Stafford Gambit Accepted

[@MaXtreme91]

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 !

[@benshaw5382]

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.

[@sterre217]

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 :(

[@koszonet]

call an ambulance... but not for me

[@racool911]

@@benshaw5382 Or when you desperately look at another side of the board hoping they don't notice something.

[@davidmyles5033]

HAHAHAHA

[@rantnhnaketon]

White player: **Accepts stafford gambit** His kingside rook: *shit*

[@Nosikas]

His g pawn: **shit**

[@townsquare_chess]

L

[@moloukili2853]

His kingside rook:wtf was that

[@Kevin-pr1te]

Lol

[@vicentevazmarrone8362]

White player: *Declines stafford gambit* His queenside rook: shit

[@sidhaantnagpal586]

This is gonna blow up like crazy!!! I am a Stafford Gambit player and even I didn't know some of the lines!

[@sidhaantnagpal586]

@@MemeTDYT I sometimes play the fishing pole trap too!

[@amrqamhieh2797]

What if he played h2 to prevent my knight from attacking the f2 pawn what do u do then?

[@zahirj1]

What do you do if white moves queen to f3 after knight to e4

[@Chess_pro_-cy2mg]

I love this gambit

[@Sagar-wn1po]

please make a study on lichess and post the link here

[@aol_cad]

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

[@chesswebsite]

This is great. I've added it to my description as well. Thanks for doing this.

[@GasparMS9]

@@chesswebsite Hey, what about bishop to e5 directly?

[@andrewxu3602]

For 6:20, what if after Qh4 your opponent simply takes your knight with his?

[@harmanlidhar1439]

@@andrewxu3602 I’m not no expert but I could imagine just taking back with your queen forking the rook on h1

[@poojanchal]

@@harmanlidhar1439 the pawn isnt pushed yet

[@ratherduII]

Me: can't wait to use this Also me when playing: the person I'm playing doesn't do as the video says

[@user-wt9io3zk2u]

that means the opponent is playing bad you can just beat him without gambit🤗🤗

[@ryannoonan5518]

ᄋᄋ i tried againts stockfish and stockfish didnt play any of the lines either

[@reccemdown]

@@ryannoonan5518 did stockfish reject the gambit altogether or did they accept and play alternate lines?

[@ryannoonan5518]

Parker Hess i set it up so that the gambit was already accepted but after pawn takes on c6 white played f3 😐

[@flipmo1164]

I have lichess for two days. Have seen this video, first game, he did as he was supposed to an was mate in 7 :) KZbin is best

[@TodayFreedom]

The best chess guides on KZbin by FAR. Not only do you not go off into meaningless chat, but you also add the notation in the video description along with critical move time stamps. Thank you so much for all your effort- truly appreciated.

[@chesswebsite]

Thank you for the kind words. Glad to hear you find the content valuable. Best on KZbin means the world to me.

[@lolwhatyesme651]

Who's here after Rosen's video lol?

[@ryancattungal6473]

lolwhat yesme me

[@_saitama1566]

I love to learn gambits

[@aubie9844]

yup

[@anlichen8153]

Yup

[@charlesa1234]

In this video the Rosen's checkmate pattern was never covered

[@Icecrax]

Love this opening. Never seen it before. Definitely will try it.

[@jihyo8481]

Gambit?? or Opening

[@Andrew-ip7cd]

Eric rosen is somewhere yelling at you for not seeing it before

[@rafiy7150]

Oh no your queen

[@kiriman2489]

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

[@mislavivkovic9996]

No you wont mobody is so stupid to accept this

[@stuckupcurlyguy]

Literally just watching this video because people keep ganking me with the fucking Stafford Gambit on Lichess...

[@chesswebsite]

haha that's awesome. Did the video help? I need you to gank back and let them know you run this place.

[@zafk1147]

Don't accept this gambit bro ._.

[@aguy4noreason848]

I think I would fall for most of those traps myself. Can’t wait to try this one on my coworkers over lunch

[@6arybr33n]

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!

[@chesswebsite]

That's awesome. Welcome to Petrov family.

[@juansinmiedo7096]

¡Gracias!

[@houstonwelch4253]

This really is one of the deadliest openings I’ve seen so far. So note to self: never accept.

[@Dortchskii]

Just don’t let that knight get to e4 it’s a knightmare to deal with

[@lan6523]

@@Dortchskii the pun

[@mjfolkerts]

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.

[@maiageia1240]

@@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.

[@EmptyJarDoto]

@@maiageia1240 the threats aren't that unlimited if you play the main line as white and easily stabilise with a +2 from move 5

[@sidhaantnagpal586]

This is so comprehensive! I love this!!!

