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[โ€“] mhague@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

What opening is that? Legal's mate is fun to go for (1350 blitz on lichess), but I only ever reach that kind of position as white.

[โ€“] melooone@feddit.de 6 points 5 months ago

It's the Stafford Gambit, made popular by Eric Rosen. It has a lot of different traps and is actually quite fun to play as black.