Stafford Gambit Declined: Chess Opening

The Stafford Gambit derives from the Petrov Defense, but white does not have to accept the gambit. In this video we will look at how play continues if white plays 4. d4, 4. Nf3, or 4. f4 after the beginning 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6.

You can check out the Accepted Line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CcE_gqKJD6U&t=24s

For links to specific variations:
4. d4 1:51
4. Nf3 6:22
4. f4 13:10

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PGN of moves from the video:
1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. Nxe5 Nc6 (3… d6) 4. d4 (4. Nf3 Nxe4 5. Nc3 (5. Qe2 Qe7
6. d3 Nf6 7. Nc3 d5)5… d5 (5… Nxc3)6. Qe2 Bb4 7. d3 O-O 8. dxe4 dxe4 9. Nd2
Nd4 10. Qc4 (10. Qh5 Nxc2+ 11. Kd1)(10. Qd1 Bg4 11. Qxg4 (11. Ne2 Qh4)11…
Nxc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxa1 13. Qxe4 Re8 14. Qxb4 Re1+ 15. Kxe1 Nc2+ 16. Kd1 Nxb4)10…
Be6 11. Qxb4 Nxc2+ 12. Kd1 Nxb4) (4. f4 Nxe5 5. fxe5 Nxe4 6. Nc3 (6. g3 d5 7.
exd6 (7. d3 Ng5)7… Bxd6)(6. Qh5)6… Qh4+ 7. g3 Nxg3 8. hxg3 Qxg3+ 9. Ke2
d5)(4. Nxc6 dxc6) 4… Nxe5 (4… Qe7 5. Nxc6 (5. Nc3 Nxe5 6. dxe5 Qxe5 7. f4
(7. Bd3 Bb4 8. O-O (8. Bd2 d5)8… Bxc3 9. bxc3)7… Qe6 8. e5 (8. f5 Qe5)8…
Bb4)5… Qxe4+ 6. Be2 (6. Be3 dxc6 7. Nc3 Bb4)(6. Qe2 Qxe2+ 7. Bxe2 dxc6 8. Nc3
Bf5)6… dxc6 7. O-O Be6) 5. dxe5 Nxe4 6. Bc4