As Black

Stafford Gambit · Basic

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

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Lines

1. Deadly mate · 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 8.g3 Qxh2#

2. Deadly mate · 6.Bg5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Bg5 Nxe4 7.Bxd8 Bxf2+ 8.Ke2 Bg4#

3. Deadly mate · 8.Bxc8

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 Ng4 7.Bxg4 Qh4 8.Bxc8 Qxf2#

4. 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.Kxf2 Qxd1

5. Opponent's mistake · 6.e5

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.e5 Ng4 7.Ne4 Nxf2 8.Nxf2 Bxf2+ 9.Kxf2 Qd4+ 10.Ke1 Qh4+ 11.g3 Qe4+ 12.Qe2 Qxh1

6. Opponent's mistake · 7.f3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.d3 Ng4 7.f3 Nf2 8.Qe2 Nxh1

7. 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+ 9.Ke1 Qxc4

8. 5...Ne4 6.d4

   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

9. 4...dxc6 5.d3

   1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.h3 h5 7.Bg5 Bxf2+

10. 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

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