The brutal Jerome Gambit (And how to destroy it!)

[@HangingPawns]

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[@samhatts5601]

The ultimate meme gambit

[@Ichiban901]

The best part is theory for black ends up with the king possibly on e4 lmao he won king of the hill

[@SulixD]

Omg even hanging pawns joined the jerome meme train

[@HangingPawns]

I have no idea what that is;D

[@jonathanbernhard5418]

All aboard!

[@danielnelson3136]

This is quite a crazy gambit, and some games when I felt I needed to play aggressive, I played like this without knowing it's an actual gambit. This gambit also reminds me of black's own gambit called the Traxler counter attack, which does sacrifices the bishop on f2 in the Italian game. Very interesting if you want to make a video on it, and also interesting how openings can be played with reverse colors.

[@SFeesh]

8:45 wow Aman got it right lmao

[@giant05]

He read the 20 year old blog

[@tonywoy]

"THE ANTIDOTE"

[@thelazymanatee2506]

These are nice videos. Knowing refutations is nice, they're relatively simple to remember, and after a few moves of theory the game should win itself :)

[@Artemis0112-y6j]

I think google is also reading my chess mistakes because I was facing this problem with blacks a short time ago and recommended your video. Great one!

[@penta4568]

This is what Jerome would’ve wanted😌

[@chessandmusicwithoskiez6241]

Yes! And still thou not super GM shall still play it…

[@chessandmusicwithoskiez6241]

Yes! And yet thou not super GM shall still play it…

[@sergelacasse910]

Hi! at 12:42, there is something the White Queen can do: Qxg7+ and taking the Rook.

[@tiagojoseazevedoalvares1021]

I haven't given this a lot of thought, but after Qxg7+, I would go Kc6, and after Qxh8, Qh4+ seems very dangerous for white. Black could also simply defend and answer Qxg7 with Nc6.

[@misterdegemensde9050]

@@tiagojoseazevedoalvares1021 just Ne7 instead of Kc6 right?

[@butter.1181]

Hi Stejpan! I may be wrong but I think you missed the trompowsky from your d4 opening playlist. Love your content!

[@CopelandPaulB]

Any chance you'll be doing a Blackmar-Diemer Gambit video?

[@suezuccati304]

Blackmar-Diemer is not as bad as this

[@stefanmarkovic8424]

@@suezuccati304 Blackmar Diemer isn't even bad

[@suezuccati304]

@@stefanmarkovic8424 it's -1

[@suezuccati304]

@@stefanmarkovic8424 its not unplayable but far from a sound opening

[@aliasofanalias7448]

From someone who played it pretty much all the time from 800-1000, it's pretty bad. Easily countered with Nf3 Be2 0-0 or something similar. It's a drawing opening.

[@arno_grnfld455]

16:39 the hyper-extended bongcloud

[@lamestraw6409]

Thanks for this indeed. Just had a wonderful game on Lichess with white using the Jerome. As I am an e4 player I will use this from time to time for sure in faster time controls.

[@nighthawkgamer2]

You can also decline the Jerome Gambit. When bishop goes to check your king, then go under the bishop, defending the knight

[@finndhamija6526]

After Qxh8 black is completely lost, Joseph Blackburn’s disliked that

[@thermon6945]

17:28 SUMMARY (for me)

[@noah_4066]

confusion of the highest order

[@chessdude184]

Colorado gambit will be interesting to see in depth, by you

[@doubledie6875]

Please make a video on the refutation of the stafford gambit? Its a video request

[@justinbrockhaus4389]

Thank you for this! I know of this opening but have not taken it seriously and lost a number of games against it

[@meganbirch0]

THANKYOU

[@arpitpuria]

Do Stafford gambit...please

[@asisomosfan666]

This is a great video. Jerome would have been proud!

[@PaulDormody]

Eric Rosen played d4 instead of q-h5 ,does that improve things for white?

[@filipe5153]

Another awesome video! Bongcloud when?

[@oxey_]

would make for a great april fools video

[@rodrigosoutilha9751]

Um BR aqui kkkk

[@ankitkumarbajpai6364]

Hey , can you make a video on how chess players make themselves calm ? Its a video request

[@shibranair2461]

if u have a solid reply for e4 and d4 as black and prepared either e4 or d4 as white, then ur pretty much good and will be calm.

[@KrishK8055]

Kasparov needs that

[@danielcarpenter5250]

thank you!

[@vaalig1387]

Absolute beauty. Nice video, I will install it into my brain tomorrow.

[@vaalig1387]

Done.

[@ruthxk7844]

I have the impression I got hit with this many times but couldn't find it in the database!! Must have been something similar but from another opening... anyway now I'll be prepared! Thanks for analysing so smoothly and patiently every position, I learn a lot with your videos :D

[@divithramesh7330]

Thanks for such great free content

[@itsonlyentertainment2937]

I ran into the Jerome Gambit today. And I keep thinking 'what the hell is my opponent doing?' Glad to see Ke6 was the top move, 'cause I found it after a little calculation. I thought it might just be a greedy move. My opponent tried to check me out of existence after, but it wasn't anything scary. I made a few inaccuracies to force mate faster after he finally retreated his queen, but it was an easy win

[@armaanmalhotra9042]

🔥🔥

[@lucasrabelo10]

What of white does not take the knight? Have you looked f6+?

[@rajuc9667]

After black Nxe5, if white plays d4, then?

[@magedhabashi8228]

It is similar to the busch gass gambit with black, give it a look. Nice video!

[@maniniescobar244]

Blackburne played it occasionally in exhibitions

[@frankmielke5472]

Very well done!

[@fuwariii]

Chess is solved everybody! Our big man Jerome did us a solid!

[@hasinaacter4686]

Can you do a series on the vienna game?

