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Stafford

Number of games in database: 1
Years covered: 1950


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Stafford's first name is unknown, and he has only one game in the database, his 6-move correspondence win in I Lowens vs Stafford, 1950. Nonetheless, the Stafford Gambit (1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nxe5 Nc6?!), recently popularized by IM Eric Rosen and other streamers, is named for him. The first known game with it is actually NN vs Staunton, 1857, but Staunton lost his game and already had a gambit bearing his name.

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Game  ResultMoves YearEvent/LocaleOpening
1. I Lowens vs Stafford 0-161950corrC42 Petrov Defense

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Oct-28-09
Premium Chessgames Member
  OhioChessFan: Two Soldiers

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Mar-31-24
Premium Chessgames Member
  GrahamClayton: Stafford may be Edward Stafford Northam (b. Oct-18-1927, Lansing, MI; d. Mar-13-2010, Orono, ME).

https://www.edwardnortham.com/index...

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