ECO C42

Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit

Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO C42. Its defining line here is 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6.

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1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6

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Opening name, ECO code, and main line come from the Lichess open chess openings dataset.

Other catalogued lines with this name

  • C42: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6

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