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The Budapest Gambit

For The Club Player

by Ralph Haefner



Preface

As a chess player begins to learn about the game, he often starts his study of the openings

with the king pawn games. There is good reason for this. The king pawn games are

characteristically wide open and tactical, which helps the player develop his skills quickly. The

queen pawn games are much more difficult to learn or understand. It requires a great deal more

chess maturity to play the queen pawn games properly. The majority of chess authors and

teachers recommend this as the proper order for the student to follow.

However, waiting to learn the queen pawn games has one major drawback. The player

eventually progresses to the point where it is necessary to learn a defence against the queen pawn

games as black, even if he plays the king pawn games as white.

What makes an opening good? This question may be answered in several ways. An opening

must allow the player to reach the middle game with a playable position. It must be theoretically

sound, or at least not so unsound that it is easy for a well prepared opponent to defeat it. Finally

the player must enjoy it; it should match his style and temperment.

The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defence) meets these requirements. It is a rather risky

debut which gives an unbalanced game with winning chances on both sides in most variations. A

player who is comfortable with a tactical game or who enjoys gambits should find the Budapest

to his liking. Finally, the Budapest is theoretically sound. It has been out of favor in Master

chess for several decades, but when it does surface, there is no real refutation. Against a well

prepared Master, the Budapest may not be sound enough, but for players not yet at that level, the

Budapest gives a perfectly satisfactory game. The surprise value of the Budapest is also not to be

dismissed, although the club player will soon find his common opponents prepared for him.

The Budapest Gambit is a powerful if not perfectly reliable weapon. It is a logical choice as

the first defence to the queen pawn openings for the beginner or as a useful alternate opening for

the player who already knows other queen pawn defences. The player who is well prepared to

play the Budapest will find himself getting positions in which he has an equal game or a slight

inferiority but with compensating advantages. What more can black ask from an opening?



Introduction

This book is laid out in a order which has a particular reason behind it. The Alekhine system

is covered first because it is the system in which white quickly returns the gambit pawn. In the

knight system, black has means at his disposal to force the win of the pawn, but white may try to

prevent it. In the bishop system, white ensures his material advantage while granting black

certain other compensating advantages. The unusual systems are covered last.

This monograph is meant to be a first step into the study of the Budapest Gambit. As with

any subject, a thorough study requires many sources. A bibliography is included to facilitate this.

The only other recent books the author knows of dealing exclusively with the Budapest Gambit

are The Budapest Gambit by Otto Borik and The Budapest Defence by Josef Staker. Both of

these are highly recommended. Much of the analysis in this book was influenced by Borik,

because the author made a careful study of Borik's work before starting his own investigations

into the subject.

Each chapter will begin with an analysis of the prominent features of the system and some

important variations. Emphasis will be placed on evaluation and understanding of main lines

rather than compiling all known lines of play from a given position. Then all of the games played

by the author in that system are presented with annotations. The final chapter is a collection of

Master games without notes. The author examined about 120 chess books and 100 issues of

chess magazines to collect all of these. This selection of games will be a valuable starting point

for any reader wishing to start his own Budapest games collection, since they are rather hard to

find in the chess literature.



Preface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i

In t roducti on. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . i i i

Chapter 1 The Alekhine System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Chapter 2 The Knight System. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Chapter 3 The Bishop Sys tem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 3Chapter 4 Unusual Systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Chapter 5 Games Collection. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Bi bli og rap hy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28



Chapter 1 The Alekhine System

The Alekhine System is characterized by the following opening moves.1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. e4

The Alekhine system is about equal in popularity with the Knight and Bishop systems at theMaster level, but it is more rarely encountered at lower levels. It is without question the mostcomplicated of the systems white has at his disposal. White returns the pawn for developmentand a space advantage. The game can become very sharp and tactical, depending on just howblack plays. White secures a strong square on d5 to offset black's one at e5.

Two good lines are available to black.A. 4. É Ngxe5B. 4. É d6

A. 4. É Ngxe5 line

4. É Ngxe55. f4 É

At this point, black has two good replies. 5. . . . Ng6 is most common. Borik concludes thatafter either 6. Be3 or 6. Nf3 that black must play 6. . . . Bb4+ and he gets a playable game. Al-though less often seen, 5. . . . Nec6 may actually be the better move. The knight is not threatenedby white playing an eventual f5, and it immediately strikes at white's weakest square, on d4.Black is likely to seek play on the queenside in this line of the Alekhine system, so c6 is a morenatural post than g6.

