Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4
The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation is a chess opening classified as ECO A52, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4. It is a line of the Indian Defense. Black is to move. 2 named lines continue from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 731 times by this move order. White won 55%, 5% were drawn and Black won 40%. The most popular continuation is 4… Nxe5 (79% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.48 (Stockfish, depth 51; best line 4… Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Nc3 Bc5 7. Qg4)
- ECO
- A52
- Moves
- 7 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 24 | |
| 1500-1999 | 379 | |
| 2000+ | 328 | |
| All | 731 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 4… Nxe5 Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation | 575 (79%) | |
| 4… d6 Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense | 89 (12%) | |
| 4… Bc5 | 21 (3%) | |
| 4… Nc6 | 15 (2%) | |
| 4… h5 | 13 (2%) | |
| 4… Bb4+ | 11 (2%) | |
| 4… Nxf2 | 5 (1%) | |
| 4… d5 | 2 (0%) |
Master games
28 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 68%, draw 18%, Black 14%). The strongest:
- IM Igor Janik (2467) – IM Vojtech Zwardon (2479) 1-0 · Anti-cheating Blitz Cup · 2020-05-20
- GM Ventzislav Inkiov (2460) – FM Francois Godart (2317) 1-0 · 27th Avoine Open · 2012-07-26
- FM Zbynek Vrbata (2331) – IM Vojtech Zwardon (2408) 0-1 · ch-CZE Blitz 2017 · 2017-12-30
- GM Milosz Szpar (2518) – CM Volen Dyulgerov (2181) 1-0 · 1st 3-0 Thu 23rd Jul 2026 · 2026-07-23
- IM Polina Shuvalova (2502) – CM Volen Dyulgerov (2181) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tue 19th May 2026 · 2026-05-19
Highest-rated Lichess games
- SerHio1963 (2497) – EpicEffects (2518) 1-0 · 2026-09-05 · 180 + 0s
- Mitichkin_Ivan (2510) – EpicEffects (2504) 0-1 · 2026-09-01 · 180 + 0s
- FM sergeikim2003 (2517) – Chu-do (2495) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Abonyi Variation A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line, Alekhine Variation, Tartakower Defense A52 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6
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.