[@Zenitself]

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

[@jondavis2748]

Watching your channel has improved my play in 2 days went from 1413 to 1521 your a good explainer n thank you 👍👍

[@chesswebsite]

That's awesome to hear.

[@AdityaPal_sciencepal]

Eric Rosen would be proud !!

[@devinaakumaran7221]

I think this is the best tricks i ever played won around 150 players with this and won a lot of tournaments tq bro

[@obodaidaniel1291]

What happens when at move 7 white plays Qe2 to prevent the threat?

[@niranam7680]

1:53 what if white move queen to e2 ?

[@SH-gc2ct]

You play Qh4

[@Frazer777]

Stockfish plays pawn F3 and this prevents everything from working...

[@makytondr8607]

Yeah but people watch Finegold so...

[@excalibur5434]

Maky Tondr ew imagine watching fine gold yuck

[@hueysharapova7175]

@@makytondr8607 Why would anyone do that

[@oliversmith9737]

If trying to gambit a bot, reconsider life

[@hueysharapova7175]

@@oliversmith9737 I think he just means he learned how to refute the gambit by looking at what a program does. Reconsider youtube commenting.

[@oru]

what about Qe2 after Knight to e4 at the opening?

[@bitoybicol4087]

Very informative channel. Hope you feature more gambit openings. Thanks & more power.

[@dyland3tv997]

what do i do if my opponent plays Qe2 on the first theory.?

[@joshuaburlacu7787]

This keeps stopping me too

[@fla3368]

I looked this video exactly to see if there was theory about that

[@eimai-arrwstos]

what about queen to e2 in the first variation?

[@rensbens4293]

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

[@ferroisss]

thx

[@jerrywalo3368]

Me: Wow what a good opening let me try it Also me: *forgets what to do when playing against a person*

[@kapjoteh]

You haven’t repeated it enough

[@ThePoisonedPotion]

10:19 what if they play h3 or Be3?

[@mattkutcher3438]

Bro every time I play the stafford white plays bishop e3 and I swear there’s no good way to proceed

[@ddavid29]

5:57 the threat is check mate on f7 .. not taking the rook

[@nomnom1774]

f2?

[@VrunsaPOS]

10:17 what if white plays pawn to f3?

[@educat1on166]

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

[@ErmisSouldatos]

11:10 this is an alternative Legal Mate, isn't it?

[@federiconunezregueiro8046]

NIce one, will try it. WAiting for the declined version.

[@federiconunezregueiro8046]

Thanks

[@PeterParker-jo9fx]

what about white pawn f3 after you play biship c5. you cant move your knight to g4.

[@nickolaskowala2185]

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 :)

[@toru_dj_uk]

3:48 seconds - what can black do from here? I can't find anything that keeps up good % of winning

[@imperialrecker7111]

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.

[@vicentevazmarrone8362]

bro u the best chess teacher on yt, lov yo vids

[@victorsantorofernandes8710]

1:32 -> e5 4:06 -> e5, d3 6:24 -> e5, Nc3 9:24 -> d3 12:50 -> Nc3

[@HeyltsKenzi]

thanx bro it really helped

[@CS-zo7wx]

You’re the real mvp

[@julianroffman3921]

What happens if after bc5 they play h3?

[@cxmrade9163]

Wow...this seems rlly nice and u make great content so I’m honored to me subscribed

[@SneakeZtv]

7:39: couldn't the opponent move queen F3 attacking your Knight?

[@ILLEAGLExxx]

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.

[@chesswebsite]

Glad you enjoyed it.

[@Tejoz]

What if at 9:44 be2? The idea is c3 d4 to block the dark bishop?

[@robertbrandywine]

Skip to 00:24 for the Stafford Gambit. Up to that he is showing what *isn't* the Stafford Gambit.

[@djordjepetrovic5630]

9:41 what if he plays bishop to e3?

[@SandstormGD2025]

Could you do a renewed top ten favorite chess opening list? You havent done one in like, 6 years lmao

[@roybraym]

10:24 What if white move is Be2?

[@dileepvr]

What if white plays pawn G3 at 3:19?

[@7cjk]

What about 4…dxc 5.d3 Bc5 6.Be2 how would you proceed as black? A buddy ran into this and we had trouble finding the best course of play

[@waelofwallstreet]

3:34, what if white plays pawn g3 now?

[@ciankai]

Where is the video going over the declined line? I can't find it

[@4ll3n]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2Gxc6uHnqaEms0

[@АлександрЗибик-ь5с]

Thanks for this instructive video, now I know how to open up my opponent's annoying defences.

[@georgekaufer6738]

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

[@serrie85]

What I face most now is d3 and after Bc5, Be2 or h3, preventing knight going to g4. I know I have to throw in h5 somewhere but how to continue attacking? Unfortunatly you didn't show any Be2 or h3 lines.