B. 4. É d6 lines

4. É d6

5. exd6 Bxd6

In this variation, white holds on to his material advantage. Black has a clear lead indevelopment, with his well placed bishop and knight, while the other bishop supports the knight.Borik suggests that white must play 6. Be2, after which black may try 6. . . . f5 or 6. . . . Nf6.Black gets lively play for the pawn. He must try to gain ground in the middle game, as hisadvantages evaporate as the endgame is reached. Play against the weak white pawn on f2 is animmediate consideration.

4. É d65. Be2 Nxe56. f4 É

Here white has returned the pawn in order to not grant black the space and time advantage heenjoys in the line above. The game is much less tactical in this instance. Both players willprobably concentrate more on strategy and less on tactics. Black may move the attacked knightto c6, g6, or g4. On g4, it is protected because after 6. . . . Ng4 7. Bxg4 Qh4+ regains the piecewith a good position for black. White appears to be able to get a clear positional advantage inthese lines (usually a space advantage due to his advanced pawns) with realtively little risk.



Don Sjerven - Ralph HaefnerFebruary 10, 19891. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. e4 Nxe55. Nf3?! É

The usual move here is 5. f4 to drive black's knight away. 5. Nf3 does not seem as good sinceblack is now able to maintain a knight on e5, one of his goals in the Budapest.

5. É Nbc66. Nxe5 Nxe57. Be2 Bc58. O-O O-O

Black has equalized already. Both of his developed pieces are on good posts, while white hasonly one piece developed to a fairly passive square. White has more space and his pieces areready to come out soon. At this point, everything looks pretty even.

9. Nd2 d610. Nf3 Ng4?11. h3 . . .

Needlessly weakens the kingside, but it provokes black into a bad exchange. With 11. . . . Nf6,black gives up the tempo advantage but gets pressure against the e pawn.

11. . . . Nxf2?

This is all wrong. Knight plus bishop theoretically equals rook plus pawn, but in this case blackis giving up his two well posted pieces for a rook that is out of action. The loss of his f pawnnever bothers white.

12. Rxf2 Bxf2+13. Kxf2 Qe714. Bd3 Bd715. Bf4 Bc616. Qc2 Rfe817. Re1 . . .

White has adequately responded to the slight attack black has. The white king looks loose, but isnot under immediate threat. The exchange black instigated with his 11th move has not worked,white now has a small but noticable advantage.

17. É h6

18. Bg3 Qe619. Kg1 Rad820. Kh2 Rd721. Nd4 Qf622. Nxc6 bxc623. Rf1 Qd824. Qf2 Re6?

With this mistake, black seals his fate. 25. . . . Rf6 to attack white's queen and exchange a pair of rooks was the idea, but the white lady has other plans.



25. Qxa7 Rf626. Rxf6 Qxf627. Qa8+ Qd828. Qxc6 Re729. a4 Qb830. Qb5 Qxb531. cxb5 Re832. a5 Ra8

33. a6 Kf834. Bc4 f635. Bd5 Rb836. Bc6 Ke737. a7 Rc8

There is really no point to playing on, but white was in severe time trouble in a sudden deathgame. Black is hoping for a miracle, but instead he gets caught in a beautiful mating net.

38. a8(Q) Rxa839. Bxa8 Ke640. Kg1 Kd7

41. Kf1 Kc842. Ke2 Kb843. Bc6 Ka744. Kd3 Kb645. Bf2+ Ka546. Kc4 Ka447. Be1 h548. b6+ mate

Conclusions

The Alekhine system is a good try for white to gain an advantage. In the 4. . . . d6 lines, whiteshould be able to gain an advantage unless he gets too greedy. Therefore, black should play 4. . .

. Nxe5 and look for active counterplay on the queenside or against white's advanced pawns tooffset the white space advantage inherent in the Alekhine system.



Chapter 2 The Knight System

The knight system is characterized by white playing an early Nf3 to defend the pawn on e5.If followed or preceeded by Bf4, this is part of the bishop system, but if white does not play Bf4,the knight system is reached. There are two characteristic positions.

A. The . . . Nc6 lines

B. The . . . Bc5 line

A. The . . . Nc6 lines

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Nc65. e3

5. Bf4 leads to the bishop system.

Here black has two choices.

A1. The 5. É Bb4+ line

5. . . . Bb4+

This is a common move for black in the bishop system. In the knight system it is morerarely seen. The idea is that white will have to block the check somehow, and all methods causehim problems. If 6. Nc3, black can take the knight and wreck white's queenside pawn structure,then take the e5 pawn later with a clear advantage. If 6. Nbd2, white has blocked in his bishop,and black simply takes the e5 pawn with at least equality. If 6. Bd2, black has to trade bishops toavoid the loss of a tempo. This move will be the most difficult of the three for black to deal with.

