At 10:30 you forgot to mention one important aspect of theory... You have to say "Oh NO ! My Queen..." after knight e4 to ensure that your opponant buys it !
yess,, I love the psychological aspect of chess tournaments - trying to get opponents to fall into your traps. Like a quite ugh no or an exasperated moan when you offer the bait.
Go look up Eric rosen he plays it a lot. Also he plays knight takes e4 and yells. OH NO MY QUEEN. My beautiful queen *tries to hide smile* *queen is taken* ok that’s check and checkmate haha
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I always accepted. Most people think they have you but this gambit is not to hard to refute. Once you survive the opening, they are usually in trouble. They are not used to having to play this position out.
@@mjfolkerts because they don't know how to play Stafford. If it was Eric Rosen or Me I can beat you easily. They only rely on the lines if the opponent decides to not follow the lines they'll get confused and don't know what to do. The Goal in Stafford is to continue to make unlimited threats so your opponent will have a headache finding all the threats and will eventually fall to the trap. Those players you've encounter are probably beginners at Stafford.
0:55 Options covered in this lesson: e5, d3, and Kc3 1:30 1st Line Pawn push e5 2:00 Best move from white d4 2:14 Best line if white g3 2:56 Best line if white Be3 4:00 2nd Line d3; black plays Bc5 4:15 wins queen 4:45 if white Be3; black takes Be3
At 13:35 he says queen to d2 but it's really queen to d4*. Almost perfect tutorial! Thanks for the info. I input all of these moves into chess position trainer to study them all once. Very helpful.
2:40 after white king moves out of the way theres a pretty cool line with Bg2 and if black gets a little greedy they might take the pawn and lose the queen to Bxc6 check discovered attack on the queen
In the line shown at 2:10, what should be black's response if white moves Qf3? Also, what if white's fifth move (at 0:55) is pawn to f3? I thought black's best response is to move the knight Nh5, but then white responds with g3. What should be black's response now? I tried thinking of many options to deal with these situations and maintain the advantage but couldn't come up with anything good 🤔
nextchessmove.com/?fen=3k4/6Rp/1p6/8/3Pp3/8/PP2BPPP/2R3K1%20w%20-%20-%200%201 did a stockfish analysis and capturing the light square bishop and then queen side castle is the best move.
In 14:55 stockfish says that its +11(massive advantage for white). And when you analyze the position for a few seconds, you can see that black actually can't keep the attack going on (d3 is coming)...
As black, I reached the exact same position at 1:56 minutes then white played Qe2 & I was toast!. Wasn't sure what to do since it was a blitz game. I checked the engine which had white up at about +1.5 pawns with this position... bummer.
You didn’t mention any strategies if opponent plays queen F3. I’ve tried this gambit several times against A.I. And every response is queen F3. I feel like there’s not much advantage with that response.
@@cameronmass1022 it is usually called the Russian game and there is very little assistance or commentary on it. Unfortunately as has been noted by others on many Stafford videos this is probably the most common line at sub 2000 levels and it’s a bit dull
What if white plays h3 instead of e5,Nc3 or d4 etc. at 1:30 Can you please reply with the possible challenges black has to face to reach a better or tie situation.
Oh I like this a lot! I have had this position before and did not realized any of these traps. Definitely going to use this. Thanks 👍 from the great explanation :)
at 6:37 what will be the next sequence of moves if white took the knight on e4? Qxe4+ you can snatch a pawn after he blocks with either the bishop or queen. is it the best move or could capitalize more out of the situation?
Hey there, great video, I just have a quick question. What happens if they play d4? And it can also happen in various lines I think. So what should I do? (more specifically at d3, then d4)
I believe another variation plays h7 and puts the knight on g4(fishing pole idea) if be2 is played. Then black can play qd6, threatening mate, which leads to white to playing g3 and black playing qxg3 which leads to mate.
Hi, I know it's been 9 months since this video was posted, but you missed a white response at 13:02 , where white's Knight just takes Black's Knight. How do you maneuver from that? Thanks
Tunneling Weasel I agree, but you’re basically just losing a tempo because you need to move the knight away. Then white can protect the pawn and I just feel like black has lost momentum.
been watching these "Kevin from the Chess Website" vids for a while now...before all the twitch streaming etc...bare bones, well explained...simply layout...just the basics of great chess instruction before going down the rabbit hole of Finegold, Nakamura, Brahs, etc. lol... (all of whom are great too, btw)
I'm quite new to chess but at 3:35 couldn't white queen move to C1? Please could someone explain to me why that would not work? Like I said I am new to this side of chess and want to learn. Thank you
At 13:46 I would hate taking back the pawn opening lines against my own king and throwing away my developing advantage. I’d suggest keeping the attack going with ..h5 with the idea of putting N or B on g4 and opening the h-file.
