In this video - the first of a series - I offer a detailed analysis of the Stafford Gambit, an opening variation for Black that has become immensely popular in the last few months. I show how White can accept and keep the sacrificed pawn, rebuffing all of Black's attempts to create counterplay and keeping Black's possibility for tricks to a minimum.
- A summary of my proposed refutation can be found starting at
23:50.
- One of IM Eric Rosen's many fantastic videos on the Stafford, in which he carefully reviews many of Black's traps, can be found here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH_fiqlLp2U
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