Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5
The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted is a chess opening classified as ECO A51, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5. 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 9,840 times by this move order. White won 50%, 4% were drawn and Black won 46%. The most popular continuation is 3… Ng4 (85% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.61 (Stockfish, depth 57; best line 3… Ng4 4. e3 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Nc3)
- ECO
- A51
- Moves
- 5 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 655 | |
| 1500-1999 | 5,677 | |
| 2000+ | 3,508 | |
| All | 9,840 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3… Ng4 Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line | 8,346 (85%) | |
| 3… Ne4 Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense | 1,458 (15%) | |
| 3… Bb4+ | 20 (0%) | |
| 3… Ng8 | 10 (0%) | |
| 3… Nh5 | 2 (0%) | |
| 3… Bc5 | 1 (0%) | |
| 3… d6 | 1 (0%) |
Master games
1 over-the-board game is classified under this line (White 0%, draw 0%, Black 100%). The strongest:
- FM Lamine Brahami (2194) – FM Ruben Gideon Koellner (2441) 0-1 · Speed Chess GP2 2021 · 2021-09-25
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- LegendOfTheLounge (2720) – GolfeDuMorbihan (2689) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
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- gammadrill (2590) – bombokobombo123456 (2759) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Fajarowicz Defense A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted, Main Line A52 · 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.