I had an interesting game today. e4, e5; Nf3, Nf6; Nxe5, Nc6; Nxc6, dc; f3. This was also recommended as the best move by the engine. What would you respond to that?
I’ve been working on a stronger defensive game lately. Like setting up traps. All the people I run across and play they are 100 aggressive and are always on the attack. What’s starting to happen as I get better with traps is,they walk right into them. I’ve gotten pretty good at settling up wind mills. A rook & bishop working together is pretty damn deadly.
The Stafford gambit, if not responded to properly, will devastate white! I have had the opportunity to use it several times and thus far it is undefeated!
Hi! There's a scenario I ran into that you didn't discuss; i was hoping to get your thoughts. If white accepts the gambit then brings a pawn to d3. Then black brings the bishop out, as you suggest, can't white just bring pawn to h3?
After 3:50 white is in a great position. Bxg4 is a threat, white can castle and push f3 and black loses a piece. I don't understand what black gets by paying that particular line.
After the Stafford knight gambit is accepted, I know there are lines if white then plays d3, e5, Nc3, f3, and Bc4. But if white plays Bd3 is there a line? Thanks!
I've been wondering. What if white plays f3 after black takes the knight on c6? It protects both the pawn and the black knight's advance. Would it be better to just accept being a pawn down and continuing on?
Yes. You will need to be aggressive and they do have a slightly weakened kingside but right after f3 you are definitely down a pawn and have to react accordingly.
Love the video and this gambit. Looking for feedback to a move that was done on me which flipped the direction of my game and ended with an L. Moves are as follows starting after the gambit has been accepted at move 5 for white. Kc3, Bc5, Bc4(this is ultimately the move by white that throws a 🔧), Kg4, e1-g1, Qh4, h2-h3, Kf2, then Bf7 for check by white. How do you play from this position? If I do king takes bishop then rook takes knight for check again. Now in a really bad spot as black and next move by white brings Queen into game leaving king pretty much wide open. Would love feedback. Thank you :)
At 10:30 you forgot to mention one important aspect of theory... You have to say "Oh NO ! My Queen..." after knight e4 to ensure that your opponant buys it !
yess,, I love the psychological aspect of chess tournaments - trying to get opponents to fall into your traps. Like a quite ugh no or an exasperated moan when you offer the bait.
I always sigh after setting up a sacrifice for my opponent. Players who you often play with won't buy into it. Can tell from experience :(
call an ambulance... but not for me
@@benshaw5382 Or when you desperately look at another side of the board hoping they don't notice something.
HAHAHAHA
White player: **Accepts stafford gambit**
His kingside rook: *shit*
His g pawn: **shit**
L
His kingside rook:wtf was that
Lol
White player: *Declines stafford gambit*
His queenside rook: shit
Accepted lines
e5 1:30
defend d4 2:00
defend d3 4:02
defend Nd4 6:20
d3 9:10
defend Bg5 10:24
after Nxe4
attack Bxd8 10:48
defend Be3 11:18
attack dxe4 12:06
Nc3 12:50
defend Be2 13:30
defend Bc4 14:05
This is great. I've added it to my description as well. Thanks for doing this.
@@chesswebsite Hey, what about bishop to e5 directly?
For 6:20, what if after Qh4 your opponent simply takes your knight with his?
@@andrewxu3602 I’m not no expert but I could imagine just taking back with your queen forking the rook on h1
@@harmanlidhar1439 the pawn isnt pushed yet
Me: can't wait to use this
Also me when playing: the person I'm playing doesn't do as the video says
that means the opponent is playing bad you can just beat him without gambit🤗🤗
ᄋᄋ i tried againts stockfish and stockfish didnt play any of the lines either
@@ryannoonan5518 did stockfish reject the gambit altogether or did they accept and play alternate lines?
Parker Hess i set it up so that the gambit was already accepted but after pawn takes on c6 white played f3 😐
I have lichess for two days. Have seen this video, first game, he did as he was supposed to an was mate in 7 :)
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This is gonna blow up like crazy!!! I am a Stafford Gambit player and even I didn't know some of the lines!
@@MemeTDYT I sometimes play the fishing pole trap too!
What if he played h2 to prevent my knight from attacking the f2 pawn what do u do then?