A2. The 5. . . . Ngxe5 line

5. . . . Ngxe5

After this, black often plays . . . g6 and . . . Bg7 to give support to his strong knight on e5.White has no real advantage any more. This line is strong for black, as it restores materialequality without much risk.

B. The . . . Bc5 line

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng4

4. Nf3 Bc5

This move is the most common variation of the knight system. Often after 4. . . . Nc6,white transposes into the bishop system, but this move prevents him from doing that. Blackensures the recovery of the gambitted pawn with this move, as 5. e3 is forced, preventing theprotection of the pawn with Bf4 for good. White attempts to get active play in this variation, anddoesn't worry about his material advantage. Unfortunately for white, this plan is not particularlygood. As the following games show, black is generally able to achieve good opening positionsagainst the knight system.



Craig Ludemann - Ralph Haefner5/29/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. e3 Ngxe55. Nf3 Nbc66. Nxe5 Nxe5

7. Be2 Bb4+8. Bd2 Qe7

It is probably better to exchange bishops on d2 immediately. This leaves black vulnerable.

9. Nc3 O-O10. O-O b6?

This loses a piece to 11. Nd5 since 11. . . . Bxd2+ is no longer possible.

11. Nd5 Qh412. Bxb4 c5

13. Bc3 Ng614. g3 Qh315. Bg4 Qh616. Bd2 Ne517. Ne7+ Kh818. e4 Qd619. Nxc8 Rxc820. Bf4 Qxd121. Bxd1 Nxc4

Black only has a pawn for his piece, but white plays the endgame rather poorly and letsblack back into the game.

22. b3 Na523. Be2 Rfe824. f3 d525. Bb5 Red826. exd5 Rxd527. Rfd1 Rcd828. Rxd5 Rxd529. Bc4 Nxc430. bxc4 Rd331. Kf2 Rc332. Rc1 Ra333. Rc2 f634. Rd2 Kg8

35. Rc2 Kf736. Ke2 a6

By now white was in severe time trouble, with only about five minutes to finish the game.

37. Kd2 Rxf338. Ke2 Ra339. Rb2 b540. cxb5 axb541. Rxb5 Rxa2+42. Bd2 c4



43. Rc5 Ra444. Ke3 Ke645. Kd4 Ra246. Bc3? Rxh247. Rxc4 Rg2

Now black has an easy draw.

48. Be1 Kf549. Ke3 g550. Kf3 Rg151. Kf2 Rh152. Rc1 Rh2+53. Kg1 Ra254. Rc5+ Kg655. Rc7 Ra156. Re7 h557. Kf2 Ra458. Re3 h459. gxh4 Rxh4

And now black has all the winning chances.

60. Kf3

White's flag fell. Black wins on time.

Brent Hanke - Ralph Haefner4/13/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e5

3. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc5

This move ensures black will regain his pawn. If 5. Be3 Bxe3 6. fxe3 Nxe3 is disasterousfor white. Therefore white must play 5. e3 as in this game.

5. e3 Nc66. Be2 Ngxe57. b3 d68. Nd4 Bd79. Ba3 Bxa3

Of course, black does not want to trade on c5 and get doubled pawns.

10. Nxa3 Qe711. f4 Ng612. Qd2 O-O13. Bd3? Nxd414. O-O . . .

At least white could have tried 14. Bxg6 Nxb3 15. axb3 fxg6 losing only a pawn.

14. . . . Nc615. Rae1 Rae8



16. Nb5 Rc817. Rf2 a618. Nc3 Nb419. Nd5 Qh4?

Blunders the piece back. Necessary was 19. . . . Nxd5.

20. Nxb4 Qg4

21 Qe2 Qxe222. Rexe2 f5

Hoping to fix the backward e pawn, but white pushes it immediately to get it exchanged.

23. e4 fxe424. Rxe4 Bf525. Re3 a526. Bxf5 Rxf527. Nd3 Rcf828. g3 h529. h4 c6

Here I stopped keeping score due to sudden death time pressure. Black seems to have theupper hand. His queenside majority will soon provide a passed pawn, while the backward gpawn will make white's kingside majority difficult to work with.

White resigned some moves later.

Jeff Prentiss - Ralph Haefner5/12/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc5

5. Nd4? . . .

White must play 5. e3. This game shows what can happen if he experiments with anything else.

5. . . . Nxf2!6. Kxf2 Qh4+7. g3 Qxd4+8. Qxd4 Bxd4+9. e3 Bxe5

Now black has a decisive advantage. He is a pawn ahead, and white's pawn structure isvery poor.

10. Nd2 Nc611. Nf3 Bf612. Rb1 d613. b3? Bf514. Rb2 Bxb215. Bxb2 O-O

Black now has an easily won game, however, through inattention he still manages to lose.There is a old saying "The hardest game to win is a won game." This game is a prime example.

