Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit
ECO C42 · 5,304 games · White to move
What gets played next
| Move | Games | Share | White / draw / Black | Leads to |
|---|
| Nxc6 | 4,382 | 82.6% | | |
| Nf3 | 427 | 8.1% | | |
| d4 | 285 | 5.4% | | |
| Nxf7 | 153 | 2.9% | | |
| Nc4 | 30 | 0.6% | | |
A further 27 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.
How this line is reached
Other lines in this family
Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 4. Nxc6 dxc64,371Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. d3 Bc52,210Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. Nc3 Bc51,369Petrov's DefenseC42…15,292Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d66,237Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d6 4. Nf35,386Petrov's DefenseC42… 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe45,273Classical AttackC42… 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. d42,112Damiano VariationC42… 3... Nxe41,544Cozio AttackC42… 3... d6 4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Qe21,053
All 33 lines in the family
Data: 4 million rated games from the Lichess open database (CC0), both players 1600+, blitz and slower. Popular is not the same as good.