Outfox the Stafford Gambit by Jack Rabuck

Shut Down the Stafford Gambit with Simplicity

The Stafford Gambit has run amok! Despite its dubious nature, it continues to wreak havoc at all levels in blitz and rapid chess. Isn’t there a simple way to punish it?

There is! And in this course by community author Jack Rabuck, you can learn how to outfox the Stafford Gambit with simple, effective solutions against 45 of Black’s most common responses found in online chess.

With an early h3, you’ll immediately cut out most of Black’s most venomous attacks and ask them a simple question: “What are you going to do now?”

The answer is “not much!”, but you’ll be equipped with an answer to each of the most common methods Black has left. In fact, all the lines in this course are based on the most commonly played moves on lichess after 6.h3, so this course will teach you practical chess for real results!

♞ Put a damper on White’s h-file attack. One of the most common ways Black plays against your h3 idea is a …h5, lending aid to a kingside attack. Flip the script on them with shrewd counterplay, including a brilliant queen sacrifice in some lines!

♞ Take the steam out of Black’s queenside pawn storms. Since you’ll have the kingside on lockdown, Black will often resort to queenside play – you’ll learn how to shut it down and continue with your own attack

♞ Duck and weave Black’s sacrifices and berserker attacks. Stafford Gambit players aren’t afraid to throw the kitchen sink at you – learn how to parry the threats and come out on top

Not only does this course cover all these responses from Black with simple trainable lines, you’ll see model games by amateurs and masters showing these ideas in action – and winning!