16. h4 Be4



17. h5 Bxf318. Kxf3 h619. g4 Ne5+20. Ke2 Nxg421. Rg1 Ne522. Bg2 c623. c5 f6?

This weakens the a2-g8 diagonal, which white uses effectively later.

24. cxd6 Rad825. Bh3 Rfe826. Rd1 Nf727. Ba3 Re528. Bg4 Rd5?

Another serious mistake. 28. . . . Ra5 29. Bb4 Rxa2+ is a simple way to increase theadvantage. There is no reason to allow white's bishop to reach e6 and win a pawn.

29. Rxd5 cxd530. d7 Ra8?

Foolish. The blockade must be kept up. Even after all the mistakes, 30. . . . Ne5 still offerswinning chances. If 31. Be7 Rxd7 32. Bxd7 Nxd7 and black has all the chances.

31. Be6! a632. Be7 b6?33. Bxd5 Rb834. d8(Q) Rxd835. Bxd8 Kf836. Bxf7 Kxf737. Bxb6 . . .

Black should have played 32. . . . b5 instead of 32. . . . b6 to have prevented this.

37. . . . g638. hxg6 Kxg639. a4 h540. b4 h441. Bc7 Kg542. b5 axb543. axb5 f544. b6 h345. b7 f446. Bxf4+ Kg4

47. b8(Q)+ Kh448. Qd8+ Kg449. Qg5+ mate



Ed Conway - Ralph Haefner5/12/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc55. e3 Nc66. Be2 Ngxe5

7. Nxe5 Nxe5

7. O-O O-O 8. Nxe5 is more common.

8. O-O d69. Nc3 O-O10. Ne4 Bb611. b4 Bf512. Ng3 Bg6?

Loses a piece. 12. . . . Be6 was required.

13. f4 Nd714. f5 Qe715. fxg6 Bxe3+16. Bxe3 Qxe3+17. Kh1 fxg6

Less risky would be 17. . . . hxg6.

18. Qd5+ Kh819. Bf3 Ne520. Qxb7 Nd321. Ne4 Rae822. h3 Rf4

Black is able to come up with a decent attack over the next few moves, but white alwayshas a defence.

23. Qxc7 Ref824. Ng5 h625. Qxd6 hxg526. Qxg6 Nf2+27. Rxf2 Qxf228. Qh5+ Kg829. Bd5+ R8f730. Bxf7+ Rxf731. Qxg5 . . .

White has simplified into an apparently won endgame, but somehow black is able to holdthe draw.

31. . . . Qd432. Rc1 Qb233. c5? . . .

33. b5 looks better than this.

33. . . . Qxb4



34. c6 Qb635. Qe5 Rc736. Qc3 Kf837. Qc5 Qxc538. Rxc5 Ke739. h4 Kd640. Rc2 Rxc641. Rxc6 Kxc6

42. g4 Kd5

At this point, I lost track of the score. About ten moves later a drawn king and rook pawnvs. king ending was reached.

Rajiv Kapadia - Ralph Haefner7/27/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc5

5. e3 Nc66. Qd5 Qe77. Be2 Ngxe58. O-O O-O9. b3 d6

It appears that black has at least equalized, if not a little more. He has adequate control of the center and a slight lead in development.

10. Bb2 Be611. Qe4 Bd712. Nc3 Rad813. Nd5 Nxf3+

14. Bxf3 Qxe415. Bxe4 Rc816. Nf4 Rfe817. Bf3 Bf518. Nh5 g6?19. Nf6+ Kf820. Nxe8 Kxe821. Bxc6 bxc6

After black's horrible blunder on the 18th move, white has taken control.

22. Rfd1 Rd823. a3? Bc2

24. Rd2 Bxb325. Rc1 Bb626. Rd3 Ba427. Bd4 c528. Bf6 Rd729. e4 Bc630. f3 Bb731. g4 c632. Kg2 d533. exd5 cxd534. Rcd1 d4



35. Re1+ Kf836. h4 Bd837. Bxd8 Rxd838. Re5 Rc839. h5? Ba640. Rd1 f6?41. Re6 Bxc4

Now black's passed pawns become very powerful.

42. Rxf6 Kg743. Rd6 gxh544. g5 Be245. Rb8 Rc7

Here I stopped keeping score due to time trouble. A draw was agreed a few moves later.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc55. e3 Nc66. Nc3 Ngxe57. b3 . . .

This variation was not in any of the sources the author had access to, which is verystrange. 6. Nc3 looks quite playable, and the fianchetto looks strong.

