Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3
The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Adler Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A52, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 4,686 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 4… Bc5 (47% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.50 (Stockfish, depth 52; best line 4… Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Nc3 O-O 7. Nd4)
- ECO
- A52
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 308 | |
| 1500-1999 | 2,981 | |
| 2000+ | 1,397 | |
| All | 4,686 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Bc5 | 2,189 (47%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 1,984 (42%) | |
| 4… d6 | 395 (8%) | |
| 4… Bb4+ | 88 (2%) | |
| 4… Qe7 | 13 (0%) | |
| 4… Nxf2 | 5 (0%) | |
| 4… f6 | 3 (0%) | |
| 4… d5 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
1,750 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 45%, draw 17%, Black 38%). The strongest:
- KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) – ScorpioNN 3.0.15.5 (3514) 1-0 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-26
- ScorpioNN 3.0.15.5 (3514) – KomodoDragon 2885.00 (3590) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 22 Premier 2022 · 2022-03-24
- Ethereal 12.43 (3470) – ScorpioNN 3.0.8.3 (3448) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-24
- ScorpioNN 3.0.8.3 (3448) – Ethereal 12.43 (3470) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 19 Premier 2020 · 2020-09-20
- GM Anish Giri (2782) – GM Shakhriyar Mamedyarov (2801) 1-0 · chess.com Speed 5m+1spm 2018 · 2018-09-07
Highest-rated Lichess games
- Knuspermeister2 (2716) – GrandMMaratSamarkand (2647) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- gammadrill (2590) – bombokobombo123456 (2759) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
- LeelaChess-Zero_0 (2674) – bombokobombo123456 (2666) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4
More Indian Defense lines (all)
- Indian Defense: Pseudo-Benko A43
- Indian Defense (1. d4 Nf6) A45
- Indian Defense: Accelerated London System A45
- Indian Defense: Gedult Attack A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit Accepted A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Maltese Falcon A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Oshima Defense A45
- Indian Defense: Gibbins-Weidenhagen Gambit, Stummer Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Lazard Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Maddigan Gambit A45
- Indian Defense: Omega Gambit A45
Opening names and moves from the Lichess openings dataset; statistics from the Lichess open database, 2026-09 (CC0), sample of 12.6 million games, bots excluded; evaluations from Lichess cloud analysis (all CC0). Master games from The Week in Chess #920–#1664 by Mark Crowther, used with permission.