[@HangingPawns]

I will.

[@hasinaacter4686]

@@HangingPawns thanks

[@GatsbyCioffi]

Can't wait to see you make a video on the Fred, 🤣

[@sarvagya-sharma]

18:14 what if Qxg7+

[@xKD2]

like ya cut g

[@VamsiKrishna-uc6cv]

Waiting for Hippopotamus defense

[@pierreh6522]

IMO the variation that goes 6...Kf8 7.Qxe5 d6 8. Qg3 Nf6 9. d3 Nh5! 10. Qf3 Qf6 is better (at least from a practical standpoint) than the Ke6 lines, because it forces the queens off and white has nothing for the piece.

[@imdarkseid2343]

I analysed it bro, actually You have a point. It's a better line than ke6🙌🏻👍🏻

[@AZDavide]

At 12:42 what if Qxg7 check?

[@misterdegemensde9050]

Ne7

[@cedriccappelle2036]

1.21 Ng5 is a mistake by Stjepan I assume?

[@shaundiltz5821]

Just had someone do this to me on lichess. Pretty funny I already knew how to defend it

[@SimplyOrdinaryTv]

Appreciate you

[@ArunPandianApk]

Nice video. 👌

[@FHH62]

Thank you for the great help against this opening ❗️

[@trira1171]

There is another variation of Jerome gambit. White only sacs bishop. Then plays c3, Qb3+ Also, Jerome thingy gets played against sicilian & modern defense. These jeromes are really tricky to face in bullet & blitz... 😱

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

Please cover the Englund Gambit!

[@jacobtheall222]

Englund gambit really just loses by force, white develops all his pieces while your queen is barely escaping with it's life

[@g73hc3gsv3i]

@@jacobtheall222 Totally agree...my winning percentage is very high against this gambit (even I know the exact computer eval upto move 10 in some lines) but I always struggle against the f6 and d6 line.

[@theTeflonDon1]

If black plays bishop e7 instead of bishop c5 in response to italian, then the jerome wins in checkmate after checking with knight and pawn d4 you can mate with queen and dark bishop.

[@julianoplok2675]

Can you put the notations please

[@theTeflonDon1]

E4 e5 2. F3 c6 3. C4 E7 4. Bxf7 Kxf7 5. Knighxe5 knight x e5 6. Qh5 Ke6 7. D4 knight g6 8. Qd5 kf6 9. Bg5 #

[@theTeflonDon1]

@@julianoplok2675 I think the line that black plays is called the Hungarian defense.

[@wepe92]

Why would black play 6...Ke6? Just play Ng6 & black is fine. If white plays pawn d4, black simply plays pawn d6 to open light bishop. White just lost a knight & bishop for nothing. 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bc4 Be7 4. Bxf7+ Kxf7 5. Kxe5+ Kxe5 6. Qh5+ Ng6 7. d4 d6 8. Qd5+ Be6

[@adaydogan6344]

Hikaru won a game with jerome gambit as white in your best line.. It was really interesting you might wanna check it.

[@tunac2816]

What about 7. Qh3+

[@powaaa]

Irish gambit next ? :D

[@bekeshnishad1011]

Nice hair cut sir 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@AG-po7bl]

the Jerome strikes again

[@pawntozy]

Someone just played this Gambit against me and he lost. But I still know how to refute it, it caught me off guard but he wasn't a stronger player.

[@Prasen1729]

After bishop c4 who plays bishop c5? In the beginning of the video I thought it was black's turn and there is no way that Black moves any other pieces than Knight h6 but then he played Bc5, so of course white has an advantage then. But again 3:28 : Black will go for Ke6, like that he can protect his Knight as well.

[@zaksoldner]

Bc5 is theory in the italian, and also the best move by the engine, don't know where you got this 3...Nh6 Idea from

[@Prasen1729]

@@zaksoldner That's because there is no defense to my f7 pawn, if bishop takes it black's king is very open. That's bishop sacrifice from white is very suspicious. -:)

[@MilesHemingway]

@@Prasen1729 Bc5 is mainline theory and Nh6 is an awful move lol

[@Xmask19]

I burst out laughing at kxe4!

[@lagg3sbd394]

Are we gonna see one on the Stafford Gambit? It is getting popular on lichess thanks to Eric Rosen.

[@Morgwic]

See gm daniel naroditsky's video on it

[@billowen3285]

Lmao I hope your profile pic is a joke

[@bobthabuilda1525]

@@billowen3285 That's where I register on the political compass too. Be triggered, Nazi.

[@billowen3285]

@@bobthabuilda1525 I'm assuming gags, otherwise I have a feeling you don't understand why communism can never work

[@bobthabuilda1525]

@@billowen3285 I was trolling about the Nazi shit before, but I guarantee I know more about the history and application of communism than you do. Seriously, you're out of your league on this one.

[@fluffybear46]

Now I am here watching, just right after losing to someone who beat me using this

[@MaxHamroid776]

1000th like

[@shampooner]

I just played against this today, was not a fun time at all

[@SonjaLang]

Come back to Twitch streaming!

[@aliasofanalias7448]

I prefer luchinni

[@cpgautam172]

if i still lose after watching this video then I will give up on chess. well never faced this gambit anyway even in online, tho I only play rapid or classical time controls.

[@QQ-fw3yh]

Since when did you start making comedy videos?

[@HangingPawns]

There are some gambits that can be considered relatively serious. I will cover all of those to complete the opening series. Belgrade, danish, etc.

[@axelbuchmuller1061]

Also the Sicilian Wing Gambit?😅

[@boredash4020]

stejpan this is probably your most useless video . this gambit is pretty much only applicable in bullet,and as long as you're not getting checkmated, computer evaluations and material balance don't mean anything . all that matters in non-increment bullet is the clock , period.