Stafford Gambit Refutation For White [5.e5]

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

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[@namedperson1436]

Before this even starts I know I will love the video and have my heart broken. Just like when a video comes out about how to crush the king's gambit.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Haha 😄

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

► Chapters 00:00 What is the Stafford Gambit? 00:33 Black opts for quick development 01:13 The wrong refutation 5.d3 01:32 The right refutation 5.e5 02:03 150K subscribers - thank you! 02:36 Black sets a trap with 5...Ne4 03:59 How should you play as White? 06:23 If Black continues to play aggressively 08:41 Black's 2 common responses are losing! 10:55 Bonus tip: Stafford Gambit for White? 12:05 If Black plays Bg4, attacking the queen 14:46 If Black plays 5...Ng4 16:30 Cool line for White: Strong central pawns 18:17 Evil laugh: Deadly mating threat! 18:49 Quiz for you: Find the best move!

[@chessadvance6225]

Thank you so much. Before saw your video, I can't dare play white against Stanfore Gambit, this is the most simple and easy to understand to play beat Stanford gambit

[@StephenWhite55]

I think d6 does the job: if … Bxb5, the N on b5 causes mayhem at c7. Otherwise, the Be7 is lost. I’m surprised that I can’t find anything better - it looks completely crushing for White…

[@JeffMoche]

same thought

[@kuldhirsingh]

Thanks

[@manuelph168]

that evil laugh i am waiting for :) but i think this is the best simple way to counter the stafford, that's why i switched to petroff damiano gambit as black.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

So many fans for the evil laugh 😈😈

[@kuyadong6791]

19:13 - white must plays e6. If black replies with Bxb5, then exf7+ for white. Whether Kxf7 or Kf8, black lost his casting rights. Either of the said moves, white will recapture the light bishop and that is Nxb5. Therefore, 1. e6 , Bxb5 2. exf7+ , Kf8 3. Nxb5 (2) exf7+ , Kxf7 (3) Qe6+ , Kf8 or Ke8 (4) Nxb5 If black recaptures the e6, then... 1. e6 , fxe6 2. Bxd7+ , Qxd7 3. dxe6 , Qc6 4. O-O-O ,

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Although e6 looks good, d6 is a much powerful move! Black playing cxd6 would open up the e-file and the game is gone! If Bh4, then g3 wins the game.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@GMIgorSmirnov After d6, somebody wrote Bf8 saves black! Even though I disagree, what's the best continuation for white after Bf8?

[@Hematom87]

@@TheAnshuman1974 Perhaps now is the time for the e6 push!?

[@Zwischy]

1.d6 Bf8 2. e6! wins, I think?

[@Hondo-kj8hi]

🎉 Congrats on the 150k!! 🎉 Thanks for all of the help. I appreciate the effort in your vids!!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for your support! ❤️

[@green-zone36]

That crazy laugh near the end, on the right side, scared me and I lost focus and forget everything.

[@bzeliotis]

This is amazing. You're a great teacher and chess player!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks! 😃

[@mustaphakassab3943]

Amazing as usual .. thanks Igor 🌹🌹🌹

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

You're welcome!

[@Jamsville]

5:15 I just played a game and got this position, my opponent just played bishop c5 anyway and after dxc5, Qxd1, Kxd1, Nf2+ is winning my rook and I had a losing position.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

Instead of taking the bishop, play Be3 as per the plan.

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Now that you have watched this video, it's time to refute 'em all! 😉

[@808JuJu]

QUIZ ANSWER: Pxd6, blacks pawn on Pxc7 will either capture to defend bishop since it is pinned or will accept defeat and will castle or take your bishop on Bxb5 with their bishop on Bxe7. not only that but after capturing bishop you are also threatening queen with Pxd7 If they decide to take your bishop and ignore the threat you can end up capturing both bishops with your Knight

[@aaronbarlow4376]

7:59 Something you forgot to mention that if white takees the queen after black queen moves g4, Black bishop takes back and then you take the knight, black has Bf3 forking the knight and rook.

[@ajanyalonso8255]

Oh no…Eric’s gambit!

[@christiankreiner8155]

oh no.. my queen..

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

How did you like the refutation?

