Stafford Gambit

Some of my students have fallen in love with the Stafford Gambit... my understanding is that it's tricky, and might catch an unprepared player off-guard, but if White knows how to handle themselves, it's unsound. But I tell my students that their openings are up to them, and if they keep winning games with the Stafford, I don't mind them playing it.

Thoughts?

Hmm I don't even know what it is... lel since you said it might be okay I might pick it up...

Is it eunglund type or more "better"...

That's how they hear about the Stafford lol

Thanks LPG I might look into stafford seems higher stuff yea when My internet gets better

Hmmm ok Urusov... I forgot some stuff I watched I though it was a "badder" gambit lel 

Not atm I am busy with night activities thanks LGP

Good approach.

of course it shouldn't be their main openings but there is no harm in playing it from time to time

The Stafford Gambit is a line in which there are a lot of traps that white can fall for. The Computer says it's +1 for white but many players do the incorrect thing. Many Youtubers like Eric Rosen are talking about this.

please can someone put a board with the moves in I don't know what it is?

Life is too short and it’s not worth playing theoretically winning ruy Lopez 31 move sequences every game. Play unsound chess if you want. As long as you know there are refutations and you don’t expect to win every game. 

This is the Stafford. It's not great but obviously tricky. It's awful if you're lower rated but trying to improve

I don't know enough about it to be able to comment...

To me it just looks like white is surplus one pawn. I don't play the petroff anyway, because I get it so rarely I can't be bothered to learn the theory so I just go 3.Nc3 and go into a 4 knights scotch which is also in my repertoire

It is one of the best ways to get a lost position as early as move 3.

Stafford is unsound at best.