7. . . . O-O8. Bb2 d6

9. Be2 Re810. O-O Bf511. Nxe5 Nxe512. Nd5 Rc813. Nf4 Qh414. Bf3 Bg415. Bxe5 Bxf316. Qxf3 dxe517. Qh3 Qxh318. Nxh3 f6!

This move protects the e5 pawn and is the start of a plan to restrict white's knight. Blackhas a temporary advantage.

19. Rfd1 Rcd820. Kf1 Kf721. Ke2 Ke622. Ng1 e4

Consistently carrying out the plan to restrict white.

23. Rxd8 Rxd824. Rd1 Rxd125. Kxd1 Ke5



26. Ne2 g527. Kc2 a528. Nc3 c629. h3 h530. Kd1 f531. Ke2 f432. exf4 gxf433. f3 e3

34. Kd3 Kf535. Ne4 Bb436. Ke2 Ke537. Kd3 b5?38. Ng5 bxc439. bxc4 e2?40. Kxe2 Kd4

By pressing too hard for a win, black has blundered into a lost endgame.

41. Ne6+ Kxc4

I stopped keeping score because of time trouble. After 42. Nxf4 the h pawn falls soonand white has an easy win. After a few more moves, black resigned.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Bc55. e3 Nc66. Nc3 Ngxe57. Be2 d6

8. O-O Bg4?

A serious miscalculation which immediately costs black the game.

9. Nxe5 Bxe210. Nxc6 Bxd111. Nxd8 Bc212. Nxb7 Bd313. Rd1 Bxc414. Nxc5 . . .

After 14. . . . dxc5 black is a piece down with no compensation at all.

Black resigns.

ConclusionsThe knight system is the weakest of the three at white's disposal. In every game in this

chapter, black got a perfectly good position out of the opening. Through later mistakes, black losta few of the games, but there was never a case where an opening disadvantage hurt him. Black isable to win back the gambitted pawn with at least an equal position, and often with a lead indevelopment too. The positions tend to lead to complicated tactics, with early skirmishes in thecenter being common.



Chapter 3 The Bishop System

The bishop system is the most popular system against the Budapest. It has the advantagethat it allows white to keep his extra pawn if he desires. The bishop system starts with thesemoves.

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc65. Nf3or1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Nc65. Bf4

Black now almost always plays 5. . . . Bb4+, after which white has two choices.

A. Nbd2B. Nc3

A. 6. Nbd2

5. . . . Bb4+6. Nbd2

This is a fairly harmless choice which black should have no trouble equalizing against.Borik recommends 6. . . . Qe7 after which black "has no problems." Black will be able to winback the pawn with a solid position and can be confident going into the middle game.

B. 6. Nc3

5. É Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc3+7. bxc3

This is a very interesting and common move. White will now be able to hang on to theextra pawn, as the queen will be able to guard it if needed. After the exchange of bishop forknight, white's pawn structure is left in a shambles. Black's plan is to use his advantage indevelopment to start an attack as compensation for being a pawn down. Play against the weakpawns is a constant theme in this variation.

A final idea that has not been tried in many years is 5. . . . f6 against the bishop system.Horowitz mentions a game between Eliskases and Bogolubov in 1939 as a footnote in ChessOpenings: Theory and Practice. Bogolubov quickly got a losing position after 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 f6 6. exf6 Qxf6 7. Qd2 Bb4 8. Nc3 Bxc3 9. bxc3 d6 10.e3 b6 11. Be2 Bb7 12. O-O Ne7 13. Nd4 Ne5. However, there are several places where blackcould make improvements.

At the eighth move, black may be better off playing 8. . . . d6. This immediately shields the cpawn from attack and aids black's development. Taking the knight right away appearsunnecessary. Black may now consider 9. . . . Nge5 to start the attack on the weak c pawn if whitetakes no action to prevent it.

10. . . . b6 also appears to be a weak move. It drastically reduces black's control of the lightsquares on the queenside, a fact which white exploits in the game. 10. . . . Bd7 planning an



eventual . . . Bc6 or 10. . . . O-O both deserve attention.Black can also improve on move twelve. 12. . . . Ne7? is bad since it allows white to play N-

d4-b5 and prevents black's queen from retreating to guard c7. 12. . . . Na5, 12. . . . Nce5, 12. . . .Nge5, and 12. . . . O-O are all better alternatives.

With these improvements in mind, black should give this variation a serious test. Nothing inthe literature indicates it has been tried since Bogolubov lost with it.

Wayne Smith - Ralph Haefner6/22/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc65. Nf3 Bb4+6. Nbd2 É

As mentioned above, this move is rather anti-thematic, since white usually plays thebishop system to keep his extra pawn. The advantage is that it avoids the bad pawn structure andblack initiative that the 6. Nc3 lines plague white with.