[@kirkbrogers]

3:01 why do you have to move that pawn first? Why not just pull the bishop out to g4.

[@BamB00zled100]

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

[@danieldupless6349]

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.

[@bs932]

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.

[@dudemanaric]

On what move?

[@divyanshusaini6154]

Couldn't find declined line video. Please help.

[@TheTuneAce]

Maybe I'm missing what you mean by "black is down a pawn *and* a material" What material? Black is only down a pawn

[@sankypants]

Nc6 knight?

[@ryderkirby1]

pawn in material

[@JT_Howls]

1:26 most times i encounter Qxf3 and i cant find any good moves after

[@ilyalobanov2362]

Awesome video for this gambit! thumb up for sure. Thank you

[@NabilBreda]

at 5:53 why not knight G3?

[@divyanshusaini6154]

Declined line please... someone?... I couldn't find it!

[@mdnazeer6025]

1:34 What if white play Qe2?

[@ericberman_]

Can you please make a video with white playing stronger moves like h3?

[@j-r-m7775]

Yeah I get H3 played against me every time I try this and it seems to shut down all of my ideas.

[@kannankarmegam5559]

Love it such a amazing analyses

[@kapitan472]

so if my opponent goes at the very begining with Quenn e2 it wont work?

[@hc433]

How do you handle Be2 at 12:50?

[@snowbrover7491]

Very good explanation of this thanks

[@ryanhalpert9245]

This is a really good video with all the lines.

[@denami8993]

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)...

[@Sagar-wn1po]

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.

[@-petrichor-7263]

0:09 Knight c6?

[@geektome4781]

At 2:40, if Black plays Nc3, isn’t White’s queen trapped?

[@teiaperigosa]

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)

[@Golfina19]

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.

[@thegorn]

Nc5 bringing knight back, or Bf5 protecting the knight.

[@edenhawk2425]

5:13 Qf2 mat !

[@spectrefzier4626]

its white's move after queen h4,so white moves g3 avoiding mate

[@ironlionzion1380]

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 🤔

[@quangtruong3101]

If bishop go e3 (9:23) then what should I do ?

[@fusion325]

3:16, what about black pawn g3?

[@hamzaabuhassan9863]

Knight captures pawn, if the pawn on g1 captures then the queen captures rook, and if pawn on f2 captures then Queen to E4 and either the bishop or rook will fall

[@Ling__Ling__]

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.

[@LeGiTBeAsT223]

9:31 and 13:14 for couple diff variations

[@martinrlevine3511]

In the e5 line, the video neglects to mention (after Black plays Qh4) that White can play Nxe4, and White should be fine after Black plays Qxe4 inviting White's response Qe2. Black moves its Q, and White plays c3 intending d4 to protect the e5 pawn and solidify White's position.

[@martinrlevine3511]

In my above comment, I am referring to the position arising in the e5 line after White plays N3 and Black plays Qh4.

[@ryangillespie-breslo4462]

e5 1:30, d4 1:57, d3 4:06, Nc3 6:24

[@SeekAndDestroyTM]

Ke2 is not just checkmate with Bg4++, but can also be mate with Qf2++

[@colm2612]

What if white plays Queen to e2?

[@amankushwaha6849]

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.

[@vape669]

d3 - 9:20 kb3 - 13:00

[@eduardwerner3087]

At 14:14, why don’t you take on f2 immediately?

[@broncogray1483]

Because if you wait you can threaten mate, and place white in an awful position.

[@galahadgarza6905]

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!

[@jeanefpraxiadis1128]

So which one is the refutation? The line where white is better or a pawn up I mean.

[@avatarnikita8915]

Hey can you make another video on the stafford gambit? I really enjoy it and want to learn more variations about it!

[@ardaalkan2372]

so what to do if white pawn just steps up to h3? that just kinda disables the knight..

[@julitoireneojr9587]

Thanks for the demo and explanation

[@chesswebsite]

You are very welcome.

[@marcoscabezolajr.8408]

what about after black knight to e5 after pawn push, they go qe2

[@malcolm_in_the_middle]

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?

[@nileshgosavii]

15:12 At this position what if the opponent plays d4??

[@jasoncostan1632]

You take the free queen

[@INRSuperChat]

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.

[@tagreen1235]

is there a declined vid

[@zarintasnim4093]

I studied this opening thoroughly but how should I play if my opponent responds to it like: 1.e4-e5 2.Nf3-Nf6 3.Nxe5-Nc6 4.Nxc6-dxc6 5.d3-Bc5 6.Be2-h5 7.c3

[@danielwang1769]

0:10 it's nf6 not nc6

[@chesswebsite]

I made a mistake and said the wrong square.

[@stevebee92653]

What happens if when knight to e4....q to f3. The knight gets attacked and has to move multiple times.