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JEROME GAMBIT
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Puzzling, the "no results". I've played a number of Jeome Gambits (with white) at Chess.com, and have a record something like 28-11-4, which is almost 70% Don't know why they don't show up on the analysis board.
Is not the Jerome refuted?
Nov 14, 2018
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#8
congrandolor wrote:
Is not the Jerome refuted?
Sure. Even after taking the 1st rook, white can win while playing 10. Qd8(!!) instead of 10. c3(??). But this is a subtle move, difficult to find without a good theoretical knowledge. 
congrandolor, yes, there are a good number of refutations of the Jerome Gambit. For club players who are not taking things too seriously, however, it can be a fun opening for casual play, or blitz, or giving "Jerome Gambit odds" to a weaker opponent.
Yigor refers to the game Amateur - Blackburne, London, 1884, the infamous - and best known - Jerome Gambit game, where "The Black Death" offered a rook for counterplay and then finished the game off a few moves later with a wonderful queen sacrifice. It was subsequently pointed out that White could have improved on his 10th move, and actually would have had winning chances.
Nov 15, 2018
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#10
perrypawnpusher wrote:
congrandolor, yes, there are a good number of refutations of the Jerome Gambit. For club players who are not taking things too seriously, however, it can be a fun opening for casual play, or blitz, or giving "Jerome Gambit odds" to a weaker opponent.
Yigor refers to the game Amateur - Blackburne, London, 1884, the infamous - and best known - Jerome Gambit game, where "The Black Death" offered a rook for counterplay and then finished the game off a few moves later with a wonderful queen sacrifice. It was subsequently pointed out that White could have improved on his 10th move, and actually would have had winning chances.
Hi
Nov 17, 2018
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#12
Yigor wrote:
congrandolor wrote:
Is not the Jerome refuted?
Sure. Even after taking the 1st rook, white can win while playing 10. Qd8(!!) instead of 10. c3(??). But this is a subtle move, difficult to find without a good theoretical knowledge.
Rook? The gambit is refuted much early:
Probably should start here, the game Yigor refers to (and White's capture of a rook on moves #8) - Amateur - Blackburne, London, 1884: 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.Bxf7+ Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 d6 8.Qxh8 Qh4 9.O-O Nf6 10.c3 Ng4 11.h3 Bxf2+ 12.Kh1 Bf5 13.Qxa8 Qxh3+ 14.gxh3 Bxe4#
I'm_just_bad gives a couple of reasonable lines, one against 6.Qh5+ and one against 6.d4 (the original preference of Alonzo Wheeler Jerome).
It might be simplest to suggest that White self-refutes with 4.Bxf7+, which is certainly earlier than move #8.
Still, it's an amusing opening. After 326 games I have scored a silly 82%, at time controls from blitz to 3 days / move. I am quite certain neither Carlsen nor Caruana have taken note. 
Chess sacrifice in the Opening: Rooks, Queen and checkmate!