Chess Opening Theory/1. d4/1...Nf6/2. c4/2...e5

Budapest Gambit
a b c d e f g h
8a8 black rookb8 black knightc8 black bishopd8 black queene8 black kingf8 black bishopg8 black kingh8 black rook8
7a7 black pawnb7 black pawnc7 black pawnd7 black pawne7 black kingf7 black pawng7 black pawnh7 black pawn7
6a6 black kingb6 black kingc6 black kingd6 black kinge6 black kingf6 black knightg6 black kingh6 black king6
5a5 black kingb5 black kingc5 black kingd5 black kinge5 black pawnf5 black kingg5 black kingh5 black king5
4a4 black kingb4 black kingc4 white pawnd4 white pawne4 black kingf4 black kingg4 black kingh4 black king4
3a3 black kingb3 black kingc3 black kingd3 black kinge3 black kingf3 black kingg3 black kingh3 black king3
2a2 white pawnb2 white pawnc2 black kingd2 black kinge2 white pawnf2 white pawng2 white pawnh2 white pawn2
1a1 white rookb1 white knightc1 white bishopd1 white queene1 white kingf1 white bishopg1 white knighth1 white rook1
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Position in Forsyth-Edwards Notation (FEN)
Moves: 1.d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
ECO code: A51-A52
Parent: Indian Defence

Budapest Gambit

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The move 2...e5 introduces the Budapest Gambit and is an energetic gambit. At first glance it seems to lose a pawn, however the pawn if taken is normally returned so that White avoids tactical issues. The resulting positions can lead to White having a slender advantage of having the bishop pair.

Theory table

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For explanation of theory tables, see theory table and for notation, see algebraic notation.

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5

3 4 5 6 7
Fajarowicz gambit dxe5
Ne4
Nf3
Nc6
a3
d6
Qc2
Bf5
Nc3
Nxf2
+=
Adler variation ...
Ng4
Nf3
Bc5
e3
Nc6
Be2
O-O
O-O
Re8
+=
Rubinstein variation ...
...
Bf4
Nc6
Nf3
Bb4+
Nbd2
Qe7
e3
Ngxe5
+=
...
...
...
...
...
...
Nc3
Bxc3+
bxc3
Qe7
+=
...
...
...
g5
Bg3
Bg7
Nf3
Nc6
Nc3
Ngxe5
+=
Alekhine variation ...
...
e4
Nxe5
f4
Nec6
a3
a5
Be3
Na6
=
d5
Bc5
e3
d6
=