C42
Stafford Gambit
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 About This Opening
The Stafford Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6!?) is objectively dubious but devilishly tricky, packed with traps that have claimed countless victims in online blitz. Popularized in the streaming era by IM Eric Rosen.
Variations
21 found C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42 C42
Stafford Gambit, Petroff
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Stafford Gambit: Center Cracker
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 Nc3 Bc5 d4 Bxd4 Stafford Gambit: Bishop Guillotine
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Bg5 Nxe4 Bxd8 Bxf2+ Ke2 Bg4# Stafford Gambit: Queen Heist
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 e5 Ne4 d3 Bc5 dxe4 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Qxd1 Stafford Gambit: Rude Knight
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Nc3 Ng4 f3 Nf2 Qe2 Nxh1 Stafford Gambit: Stealth Queen
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 f3 Nh5 Nc3 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxh1 Stafford Gambit: Quiet Line
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nf3 Nxe4 Qe2 Qe7 Nc3 Nxc3 Qxe7+ Bxe7 dxc3 d6 Stafford Gambit: King Walk
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 e5 Ne4 d3 Bc5 dxe4 Bxf2+ Ke2 Bg4+ Kxf2 Qxd1 Stafford Gambit: Poisoned Center
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 e5 Ne4 d4 Qh4 g3 Nxg3 fxg3 Qe4+ Qe2 Qxh1 Stafford Gambit: Dragged Queen
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Bg5 Nxe4 dxe4 Bxf2+ Ke2 Bg4+ Kxf2 Qxd1 Stafford Gambit: Queen Jail
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 e5 Ne4 d3 Bc5 Be3 Bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ Ke2 Qf2# Stafford Gambit: Bishop Blitz
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Nc3 Ng4 Qf3 Nxf2 Rg1 Nxd3+ Bxd3 Bxg1 Stafford Gambit: Diagonal Doom
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Bg5 Nxe4 Be3 Bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ Ke2 Qf2# Stafford Gambit: Queen Chase
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Nc3 Ng4 Be3 Nxe3 fxe3 Bxe3 Qf3 Qg5 Stafford Gambit: H-File Sequel
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 e5 Ne4 d3 Bc5 Be3 Bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxh1 Stafford Gambit: H-File Chase
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Bg5 Nxe4 Be3 Bxe3 fxe3 Qh4+ g3 Nxg3 hxg3 Qxh1 Stafford Gambit: Eternal Check
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 h3 Bxf2+ Kxf2 Nxe4+ Kg1 Qd4+ Kh2 Qe5+ Kg1 Qd4+ Stafford Gambit: Knight Spiral
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 Nc3 Bc5 Bc4 Ng4 O-O Qh4 h3 Nxf2 Qf3 Nxh3+ Kh2 Nf2+ Kg1 Qh1# Stafford Gambit: Family Fork
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 Nc3 Bc5 Bc4 Ng4 O-O Qh4 h3 Nxf2 Bxf7+ Kf8 Qh5 Nxe4+ Kh1 Ng3+ Stafford Gambit: Pawn Stormer
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Be2 h5 c3 Ng4 d4 Qh4 g3 Qf6 f3 h4 fxg4 hxg3 Rf1 gxh2 Rxf6 gxf6 Stafford Gambit: Swarm Attack
e4 e5 Nf3 Nf6 Nxe5 Nc6 Nxc6 dxc6 d3 Bc5 Be2 h5 O-O Ng4 h3 Qd6 Bxg4 hxg4 e5 Qg6 d4 gxh3 g3 h2+ Kh1 Qe4+ f3 Qxd4 Qxd4 Bxd4