Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit Accepted

1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6

ECO C42

The Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit Accepted is a chess opening line in the Petrov's Defense complex, reached after 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6 4.Nxc6 dxc6.

It is catalogued under code C42 in the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings (ECO).

The defining move dxc6 is chosen by Black on move 4.

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This position is covered in the Stafford Gambit course: a GM-authored repertoire you study move by move, then practice against a human-like AI opponent.

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