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

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1.d4Nf62.c4e53.dxe5Ng44.Bf4
Live databaseLichess 1600–2000 · blitz + rapid
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Rubinstein Variation700k games · Black to move
MoveWhite / draw / BlackPlayedGamesScore
62%432k45%
13%91k44%
11%79k34%
11%74k49%
2%14k45%
0.7%4.9k48%
0.5%3.2k40%
0.1%53930%
0.1%44535%
0%34141%
Famous games in this line1.4k master games
Le, Quang Liem (2709) – Mamedyarov, S. (2767)20221–0Eljanov, Pavel (2716) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2742)20080–1Van Wely, Loek (2681) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2760)2008½–½Wojtaszek, R. (2711) – Jobava, Ba (2710)20140–1Khairullin, Ildar (2658) – Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar (2753)20131–0Karpov, Anatoly (2725) – Short, Nigel D (2685)19921–0Eljanov, P. (2732) – Mamedov, Rau (2660)2014½–½Vidit, S. (2727) – Ponkratov, P. (2641)20221–0
Heroes of this opening Le, Quang Liem · Mamedyarov, Shakhriyar · Jobava, Ba · Khairullin, Ildar
Family
Indian Defense
Category
Indian
First move
1.d4
ECO
A52
Line
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4
Gambit
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Indian Defense: Omega Gambit, Arafat Gambit2.e4 Nxe4 3.Bd3 Nf6 4.Bg5Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon2.g4 Nxg4 3.f3 Nf6 4.e4Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation4.Nf3
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