6. É Qe77. a3 Ngxe5

Wins back the pawn while setting a famous trap. If white plays 8. axb4?? Nd3+mate.

8. Nxe5 Nxe5

White still can't take the bishop.

9. Qc2 Bxd2+10. Bxd2 d6

The book moves are 9. e3 Bxd2 10. Qxd2 d6 or sometimes 9. Bxe5 Bxd2+ 10. Qxd2Qxe5. This position looks a little less active for white. The white queen would be better placedon d2. The c4 pawn would not be in danger because either the bishop would be guarding it, orthe knight would be exchanged.

11. e3 Qh412. Bc3 O-O13. Bxe5 dxe514. O-O-O! . . .

Castling on a side where the pawns are so loose is genrally quite risky, however, white isactually safe here. This is an example that shows that dogmatically following general principlesis bad.

14. . . . Be615. g3 Qh516. Be2 Bg417. Bxg4 Qxg418. Rd5 Qf319. Rhd1 f620. Rd7 Qc621. h4 Rf722. Rxf7 Kxf723. Qd3 Ke6



24. Qd5+ Qxd525. Rxd5 Ke7

A dead drawn endgame has been reached, however slight mistakes by white and accurateplay by black allow him to win.

26. e4 Rd827. Rxd8 Kxd8

28. Kd2 Kd729. Kc3 Kc630. b4 h531. a4 g632. f3 . . .

What a strange pawn position! In this case, symmetry of the pawn structure actually givesadvantage to black, since he is able to break the symmetry to his advantage.

32. . . . Kd6!33. c5+? Ke6

Black was planning this anyway, so 33. Kd3 would have been better than 33. c5+. Nowblack is able to gain an outside passed pawn on the kingside whide tying up white's pawns on thequeenside.

34. Kd3 f535. Kc4 a636. b5 axb537. axb5 b638. Kb4 f4!39. gxf4 exf440. cxb6 cxb6

Now black has a clear win. White's king is locked out of the queenside and too far away to

prevent black's breakthrough on the kingside.

41. Kc4 g5!42. hxg5 h443. Kd3 h344. g6 h245. g7 Kf746. g8(Q) Kxg847. Ke2 and white resigned.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Nf3 Nc65. Bf4 Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc3+7. bxc3 f6

Often black plays 7. . . . Qe7 here and waits for . . . f6 until the 8th move.

8. exf6 Nxf6



9. e3 d610. Bd3 Be611. Nd4 Bd7

Forced. Black does not want to trade his bishop for white's knight and can't allow hisqueenside pawns to be doubled. Of course, 11. . . . Nxd4 12. cxd4 would solve all of white'sproblems and leave him a clear pawn up.

12. Qf3 Na513. Bg5 O-O14. Qd5+ Nxd515. Bxd8 Raxd816. cxd5 Rf717. O-O Re818. Bb5 Bxb519. Nxb5 a620. Nd4 Re5

Draw agreed.

The position is almost equal. Black has more active pieces and a more solid pawn

structure, but white is still a pawn up. It is doubtful that white has a winning advantage, so adraw is a fair result.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc65. Nf3 Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc37. bxc3 f6

8. e6?! . . .

This is a weak move. White hopes to cramp black, but the pawn is difficult to protect. If 8.. . . dxe6 9. Qxd8 Kxd8 white has a lead in development and keeps the black king trapped in thecenter as compensation for the doubled pawns.

8. . . . d6!9. h3 Nge510. Nxe5 Nxe511. Bxe5? . . .

It is wrong to trade away these pieces. White could have continued developing and used histwo bishops to begin an attack. After these trades, black has a clear advantage. White's e pawn is

doomed.

11. . . . fxe512. Rb1 b613. Qd5 Ba614. Qc6+ Ke715. Qd5 Rb816. Qf3 Kxe6!?

A risky move, but white doesn't have enough material availible to attack the wandering king.



17. e3 Rf818. Qg4+ Kf719. Bd3 g620. O-O Kg7

Black has gotten his king to safety and now takes over the initiative.

21. Rfd1 Qf6

22. Rb2 Bc823. Qg3 Bf524. Qf3 Qe625. Qd5 Qf626. Qf3 Qg527. Qc6? . . .

White has been busy parrying threats, but this is one queen move too many. Black nowlaunches a winning combination.

27. . . . Bxh3!

28. Qxc7+ Kh629. Qc6 Bg430. Rdd2 Bf3!

White Resigns

Brent Hanke - Ralph Haefner5/11/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc6

5. Nf3 Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc3+7. bxc3 f68. exf6 Nxf69. Bg5 O-O10. e3 h611. Bh4 . . .

Taking the knight may have been better.

