openings and try new ideas. I agree with perrypawnpusher and I did put a warning statement in my article about playing it. I'll continue to play it against weaker oppponents and have fun.
Argelius II (known as Nelphia to its inhabitants) was a Class M Federation planet located in the Tau Ceti Quadrant, orbiting the star Rho Magnin (Argelius B) in the Ciatella star system. It is home to the Argelians.
In the early 11th century, intense planetary conflict raged on Argelius, which nearly resulted in the annihilation of all life on the planet. Slowly, the Argelians began to recognize the danger of their actions and began to turn to a life of peace. However, this was a very slow process and the "Great Awakening" of the Argelians did not occur until the late 21st century, specifically 2067. (ST reference: The Worlds of the Federation, Last Unicorn RPG module: All Our Yesterdays: The Time Travel Sourcebook)
As the Argelians began to rebuild their world and their society, Argelius began to look like a paradise. By the late 22nd century, Argelius began to attract visitors from all over the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, with its most frequent visitors being from the Federation. In 2230, Argelius joined the Federation and became an important space port. (ST reference: Star Trek Maps)
Sometime in the early 23rd century, Argelius underwent a planetwide cataclysm in which the genetic code of many of the planet's species began to breakdown and experience runaway mutations. The northern continent retained some semblance of civilisation, but the southern continent was devastated. Dr. Philip Boyce was assigned to help fix the ecosystem, spending seventeen years on the planet. Here, he met and later adopted a young girl named Jaya. (TOS novel: The Children of Kings)
In 2267, several murders were committed on Argelius, including the Prefect's wife. Although Lieutenant Commander Montgomery Scott of the USS Enterprise was implicated in the murders, it was later revealed to be the entity known as Redjac, who had assumed control of Chief Investigator Hengist. (TOS episode: "Wolf in the Fold")
Despite the trouble he encountered in his first visit, Scott continued to enjoy visiting Argelius. Shortly after his revival in the 24th century, Scott compared the quarters given to him when rescued by the USS Enterprise-D to a hotel he stayed in on the planet. (TNG novelization: Relics)
Shorty after, Scott had an extended stay on Argelius II, where Lieutenant Commander Burgoyne of the USS Excalibur accused him of trying to hide from the rest of the universe. Burgoyne finally convinced Scott to leave Argelius II, but not before Scott beat him in a Scotch drinking contest. (NF novel: The Two-Front War)
New Orleans firefighters cleanup after battling three-alarm fire at an abandoned apartment complex 2230-2232 Franklin Avenue in New Orleans, Friday, Dec. 25, 2020. The spread to an occupied two story duplex next door. Everyone escaped safety. (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com The Times-Picayune The New Orleans Advocate)
A fire destroyed an abandoned multi-family home on Franklin Avenue and damaged a duplex next door, forcing four people out of their home early Christmas morning, according to the New Orleans Fire Department.
Firefighters received multiple 911 calls at 1:42 a.m. about a blaze at 2230-2232 Franklin Avenue, according to a press release from the fire department. When the first truck arrived five minutes later, it found the building engulfed in flames that had begun to spread to the occupied building next door.
Firefighters sought to defend the occupied building by creating a water curtain between the two structures, according to the release. While they were doing so, a power line snapped and a fell onto a fire truck, forcing the firefighter who was standing on top of the vehicle to jump to safety in the neutral ground, according to the release.
The fire was brought under control at 3:24 a.m., according to the department. By that point, the abandoned building had been completed destroyed. There was fire and water damage to the attic and rear of the occupied building.
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