In this video - the first of a series - I offer a detailed analysis of the Stafford Gambit, an opening variation for Black that has become immensely popular in the last few months. I show how White can accept and keep the sacrificed pawn, rebuffing all of Black's attempts to create counterplay and keeping Black's possibility for tricks to a minimum.

- A summary of my proposed refutation can be found starting at 23:50.
- One of IM Eric Rosen's many fantastic videos on the Stafford, in which he carefully reviews many of Black's traps, can be found here:    • The Trappiest Opening in Chess? | Win...  
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