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C428 plies · white to move

Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit

The Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit is a chess opening classified under ECO code C42 in the Open Games & French Defense family, beginning with 1.e4 e5 or 1.e4 e6, including the Italian Game, Ruy Lopez, and French Defense. It is reached after 4 moves: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 4. Nxc6 dxc6. The resulting position leaves white to move.

1
White r
White b
White k
White q
White b
White n
White r
2
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
White p
3
4
White p
5
6
Black n
Black p
7
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
Black p
8h
Black r
g
f
Black b
e
Black k
d
Black q
c
Black b
b
a
Black r

Resulting Position