Chess Opening Theory/1. e4/1...e5/2. Nf3/2...Nf6/3. Nxe5/3...Nc6/4. Nxc6/4...dxc6/5. e5/5...Ne4/6. f3

Stafford Gambit
a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h
Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN) r1bqkb1r/ppp2ppp/2p5/4P3/4n3/5P2/PPPP2PP/RNBQKB1R b
Moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6 5. e5 Ne4 6. f3

Stafford Gambit

6.f3??

6. f3 is a tempting move to kick out the knight from the center, but allows a devastating check from Black. After 6...Qh4+, 7.Ke2 immediately loses with a forced checkmate (see below). The other option is 7.g3 Nxg3, losing a rook for a knight and destroying the kingside.

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h
8									8
7									7
6									6
5									5
4									4
3									3
2									2
1									1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h

6...Qh4+ 7.Ke2 Qf2+ 8.Kd3 Bf5 9.fxe4 O-O-O+ 10.Kc4 Qd4+ 11.Kb3 Qb4#