11. . . . g5?!12. Nxg5?! . . .

This is a very risky move. Giving up the knight for two pawns is too much. White doesn'thave enough pieces availible for the attack. Retreating the bishop and attacking the loosekingside looks strong.

12. . . . hxg513. Bxg5 Qe814. Bxf6 Rxf6

Now white has nothing to show for his material deficit.

15. Bd3 Qf7



16. O-O d617. h3 Qg718. Qh5 Bd719. g4 . . .

A desperation pawn storm, but what else is there.

19. . . . Ne5

20. g5? Nxd321. f4 Rh622. Qf3 Rxh323. Qxb7 Rf824. Qxc7 Nxf425. exf4 Rxf426. Rxf4 Qxg5+27. Kf2 Qxf4+28. Ke2 Rh2+29. Kd3 Bf5+mate

Brent Hanke - Ralph Haefner7/13/891. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc65. Nf3 Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc37. bxc3 f68. Qd5! . . .

This strong move protects the e5 pawn and eliminates the possibility of black playing 8. . . .Ngxe5.

8. . . . Qe7

Necessary. Black must arrange for the safety of his knight. If now9. h3 Ngxe5 is possible. The drawback is that after white's next, black has lost a tempo.

9. exf6 Qxf6

A thematic move in the bishop system, attacking the loose bishop and a weak pawn alongthe long diagonal.

10. Qe4+ Kf811. Rc1 d6

12. Bg5 Qe613. Qxe6 Bxe614. h3 Nge515. Nxe5 Nxe516. e3 Bxc417. Bxc4 Nxc4

The endgame has been reached by the long series of exchanges. White's advantage of bishop for knight is offset by his weak pawns.

18. O-O Kf7



19. Rfd1 Rhf820. Bf4 Kg821. Bh2 Rf522. Rd4 Nb623. e4 Ra524. Rc2 Rf825. f4 Re826. g4 c6

27. e5 dxe528. fxe5 Raxe5?!

A big sacrifice, but the e pawn was very dangerous. Blockading with 28. . . . Re6 thenattacking the pawn would be better.

29. Bxe5 Rxe530. Kf2 Kf731. Re2 Rc532. Rf4+ Kg633. h4 h634. Re6+ Kh7

35. g5 hxg536. hxg5 Rxc3

I stopped keeping score here due to time trouble. After many more moves and a couplemistakes, white resigned.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Bf4 Nc6

5. Nf3 Bb4+6. Nc3 Bxc37. bxc3 f68. exf6 Nxf69. Nd4! . . .

A strong move. If black trades knights it fixes white's doubled pawns and gives him a clearadvantage.

9. . . . d6?!

Development is necessary, but allowing doubled pawns at this point is weak. 9. . . . Na5 isbetter.

10. Nxc6 bxc611. g3 Be612. Bg2 Qd713. Qa4 d514. O-O O-O15. Rad1 Rad816. Rd2 Ne4?17. Bxe4 Rxf4?!



The start of an unsound sacrificial attack, but after the horrible 16th move there was nochoice but to attack.

18. gxf4 Bh319. Bxd5! Kh8

If 19. . . . cxd5 20. Qxd7 Rxd7 and black doesn't even have an attack for his materialdeficit.

20. Qxc6 Qg4+21. Bg2 Rf8

If 21. . . . Rxe2? 22. Qe8+mate.

22. Qf3 Rxf4?23 Rd8+ Black resigns

Conclusions

The bishop system is a good choice for white. He has the option of defending his extrapawn instead of giving it back right away. This is probably the best idea, as black has no realproblems against 6. Nbd2. After the bishop for knight trade in the 6. Nf3 line, an unbalancedgame with winning chances for both sides results. The most common plans for black are to usehis temporary space and time advantages to start an attack, or to work against white's weak pawnson the queenside. White does best to concentrate on keeping a solid position through the earlymiddle game, when black has the initiative. As the game Hanke-Haefner 5/11/89 shows, whitehas trouble going for a quick attack.



Chapter 4 Unusual Systems

The unusual systems are seen extremely rarely, as the Budapest is played little itself. Theselines are almost never seen at the Master level, but may make occasional appearances among clubplayers. Some of the tries are 4. f4, 4. Qd4, or 4. Qd5 to protect the pawn, 4. a3 to prevent theannoying bishop check, and 4. e3. White may also decline the gambit with third moves like 3.

e3, 3. Bg5, 3. e4, 3. d5, or 3. Nf3.

Colleen Prentiss - Ralph Haefner6/3/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. e3 Nxe55. Be2?! . . .

This move allow white to develop quickly, but is too passive. It presents black with nochallenges.

