Chess openings / Indian Defense
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit (A51) starts 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5. In 3,035 games between strong players, White wins 51%, 10% are drawn and Black wins 39%; the most played move is 3.dxe5 (90%).
1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5
- ECO
- A51
- Games between strong players
- 3,035
- To move
- White
White wins, draws and Black wins, from this position.
What strong players play next
The moves played most from this position in over-the-board broadcasts and the Lichess Elite Database, how often, and how the games ended.
| Move | Played | Results | Leads to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.dxe5 | 90% (2,728) | Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted | |
| 3.Nc3 | 4% (110) | – | |
| 3.Nf3 | 3% (77) | – | |
| 3.d5 | 2% (65) | – | |
| 3.e3 | 2% (50) | – |
Where it comes from and where it goes
Branches from Indian Defense: Normal Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted 2,728 games
More Indian Defense lines
- Indian Defense 311,762 games
- Indian Defense: Knights Variation 85,131 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Nimzo-Indian 56,582 games
- Indian Defense: West Indian Defense 46,520 games
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System 13,418 games
- Indian Defense: Wade-Tartakower Defense 7,715 games
- Indian Defense: Spielmann-Indian 6,934 games
- Indian Defense: London System 5,955 games
- Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation 4,036 games
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line 2,297 games
- Indian Defense: Anti-Grünfeld, Alekhine Variation 1,690 games
- Indian Defense: Tartakower Attack 1,448 games
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