Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5
The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A52, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 575 times by this move order. White won 54%, 6% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 5. f4 (68% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.79 (Stockfish, depth 46; best line 5. Nc3 Bb4 6. f4 Bxc3+ 7. bxc3 Nec6)
- ECO
- A52
- Moves
- 8 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 17 | |
| 1500-1999 | 288 | |
| 2000+ | 270 | |
| All | 575 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 5. f4 | 389 (68%) | |
| 5. Nf3 | 79 (14%) | |
| 5. Nc3 | 70 (12%) | |
| 5. Bf4 | 15 (3%) | |
| 5. Be3 | 8 (1%) | |
| 5. a3 | 4 (1%) | |
| 5. Be2 | 3 (1%) | |
| 5. b3 | 3 (1%) |
Master games
350 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 53%, draw 15%, Black 32%). The strongest:
- Stoofvlees II d9 (3541) – Reckless 0.10.0-dev-9057bc13 (3749) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 29 Gambit Bonus 2026 · 2026-05-28
- Stockfish 20210113 (3601) – LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-19
- LCZero 0.27.0d-Tilps-dje-magic_JH.94-100 (3586) – Stockfish 20210113 (3601) 1/2-1/2 · TCEC 20 Superfinal 2020 · 2021-01-19
- GM Mustafa Yilmaz (2587) – GM Samuel Sevian (2689) 1-0 · Julius Baer Gen Cup P/I m D3 · 2024-09-26
- GM Santosh Gujrathi Vidit (2720) – GM Al Modiahki, M. (2542) 0-1 · FIDE World Rapid Team · 2024-08-02
Highest-rated Lichess games
- FM sergeikim2003 (2517) – Chu-do (2495) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
- Sombralos (2480) – Darth__Nihilus (2517) 1-0 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- joddle (2572) – zyzzchess (2413) 1-0 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4
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.