[@joshflood9274]

At 8:00, doesn’t Qxg4 make more sense since it trades the queens and forces bxg4 then you just capture the knight with Nxe4. Now you’re up a knight and pawn with queens off the board making it essentially impossible for black to come back

[@mychessnotebook8653]

Well, doesn't f3 win a knight? After Qxg4 Bxg4 Nxe4, look a little further. Black has Bf3, complicating matters. But White does come out a couple pawns ahead after Ng5.

[@DanacChess]

8:01 why not just queentrade and then grab the knight?

[@vaishnavisinghpanwar1231]

19:12 d6 attacking black bishop Captures captures Black bishop pinned to king BxB on b5 NXB supports d6 O-O d6XB we r one piece up now also Q AND R ON FORK Q move pawnX R The game is in winning position Black is left with R AND Q AND WORSE POSITION WE HAVE N Q R AND R AND GOOD POSITION😊

[@futuremagnus1393]

Igor and his brilliant best

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you!

[@abuzarkhanzada5440]

4:42 Pawn D4 : what if black plays bishop C5, and after pawn takes Bishop, black exchange queen, and then put fork with knight on F2 and takes whites king Rook

[@abuzarkhanzada5440]

At 4:40

[@sayafkhan748]

Indeed a refutation of Eric Rosen’s fav Stafford! D4 is so powerful

[@johnbales6478]

Thanks Eric for all of your so easy to understand and very comprehensive videos. You are really helping so many of us to improve our Chess and to more .thoroughly enjoy the game

[@bzeliotis]

His name is Igor! Eric is the IM who has made his name playing the Stafford. He's a great player too. But I feel that Igor here is running circles around him. I'm amazed at his excellent solutions and counter-attacks.

[@lesterreyes183]

19:18 Hahahaha! first time I've ever heard "please do not share this..." on a youtube video. I don't know why but I literally laughed for a good 5 seconds.

[@EvertfromNederland]

GM Igor, What if black sacrifices it's knight after pawn e5 and just plays bishop c5 right away? After you take on f6 it is Qxf6. Yes you are up a knight and a pawn but have no development, black threatens mate and you have little defensive options other than Q.e2 or to e3 or pawn e3. And after black castles there is a lot of pressure again. White is in front, but it is not a done deal.

[@tobias4411]

Worse for black, since after Qxf6, whites best move is Qf3 offering a queen trade. If black accepts White is then +4.1 in engine , and I wouldnt play as black here... Totally hopeless. Even if black refuses queen trade , (Qe7+ then Be2 to block and white still is much better +4.3.

[@sambarbasa1643]

I like it so much lines to refute Stafford gambit😃 . Iove it.

[@Chris-rb8ox]

I've been playing 5. d3 for a while now, with a lot of success, but this looks really good. Can't wait to give it a try heheheheheheheheh

[@dna3339]

Congratulations GM sir .

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thank you very much!

[@TakyonRyu]

Excellent video, Thanks!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it!

[@chilakashalemraju3668]

Outstanding. Thank you

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheIcecreamtaco]

Eric watching this like “oh no my stafford”

[@anessavillar539]

how about make a video against the englund gambit ala eric rosen after d4 e5 dxe5 Bc5 nf3 d6 exd6 Ne7

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Here's our video about the Englund Gambit - kzbin.info/www/bejne/n5Kxfmx3itOjp68

[@anessavillar539]

@@GMIgorSmirnov not the Qe7 line the line d4 e5 dxe5 Bc5 Nf3 d6 exd6 Ne7 line How to play Against it in white terms

[@Daniele.Rossini]

Stafford enjoyer here: they are trying to refute the Stafford for years... none of them did, Danya tryed too and then Schrantz found the magic line for Black, they are gonna refute even this line, also you didnt covered some other moves like 5. Nd4 for example... anyway i really like your channel, and for shure this is one of the best lines against the Stafford (before it evetually gets counter-refuted as well) so props to you, i keep following your channel with passion!

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Thanks for your support!

[@drpeterk1970]

@@GMIgorSmirnov love your work GM Igor! Love your cat in the background too :D Anyway, Eric Rosen has a video showing this line in one of his Stafford games, his opponent played this refuting line and Eric was beaten.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

Puzzle: White can play d6. If cxd6 then exd6 Bxb5 Nxb5 protecting the d pawn and threatening Nc7 fork. Now if Qc8, then Qxe7#. If Qd7, then Nxc7+ forking the king and rook. If Rc8 preventing Nc7, then dxe7 wins the bishop.

