Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit
1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
The Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit is a chess opening classified as ECO A51, reached after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5. It is a line of the Indian Defense. White is to move. 1 named line continues from this position.
In 12.6 million rated Lichess games (blitz and slower), this position was reached 16,021 times by this move order. White won 48%, 5% were drawn and Black won 47%. The most popular continuation is 3. dxe5 (61% of games).
Engine evaluation: +0.85 (Stockfish, depth 48; best line 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6)
- ECO
- A51
- Moves
- 4 plies
- FEN
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1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5
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Results by rating
| Average rating | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 0-1499 | 1,238 | |
| 1500-1999 | 9,991 | |
| 2000+ | 4,792 | |
| All | 16,021 |
Most played moves
| Move | Games | White / draw / Black |
|---|---|---|
| 3. dxe5 Budapest Gambit Accepted | 9,840 (61%) | |
| 3. d5 | 2,946 (18%) | |
| 3. Nc3 | 1,621 (10%) | |
| 3. e3 | 863 (5%) | |
| 3. Nf3 | 526 (3%) | |
| 3. Bg5 | 134 (1%) | |
| 3. g3 | 51 (0%) | |
| 3. a3 | 15 (0%) |
Master games
547 over-the-board games are classified under this line (White 35%, draw 15%, Black 50%). The strongest:
- GM Alireza Firouzja (2737) – GM Samuel Sevian (2687) 1-0 · Bullet Chess Winners 2024 · 2024-06-10
- GM Aleksandr Rakhmanov (2653) – GM Pavel Ponkratov (2650) 1-0 · Smyslov Region Group Cup · 2021-08-16
- GM Alexey Sarana (2643) – GM Pavel Ponkratov (2650) 1/2-1/2 · Smyslov Region Group Cup · 2021-08-16
- GM Rinat Jumabayev (2637) – GM Ivajlo Enchev (2501) 1/2-1/2 · Titled Tuesday 20th Apr · 2021-04-20
- GM Alexey Sarana (2717) – GM Aman Hambleton (2420) 1-0 · Titled Tue 22nd Oct Early · 2024-10-22
Search all games of the Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit and its sub-variations
Highest-rated Lichess games
- LegendOfTheLounge (2720) – GolfeDuMorbihan (2689) 0-1 · 2026-09-06 · 180 + 0s
- Knuspermeister2 (2716) – GrandMMaratSamarkand (2647) 1-0 · 2026-09-04 · 180 + 2s
- gammadrill (2590) – bombokobombo123456 (2759) 0-1 · 2026-09-07 · 180 + 0s
Comes from
Indian Defense: Normal Variation 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4
Continuations
- Indian Defense: Budapest Gambit Accepted A51 · 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5
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.