What do you do if white moves queen to f3 after knight to e4
I love this gambit
please make a study on lichess and post the link here
Who's here after Rosen's video lol?
lolwhat yesme me
I love to learn gambits
yup
Yup
In this video the Rosen's checkmate pattern was never covered
Literally just watching this video because people keep ganking me with the fucking Stafford Gambit on Lichess...
haha that's awesome. Did the video help? I need you to gank back and let them know you run this place.
Don't accept this gambit bro ._.
Love this opening. Never seen it before. Definitely will try it.
Gambit?? or Opening
Eric rosen is somewhere yelling at you for not seeing it before
Oh no your queen
Go look up Eric rosen he plays it a lot. Also he plays knight takes e4 and yells. OH NO MY QUEEN. My beautiful queen *tries to hide smile* *queen is taken* ok that’s check and checkmate haha
No you wont mobody is so stupid to accept this
1:35 e5 d4, 4:05 e5 d3, 6:22 e5 nc3;; 9:10 d3 nc3, 10:30 d3 bg5;; 13:30 nc3 be2, 14:05 nc3 bc4
thx
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1:32 -> e5
4:06 -> e5, d3
6:24 -> e5, Nc3
9:24 -> d3
12:50 -> Nc3
thanx bro it really helped
You’re the real mvp
What happens if after bc5 they play h3?
I think I would fall for most of those traps myself. Can’t wait to try this one on my coworkers over lunch
This really is one of the deadliest openings I’ve seen so far. So note to self: never accept.
Just don’t let that knight get to e4 it’s a knightmare to deal with
@@Dortchskii the pun
I always accepted. Most people think they have you but this gambit is not to hard to refute. Once you survive the opening, they are usually in trouble. They are not used to having to play this position out.
@@mjfolkerts because they don't know how to play Stafford. If it was Eric Rosen or Me I can beat you easily. They only rely on the lines if the opponent decides to not follow the lines they'll get confused and don't know what to do. The Goal in Stafford is to continue to make unlimited threats so your opponent will have a headache finding all the threats and will eventually fall to the trap. Those players you've encounter are probably beginners at Stafford.
@@maiageia1240 the threats aren't that unlimited if you play the main line as white and easily stabilise with a +2 from move 5
0:55 Options covered in this lesson: e5, d3, and Kc3
1:30 1st Line Pawn push e5
2:00 Best move from white d4
2:14 Best line if white g3
2:56 Best line if white Be3
4:00 2nd Line d3; black plays Bc5 4:15 wins queen
4:45 if white Be3; black takes Be3
Eric Rosen would be proud !!
5:57 the threat is check mate on f7 .. not taking the rook
f2?
e5 1:30, d4 1:57, d3 4:06, Nc3 6:24
what about Qe2 after Knight to e4 at the opening?
I've never much liked the Petrov before but this is all I'm going to be playing from now on. Thanks for the video Kevin!
That's awesome. Welcome to Petrov family.
What happens when at move 7 white plays Qe2 to prevent the threat?
Stockfish plays pawn F3 and this prevents everything from working...
Yeah but people watch Finegold so...
Maky Tondr ew imagine watching fine gold yuck
@@makytondr8607 Why would anyone do that
If trying to gambit a bot, reconsider life
@@oliversmith9737 I think he just means he learned how to refute the gambit by looking at what a program does. Reconsider youtube commenting.
Very informative channel. Hope you feature more gambit openings. Thanks & more power.
This is so comprehensive! I love this!!!
Me: Wow what a good opening let me try it
Also me: *forgets what to do when playing against a person*
You haven’t repeated it enough
what do i do if my opponent plays Qe2 on the first theory.?
This keeps stopping me too
I looked this video exactly to see if there was theory about that
11:10 this is an alternative Legal Mate, isn't it?
Skip to 00:24 for the Stafford Gambit. Up to that he is showing what *isn't* the Stafford Gambit.
what about queen to e2 in the first variation?
NIce one, will try it. WAiting for the declined version.
Thanks
I think this is the best tricks i ever played won around 150 players with this and won a lot of tournaments tq bro
Watching your channel has improved my play in 2 days went from 1413 to 1521 your a good explainer n thank you 👍👍
That's awesome to hear.
At 13:35 he says queen to d2 but it's really queen to d4*. Almost perfect tutorial! Thanks for the info. I input all of these moves into chess position trainer to study them all once. Very helpful.
Glad you enjoyed it.
2:40 after white king moves out of the way theres a pretty cool line with Bg2 and if black gets a little greedy they might take the pawn and lose the queen to Bxc6 check discovered attack on the queen
In the line shown at 2:10, what should be black's response if white moves Qf3?