[@TheAnshuman1974]

Also, if after d6, black plays Bxb5, then Nxb5 cxd6 exd6, again pinning and winning the bishop on e7!

[@Veanules]

@@TheAnshuman1974 after d6 black can Bf8 and be fine

[@kuncogopuncog0]

@@Veanules not rly... after Bf8 white goes e6 and going to win material

[@TheAnshuman1974]

@@Veanules d6 Bf8 e6 fxe6 Qxe6+ Be7 dxe7

[@Veanules]

@@TheAnshuman1974 d6 Bf8 e6 Bxb5

[@apathyisFTW]

Refutation refuted: After 6.d4, black plays Bc5!? white foolishly accepts the bishop gambit, black trades queens on the open d file, then wins a pawn while forking the king and rook. White can't castle, and has a thorn of a knight on h1 that white can't capture for a couple moves. Works in bullet sometimes. (This is a joke)

[@Jamsville]

This just happened to me when I played that line lol. We need a refutation to this

[@violetasuklevska9074]

On Ne4 d4 Bc5 I have Be3 and on Ng4 d4 Bc5 I have f3 and you have to move your knight and I will win a piece. Although I'm not even fully convinced with your line as I can go Ke1 and after you take my rook I will get quick development, for instance Bd3 Be6 Nd2 0-0-0 Nf3 and my next few moves are Be3 Ke2 Rxh1 I'm up two pieces for a rook everything is nicely protected and I wish you good luck.

[@namedperson1436]

I think Igor and Eric should make a video about the counter gambit to the refutation of the refutation of the refutation of the Stafford gambit as black. Then the same video but for white

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

White can simply play 7.c3 and has a good position. Even if White takes 7.dxc5 Qxd1+ 8.Kxd1 Nxf2+ 9.Ke1 Nxh1, the evaluation is +1.7 as the knight on h1 is kind of trapped and White holds good.

[@eaglesclan2]

Eric:Oh no my gambit😀

[@darkrider7625]

push the d pawn?

[@williamclayton3164]

After 5) e5 Ng4 6)d4 Black could get saucy with Bc5!?….dxB QxQ ch KxQ Nxf2 forking or if Blacks Bishop is declined by 7)Be2 then Qxd4 QxQ BxQ

[@eatsleepjazz]

except the best move against e5 is Nd5. engine agrees. main trap being c4 then Nb4 black completely winning.

[@williamd2999]

Nd5 is actually the best move according to computer

[@ShapeShifter42]

Yes it is and therefore a bit sad that this is ignored in this video

[@williamd2999]

@@ShapeShifter42 lol it has been long time ago. Which part did I say nd5 is the best move?

[@gabrielknight553]

d6 ,Taking adv of the pin

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

Way to go! 🔥🔥

[@gabrielknight553]

@@GMIgorSmirnov yesssssss!

[@domidomi2593]

Stockfish says d3 is the best move tho, instead of e5

[@mjohnson2807]

Hey man, appreciate the video. A few tips, don't say redundant statements like "obviously you don't want to do that" or "there are plenty of good ideas" as it dilutes the quality overall. Just omit them and stick to quality moves/points. Best of luck!

[@brianbledsoe3758]

I am 7-0 against the Stafford. I thought it was hilarious. I guess they thought I was going 0-0

[@walkerb392]

Moral of the story: don't play any gambit against a grandmaster. Just join the masterclass and improve your gameplay..! ✌🏿

[@anti-nacl]

Eric Rosen POV: *PC shattering noises*

[@aaronjayeeduran2578]

oh noh the fav stafford gambit of eric rosen was refuted🤣🤣

[@ilyaibrahimovic9842]

Rosen himself showed a video of him losing to a Russian opponent in live blitz, and the white player started with e5

[@chessforfunonly1586]

quiz: d6!?

[@sangameshshiranal588]

Oh no Eric Rosen 🤭🤣🤣🤣

[@GMIgorSmirnov]

😁

[@joshash5944]

if 5. e5 Ne4 6. d4 Qh4 what's wrong with just Qf3? Black has nothing after 5. e5 The Stafford is rubbish!

[@Black-Jf]

Your move was so evil Igor, hahaha..

[@cryptonite8495]

I'm sure you don't really advise your students to resign after being down a knight in the opening.

[@starlymendez2269]

What????

[@Xinatre]

I love all gambits please stop this content :(