How To Counter Stafford Gambit! >:)

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ChessKy538

I've heard about this variation of the Petrov Defence that is really popular because of its large amounts of traps, but if you counter them, you have an advantage! Lots of people struggle with this but don't worry! With a match I played with barely any mistakes, I'll show you how to make the Stafford Gambit look stupid since there's no way of stopping it's defeat! I hope this helps you and let me know what you think in the comments.



SAOCM

You sure that after 20+ moves, a pawn sac is going to make that happen?

ChessKy538
SAOCM wrote:

You sure that after 20+ moves, a pawn sac is going to make that happen?

Most of it, yeah.

hrm16

So... ChessKy538... Your logic is flawed. You don't win because of the Gambit, you win cuz your opponent doesn't know how to move pieces.

ChessKy538
hrm16 wrote:

So... ChessKy538... Your logic is flawed. You don't win because of the Gambit, you win cuz your opponent doesn't know how to move pieces.

To be fair, according to Game Review, all except 1 or 2 moves were great!

KindCuteElephant

No offence but your opponent would have to play the best move most of the time. Which doesn’t happen in the lower elo range as most people don’t know how to play against it

ninjaswat

or just... use a 5 move refutation that gets white into a +2 position for free every game

Nxc6 dxc6 f3 +-

KindCuteElephant

Nh5 isn’t the best move… just an obvious trap

ninjaswat
KindCuteElephant wrote:

Nh5 isn’t the best move… just an obvious trap

I haven't checked recently but the Nh5 f5 line I shared is best? Last used SF 14 to check I think...

Divyaujjwal
ChessKy538 wrote:

I've heard about this variation of the Petrov Defence that is really popular because of its large amounts of traps, but if you counter them, you have an advantage! Lots of people struggle with this but don't worry! With a match I played with barely any mistakes, I'll show you how to make the Stafford Gambit look stupid since there's no way of stopping it's defeat! I hope this helps you and let me know what you think in the comments.

Bruh , why did black castle