As Black

Stafford Gambit · Intermediate

A line full of traps, popularised by Eric Rosen. It comes from the Petroff.

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Lines

1. Opponent's mistake · 7.O-O

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Bc4 Ng4 7.O-O Qh4

2. Opponent's mistake · 6.d3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.d3 Bc5 7.dxe4 Bxf2+ 8.Ke2 Bg4+ 9.Kxf2 Qxd1

3. Opponent's mistake · 7.g3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.d4 Qh4 7.g3 Nxg3 8.fxg3 Qe4+ 9.Qe2 Qxh1

4. 6...h5 7.Bc4

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.h3 h5 7.Bc4 Bxf2+ 8.Kxf2 Qd4+

5. 6...h5 7.Be2

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.h3 h5 7.Be2 Qe7 8.Bg5 Qd6

6. 6...Qh4 7.Be3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.d4 Qh4 7.Be3 f6 8.Bd3 Bg4

7. 5...Bc5 6.Be2

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 h5 7.c3 Bb6 8.Bg5 Qd6

8. 5...Ne4 6.Qe2

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.Qe2 Bf5 7.d3 Nc5 8.Nc3 Ne6

9. 6...Qh4 7.Qf3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.d4 Qh4 7.Qf3 Be7 8.Bd3 f5

10. 6...h5 7.Nc3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.h3 h5 7.Nc3 h4 8.Bg5 Qd6

11. 6...h5 7.d3

    1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.h3 h5 7.d3 h4 8.Bg5 Qd6 9.Qf3 Bd4