Stomp The Stafford Gambit!
Checkmated by the Stafford Gambit
again?
You have two options:
Blame some Youtuber named Eric Rosen for popularizing it, while one of his followers takes away more of your rating points…
Or pick up this
clear and
concise refutation by
Benner — and milk the tricky but dubious gambit for whatever it’s worth!
With
an average rating of 4.89 stars for his courses, Benner is one of the highest rated authors on Chessable. Thanks, in no small part, to his practical and casual-player-friendly approach when creating repertoires.
This time, he “solves” the Stafford Gambit with a setup that…
Nips Black’s Attacking Intentions In The Bud
And Keeps That Extra Pawn
After
1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5, we reach the gambit’s starting position with
3…Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6.
The dreaded Stafford Gambit appears!
Black’s pawn sacrifice cleared lines for their pieces — enabling them to pressure your kingside with moves like …Bc5, …Ng4, …Qh4, or …Qd4 — and create concrete tactical problems which the unprepared player will find impossible to solve.
The bad news:
In this +2.3 position favoring White, the first player scores an
abysmal 46.5% in online play.
The good news, however:
You’ll stomp the Stafford Gambit’s attacking ambitions, keep that juicy extra pawn, and drive your advantage home with this setup.
Your go-to setup against the Stafford Gambit
Your bishop on e2 shuts down …Ng4 ideas, and protects your queen from …Nxe4 tricks.
Meanwhile, your rock-solid center pawns are ready to chase enemy pieces away, and make their presence felt with c2-c3 and d3-d4.
With no attack to worry about — while your pawns dominate the center — you only need a few precise moves to reaching a winning position…
And Benner will show you exactly how it’s done in just
12 MoveTrainer® variations.
You’ll also learn about the
traps you must avoid — and the less-than-ideal continuations which lose your advantage — so that you don’t accidentally play into them.
Plus, to round up your gambit-busting arsenal, you’ll be shown the
thematic and
repeatable tactics in the opening.
We’re confident that Benner’s repertoire can solve your Stafford woes, and turn those sharp, nerve-wracking positions into smooth and steady wins.
See for yourself when you sign up for the course.