Also, what if white's fifth move (at 0:55) is pawn to f3? I thought black's best response is to move the knight Nh5, but then white responds with g3. What should be black's response now? I tried thinking of many options to deal with these situations and maintain the advantage but couldn't come up with anything good 🤔
Thanks for this instructive video, now I know how to open up my opponent's annoying defences.
Could you do a renewed top ten favorite chess opening list? You havent done one in like, 6 years lmao
Where is the video going over the declined line? I can't find it
th-cam.com/video/10NBxQiAQdk/w-d-xo.html
3:48 seconds - what can black do from here? I can't find anything that keeps up good % of winning
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did a stockfish analysis and capturing the light square bishop and then queen side castle is the best move.
In 14:55 stockfish says that its +11(massive advantage for white). And when you analyze the position for a few seconds, you can see that black actually can't keep the attack going on (d3 is coming)...
that how these video makers play. They just skip the troubling part. They would make your point in other video named How to tackle stafford gambit.
Wow...this seems rlly nice and u make great content so I’m honored to me subscribed
Maybe I'm missing what you mean by "black is down a pawn *and* a material"
What material? Black is only down a pawn
Nc6 knight?
pawn in material
bro u the best chess teacher on yt, lov yo vids
1:53 what if white move queen to e2 ?
You play Qh4
As black, I reached the exact same position at 1:56 minutes then white played Qe2 & I was toast!. Wasn't sure what to do since it was a blitz game. I checked the engine which had white up at about +1.5 pawns with this position... bummer.
Nc5 bringing knight back, or Bf5 protecting the knight.
10:19 what if they play h3 or Be3?
Bro every time I play the stafford white plays bishop e3 and I swear there’s no good way to proceed
what about white pawn f3 after you play biship c5. you cant move your knight to g4.
Can i know whats the best move (for black) after white pushed pawn e5 (i play Ne4) and he goes Qe2. What can i do from here, as tactics :x
Is there any way to continue the attack after white plays: pawn d3, black bishop c5, and then white bishop e2?
TheLivingBacon345 Jb up
You didn’t mention any strategies if opponent plays queen F3. I’ve tried this gambit several times against A.I. And every response is queen F3. I feel like there’s not much advantage with that response.
I came here just to see what do do w/ QF3. Can’t figure it out and no video addresses it that I’ve found.
On what move?
Hey kevin, really looking out for that declined video, most of my games white declines :(
In that case it’s just called Petrov’s defense. There should be some instruction on that. Good luck!
@@cameronmass1022 it is usually called the Russian game and there is very little assistance or commentary on it. Unfortunately as has been noted by others on many Stafford videos this is probably the most common line at sub 2000 levels and it’s a bit dull
@@raphaelhudson there is a decline video btw
@@fdwreuysay3373 what I mean is when they don’t take e5 .
¡Gracias!
What if white plays h3 instead of e5,Nc3 or d4 etc. at 1:30
Can you please reply with the possible challenges black has to face to reach a better or tie situation.
Oh I like this a lot! I have had this position before and did not realized any of these traps. Definitely going to use this. Thanks 👍 from the great explanation :)
at 6:37 what will be the next sequence of moves if white took the knight on e4? Qxe4+ you can snatch a pawn after he blocks with either the bishop or queen. is it the best move or could capitalize more out of the situation?
so if my opponent goes at the very begining with Quenn e2 it wont work?
Declined line please... someone?... I couldn't find it!
10:17 what if white plays pawn to f3?
5:13 Qf2 mat !
its white's move after queen h4,so white moves g3 avoiding mate
Hey there, great video, I just have a quick question. What happens if they play d4? And it can also happen in various lines I think. So what should I do? (more specifically at d3, then d4)
I believe another variation plays h7 and puts the knight on g4(fishing pole idea) if be2 is played. Then black can play qd6, threatening mate, which leads to white to playing g3 and black playing qxg3 which leads to mate.
Hey can you make another video on the stafford gambit? I really enjoy it and want to learn more variations about it!
Hi, I know it's been 9 months since this video was posted, but you missed a white response at 13:02 , where white's Knight just takes Black's Knight. How do you maneuver from that? Thanks
What if at 9:44 be2?
The idea is c3 d4 to block the dark bishop?
1:52 my opponent played Qe2 here and I was pretty clueless how to continue
Chandir then they are bad and and you can continue development easily
Tunneling Weasel I dunno... looks strong to me
Alexander Høst not really that’s a very inactive square for the queen
Tunneling Weasel I agree, but you’re basically just losing a tempo because you need to move the knight away. Then white can protect the pawn and I just feel like black has lost momentum.
