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Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation

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1.d4Nf62.c4e53.dxe5Ng44.e4

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Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation247k games · Black to move

MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore

Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation198k46%

Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense24k50%

9.7k25%

5.9k28%

3.4k45%

3.2k55%

1.7k43%

63149%

9935%

3030%

Famous games in this line231 master games

Bacrot, Etienne (2594) – Shirov, Alexei (2751)20000–1 Yilmaz, M. (2587) – Sevian, Samuel (2689)20241–0 Vidit, S. (2720) – Al Modiahki, M. (2542)20240–1 Cheparinov, I. (2682) – Al Modiahki, M. (2549)20141–0 Ivanchuk, Vassily (2710) – Budnikov, Alexandar (2520)19930–1 Dautov, Rustem (2625) – Van Wely, Loek (2570)1994½–½ Fridman, D. (2647) – Miezis, N. (2496)20151–0 Dautov, Rustem (2595) – Blatny, Pavel (2480)19911–0

Heroes of this opening Shirov, Alexei · Yilmaz, M. · Al Modiahki, M. · Cheparinov, I.

Family: Indian Defense
Category: Indian
First move: 1.d4
ECO: A52
Line: 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4

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Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation4…Nxe5 Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense4…d6

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Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit2.e4 Nxe4 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.Bg5 Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon2.g4 Nxg4 3.f3 Nf6 4.e4 Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation4.Nf3

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