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Stafford Gambit Trap
White's natural moves in the Stafford can allow sudden tactics on f2 and the king. A common trap ends with ...Bxf2+ and ...Bg4 checkmate, after White greedily grabs Black's queen.
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How the trap goes
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.d3 Bc5 6.Bg5 Nxe4 7.Bxd8 Bxf2+ 8.Ke2 Bg4#
More lines
Stafford Gambit Trap, 5.e5
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.e5 Ne4 6.d3 Bc5
Stafford Gambit Trap, 5.Nc3
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6 5.Nc3 Bc5 6.Bc4 Ng4
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All 3 lines in this trap
- Stafford Gambit Trap
- Stafford Gambit Trap, 5.e5
- Stafford Gambit Trap, 5.Nc3