Stafford gambit
Stafford gambit · Stafford gambits
A chess opening deriving from the Petrov Defence after which black gives up its king's…A chess opening deriving from the Petrov Defence (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6) after which black gives up its king's pawn and plays the queen's knight to the C file (3. Nxe5 Nc6), especially when followed by (4. Nxc6 dxc6).
Meaning
1 sensesA chess opening deriving from the Petrov Defence (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6) after which black gives up its king's pawn and plays the queen's knight to the C file (3. Nxe5 Nc6), especially when followed by (4. Nxc6 dxc6).
Origin
Named after Joseph C. Stafford who famously won a correspondence game with this opening inNamed after Joseph C. Stafford who famously won a correspondence game with this opening in 1950.
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Forms
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