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Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit Accepted

ECO C42 · 4,371 games · White to move

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6
47% White4% Draw49% Black
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What gets played next

MoveGamesShareWhite / draw / BlackLeads to
d32,23951.2%
Nc31,12825.8%
e556112.8%
f31112.5%
Bc4912.1%
Be2531.2%
d4491.1%
Bd3290.7%
Qe2290.7%
c3230.5%
h3190.4%

A further 39 games played a rarer move, or ended right here.

How this line is reached

King's Pawn Game 1. e4King's Pawn Game 1... e5King's Knight Opening 2. Nf3Petrov's Defense 2... Nf6Petrov's Defense 3. Nxe5Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit 3... Nc6Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit Accepted 4... dxc6

Other lines in this family

Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 5. d3 Bc52,210Stafford Gambit AcceptedC42… 5. Nc3 Bc51,369Stafford GambitC42…5,304Petrov'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.