"Stafford gambit" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: Stafford gambits [plural]
Etymology: Named after Joseph C. Stafford who famously won a correspondence game with this opening in 1950. Head templates: {{en-noun}} Stafford gambit (plural Stafford gambits)
  1. A chess opening deriving from the Petrov Defence (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6) after which black gives up its king's pawn and plays the queen's knight to the C file (3. Nxe5 Nc6), especially when followed by (4. Nxc6 dxc6). Categories (topical): Chess openings
    Sense id: en-Stafford_gambit-en-noun-6kiTvxQd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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