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Stafford gambit with 5. Nc3
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
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Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3
ECO code: C42
Parent: Stafford gambit

5. Nc3

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5. Nc3 protects e4 with a natural developing move. White may have held off on d3 hoping to play d4 in one move, but will find that difficult without a knight on f3 or a pawn on c3 to support it.

Black's move is invariant: the standard Stafford idea, 5...Bc5, to coordinate with ...Ng4 and attack f2. White must prevent ...Ng4.

History

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This is the refutation recommended by Grandmaster Eugene Perelshteyn.[1] Though sharp, 5. Nc3 playable as long as White avoids 5...Bc5 6. Be2?? and 5. Nc3 Bc5 6. h3 h5 7. Be2??.

Theory table

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References

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  1. ↑ Eugene Perelshteyn, 2020. GM Eugene Perelshteyn Teaches You How to Refute the Stafford Gambit! Youtube.


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Chess Opening Theory
1. e4 e5
Open games
2. Nf3
2...Nc6
3. Bb5
Spanish
3. Bc4
Italian
3. Nc3
Three knights
Other
2...Nf6
Russian
2...d6
Philidor
Other
2. f4
King's gambit
2...exf4
Accepted
Other
Declined
2. Nc3
Vienna
Other
1. e4 c5
Sicilian
2. Nf3
2...Nc6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...Nc6 other
2...d6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...d6 other
2...e6 3. d4 cxd4 4. Nxd4
2...e6 other
Others
Anti-Sicilians
1. e4 e6
French
1. e4 c6
Caro-Kann
1. e4 other
1. d4 d5
Closed games
2. c4
Queen's gambit
2. Nc3
2. other
1. d4 Nf6
Indian
2. c4 e6
2. c4 g6
2. c4 other
2. Nf3
2. other:
1. d4 f5
Dutch
1. d4 ...other:
1. Nf3
Zukertort
Flank
Unorthodox
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