I got faced with Qf3 as well today wtf to do after that line
Awesome video for this gambit! thumb up for sure. Thank you
7:39: couldn't the opponent move queen F3 attacking your Knight?
been watching these "Kevin from the Chess Website" vids for a while now...before all the twitch streaming etc...bare bones, well explained...simply layout...just the basics of great chess instruction before going down the rabbit hole of Finegold, Nakamura, Brahs, etc. lol... (all of whom are great too, btw)
I'm quite new to chess but at 3:35 couldn't white queen move to C1? Please could someone explain to me why that would not work? Like I said I am new to this side of chess and want to learn.
Thank you
At 13:46 I would hate taking back the pawn opening lines against my own king and throwing away my developing advantage. I’d suggest keeping the attack going with ..h5 with the idea of putting N or B on g4 and opening the h-file.
I had an interesting game today. e4, e5; Nf3, Nf6; Nxe5, Nc6; Nxc6, dc; f3. This was also recommended as the best move by the engine. What would you respond to that?
d3 - 9:20
kb3 - 13:00
Waiting for declined on this. Make a video on declined line plz... 🙂
4. d3, 5. f3... and probably castle long... 1:0
Excuse me sir, what engine is this that you use to teach lessons? It seems really helpful.
Can you please make a video with white playing stronger moves like h3?
Yeah I get H3 played against me every time I try this and it seems to shut down all of my ideas.
0:40 Solid play f3 is strong there
ıf Nxe4 Qe2
TT0 this is what my opponent played, f3 than Bf4, and continue with something similar, like shown in the video
I’ve been working on a stronger defensive game lately. Like setting up traps. All the people I run across and play they are 100 aggressive and are always on the attack. What’s starting to happen as I get better with traps is,they walk right into them. I’ve gotten pretty good at settling up wind mills. A rook & bishop working together is pretty damn deadly.
This is a really good video with all the lines.
Couldn't find declined line video. Please help.
What if the white play Queen D2 after the white pawn on D5 force black knight to jump on D4?
In the Nc3 variation, white doesn't have to play g3 to attack the queen. He can just capture the e4 knight and eliminate the threat of Qxf2
The Stafford gambit, if not responded to properly, will devastate white! I have had the opportunity to use it several times and thus far it is undefeated!
1:26 most times i encounter Qxf3 and i cant find any good moves after
What is the move after 14:14 7.Rf1 ? Qh4? and then after 8.g3..? Qxh2?
If they play Rf1 I'd probably go Qf6 instead of Qh4. The h4 square is better if they decide to castle.
So which one is the refutation? The line where white is better or a pawn up I mean.
What should the black do when white plays Ke2 immediately after black places his knight on e4?
What if white plays Queen to e2?
3:34, what if white plays pawn g3 now?
9:31 and 13:14 for couple diff variations
What do you do if f6, exf6? Do you capture with the queen or knight? And what happens after that?
Hi! There's a scenario I ran into that you didn't discuss; i was hoping to get your thoughts. If white accepts the gambit then brings a pawn to d3. Then black brings the bishop out, as you suggest, can't white just bring pawn to h3?
After 3:50 white is in a great position. Bxg4 is a threat, white can castle and push f3 and black loses a piece. I don't understand what black gets by paying that particular line.
@14:41min - if pawn h3 you should play Qg3 not what he suggests.
Any recommendations if they do 5. Bc4? Just take the pawn?
so what to do if white pawn just steps up to h3? that just kinda disables the knight..
I like how he is acting that the opponent is an idiot.
After the Stafford knight gambit is accepted, I know there are lines if white then plays d3, e5, Nc3, f3, and Bc4. But if white plays Bd3 is there a line? Thanks!
3:01 why do you have to move that pawn first? Why not just pull the bishop out to g4.
I've been wondering. What if white plays f3 after black takes the knight on c6? It protects both the pawn and the black knight's advance. Would it be better to just accept being a pawn down and continuing on?
Yes. You will need to be aggressive and they do have a slightly weakened kingside but right after f3 you are definitely down a pawn and have to react accordingly.
10:24 What if white move is Be2?
Love the video and this gambit. Looking for feedback to a move that was done on me which flipped the direction of my game and ended with an L.
Moves are as follows starting after the gambit has been accepted at move 5 for white. Kc3, Bc5, Bc4(this is ultimately the move by white that throws a 🔧), Kg4, e1-g1, Qh4, h2-h3, Kf2, then Bf7 for check by white. How do you play from this position? If I do king takes bishop then rook takes knight for check again. Now in a really bad spot as black and next move by white brings Queen into game leaving king pretty much wide open.
Would love feedback.
Thank you :)