NN vs Joseph Blackburne (1884) Old Kentucky

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NN vs Joseph Blackburne
"Old Kentucky" (game of the day Oct-22-2005)
Casual game (1884), London ENG
Italian Game: Jerome Gambit (C50) · 0-1

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Apr-04-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here is a continuation of Yury Bukayev's new sensational analytical research: 'The Winning Part of the Same Jerome Gambit – 4.c3 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.b4 Nxf2 7.Bxf7+! (Part 2)'. It contains also a new detailed view on a true pseudogambit (1.d4 d5 2.c4 is considered in details)! The link is the following: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

May-18-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here is a new and a very important game which is, in my opinion, one of the most beautiful Jerome gambit games (with 6.Qh5+ g6 7.Qxe5 Qe7) in the whole history: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Aug-05-23		generror: Love Blackburne's annotation: <Not to be outdone in generosity.> xD NN sacs a piece and he goes on to sac two rooks and a queen. And I see we have the world's leading expert on Jerome Gambit theory here too. His blog is nearly as funny as Blackburne's annotations. He can even beat Anatoly Karpov (father) with this "opening".

Aug-07-23		VerySeriousExpert: @generror Dear Sir, jeromegambit.blogspot.com is Rick Kennedy's blog, but you have written about Yury Bukayev: Rick hasn't played against Anatoly Karpov (father).

Aug-07-23		VerySeriousExpert: Dear Sir, after that game Yury has beaten Anatoly Karpov else one time, and this game is even more beautiful: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Aug-14-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here are Top GM Hikaru Nakamura's blitz chess games with the Jerome gambit (a part of his games): https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Aug-22-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here are GM Aman Hambleton's blitz chess games (including against WGM) with the Jerome gambit in the official tournament: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... . Why doesn't Wikipedia's page "know" about it?

Aug-23-23		VerySeriousExpert: Top GM Hikaru Nakamura has shown his lost blitz game AGAINST the Jerome gambit: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... !

Aug-29-23		VerySeriousExpert: 6...g6 isn't the oldest defence against Jerome gambit with 4...Kxf7 5.Nxe5+ Nxe5 6.Qh5+. The oldest one is 6...Ke6 (Tonetti - Ruggieri, Rome, 1863, 1:0). Was Giovanni Tonetti an inventor of 4.Bxf7+ in chess?? Yury Bukayev has a research on it: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Aug-29-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here is the oldest known Jerome gambit game (1863): https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2...

Aug-29-23		VerySeriousExpert: Yury V. Bukayev has shown also that Jerome gambit is a super weapon in 3-check chess: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Aug-29-23		PeterLalic: In July 2023, FIDE master Julian Way demonstrated NN vs Blackburne, 1884 to Kingston Chess Club: https://twitter.com/KingstonChess/s... . White was so neglectful of piece development that he offered little resistance. Indeed, anyone that plays 10.c3 should want to remain anonymous! Nevertheless, Blackburne's willingness to sacrifice material was instructive.

Sep-06-23		VerySeriousExpert: The famous modern Jerome gambit game Nakamura vs D Kollars, 2020 wasn't a tournament game, GM Dmitrij Kollars played here extremely slowly on the opening stage for this blitz time control. He wasn't afraid of losing of tournament points. Probably, he wanted to not make a blunder, first of all. I think, Top GM Hikaru Nakamura exchanged Queens to give else a handicap - else a chance to his slowly playing opponent. The way 6...Ke6 requires Black to be very attentive, analogously to the way 6...g6.

Nov-10-23		VerySeriousExpert: Was Hikaru Nakamura right in his words about the standard system of the Jerome gambit? Yury V. Bukayev has continued his sensational analysis of it: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Dec-15-23		VerySeriousExpert: Recently the most important official tournament GM's win with Jerome gambit has happened! Thus, it's a game GM A.Hambleton - NM A.Jiang, Titled Tuesday, 2023: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... !

Dec-17-23		VerySeriousExpert: Here is else one important part of Jerome gambit theory with 6.Qh5+ Kf8: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... . And here is a recent beautiful game with it: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Jan-14-24		VerySeriousExpert: IM Levy Rozman about Jerome gambit for White ('Chess Opening Gambit Guide', ~5:06, Youtube, GothamChess channel, October 21, 2020): "...and Hikaru actually used this in his ... opening speedrun and beat a grandmaster MULTIPLE times with it..." Who knows, how many times?

Mar-06-24		VerySeriousExpert: Was Hikaru Nakamura right in his words about the standard system of the Jerome gambit? Yu. V. Bukayev has continued further his sensational analysis of it: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

Mar-06-24		gezafan: < PinkPanther: <The "Jerome Gambit" a.k.a. "The Kentucky Opening" A highly creative idea, but as Blackburne demonstrates, not quite correct.> Hahahaha, the name itself should be enough to deter you from playing this "gambit". Kentucky and the work chess don't mix. I only trust Kentucky when it comes to 3 things: fried chicken, basketball, and horse racing.> Jackson Showalter was a pretty good player. He was from Kentucky.

Apr-02-24		Whitehat1963: Opening of the Day. What a slaughter!

Apr-03-24		sudoplatov: A lot of bourbon comes from Kentucky.

Dec-12-24		VerySeriousExpert: Here is a valuable game Kennedy, Rick ("perrypawnpusher") - NN: https://www.denverchess.com/games/v... . It is relevant to NN - Blackburne, 1884. White plays d2-d4! and gets an advantage.

Feb-15-25		VerySeriousExpert: Jerome gambit (JG) has an interesting history. For example, there are a lot of games where different players got (or could get) an advantage with JG as White against grandmasters or beat grandmasters! Thus, there is Yury Bukayev's collection of such games: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2...

Feb-15-25		fredthebear: You are Very Serious about Jerome. Bukayev is not in the Chess Player Directory above, but that is often the case when it is needed. His 6.b4?! line is a stretch of the imagination. "Three Checks, you're out!" Never played it. Too much of a shortcut, me thinks.

Feb-20-25		VerySeriousExpert: @fredthebear Dear Sir, thank you, your idea about Directory is very good. And you have said about Yury Bukayev's work on 3.Bc4 Bc5 4.c3 Nf6 5.0-0 Nxe4 6.b4 Nxf2 7.Bxf7+! (the winning part of the same Jerome gambit) which is linked above. But, firstly, 5...Nxe4! is a very strong move, so the position with 6.b4 (like the position with any other possible White's 6th move instead) is very easy to get in a practical game. Don't you agree? Secondly, don't you agree to Yury's analysis? Yury didn't write that 6.b4 is a very strong move. If someone wants to see more wonderful games against grandmasters with the standard system of Jerome gambit, then they can find here the Part 4 of Yury's collection: https://jeromegambit.blogspot.com/2... .

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