5. . . . b66. Nc3 Bb77. Nf3 Bb48. Bd2 Nbc69. a3 Bd6

Black has at least equalized, and may even have a slight pull. White is still quite passive.

10. b4 O-O11. c5 bxc512. bxc5 Bxc5

13. Bb5 Nxf314. Qxf3 Rb815. Ne4 Ne516. Qf5 Re8!

Sets a trap which white falls into.

17. Nxc5 Bxg218. Rg1 Rxb519. Rxg2 Rxc520. Rc1 Rxc121. Bxc1 . . .

White has lost a pawn.

21. . . . c622. Bb2 Qa5+23. Ke2? Qb5+24. Kd1 Qxb225. Qc2 Qxc226. Kxc2 f627. f4 Nc428. Re2 Rxe329. Rxe3 Nxe3+



30. Kd3 Nd531. f5 g632. fxg6 hxg633. Kc4 Kf734. Kc5 Ke635. h4 f536. Kd4 Kf637. a4 g5

38. hxg5 Kxg539. a5 Kg440. a6 Kg341. Ke5 f442. Kd6 Nb643. Kc7 f344. Kb7 f245. Kxa7 Nc8+46. Kb7 f1(Q)47. a7 Nxa748. Kxa7 Qb549. Ka8 c5

White resigns

Rolan Albers - Ralph Haefner2/16/89

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. e3?! . . .

Declining the gambit is rare. This move presents black with no special problems. 3. exd44. exd4 Bb4+ is one way of dealing with it. In this game, black tries another.

3. . . . e4

4. Be2 c65. Nc3 Bb46. Bd2 Bxc37. Bxc3 d5

Black appears to have slightly more than equality. The pawn on e4 cramps white a little.White's next move is a mistaken attempt to develop the kingside.

8. Nh3? Bxh39. gxh3 Nbd7

The weakness of white's kingside pawns gives black a clear advantage. White's onlycompensation is the two bishops, but for now they have nowhere to go.

10. h4 Qe711. h5 h612. Rg1 Rg813. Qc2 g614. hxg6 fxg615. Qd1 O-O-O16. Bg4 Kb817. cxd5 cxd518. Be2 Qd619. Qb3? Qxh2



20. Rf1 Rgf821. O-O-O Rc822. Ba6 Nb6

Now white self-destructs.

23. Rh1? Qxf224. Rhe1 bxa6

25. Kb1 Ka826. Ba5 Nfd727. Bxb6 Nxb628. Qb4 Rc429. Qxf8? Qxf830. Rf1 Qb431. Rf8?

And white resigned before the next move.


1. d4 Nf62. c4 e53. dxe5 Ng44. Qd4 . . .

A rather uncommon move. It has immediate advantages of attacking the black knight andguarding the white pawn. However, exposing the queen this early can't be good.

4. . . . Bb4+?

This weak move gets black in trouble. 4. . . . d6 5. exd6 Bxd6 is recommended.

5. Nc3 d6

6. exd6 Qxd6?

Drops a pawn. 6. . . . Bxd6 is necessary. If then 7. Qxg7? Be5! wins the queen.

7. Qxg7 Bxc38. Qxc3 O-O9. h3 Rd810. Bd2? . . .

This drops a pawn and allows black an advantageous exchange.10. Qc2 would be better.

10. . . . Nxf2

11. Kxf2 Qxd212. Qg3+ Kf813. Nf3 Qxb214. Re1 Nc615. Ng5? . . .

An unprovoked blunder.

15. . . . Qd4+?

Allows 16. Qe3 which solves all white's problems, but white doesn't see it. Black should



have played 15. . . . Qf6+.

16. e3?! Qf6+17. Kg1 Qg618. h4? . . .

White had to do something about the knight. Maybe 18. Qf4.

18. . . . h619. h5 Qxg520. Qxg5 hxg521. h6 . . .

Now the h pawn is white's only hope.

21. . . . Kg822. Be2 Bf523. Rf1 Bg624. Bh5 Ne525. Bxg6!? . . .

It is unwise to trade, but he had to clear the way for the h pawn.

25. . . . Nxg626. Rf5 Rd1+27. Kh2 Rxh1+28. Kxh1 Re829. h7+ Kxh730. Rxf7+ Kh631. Rxc7 Re732. Rxe7 Nxe733. g4 Kg634. Kg2 Kf6

35. Kf3 Ke536. e4 Nc637. a3 b638. Ke3 Ne739. a4 Ng840. a5 Nf641. axb6 axb642. c5 bxc543. Kd3 Nxg444. Kc4 Kxe445. Kxc5 Ne346. Kd6 g447. Ke6 g3

48. Kd6 g249. Kc5 g1(Q)50. Kb4 Qc151. Kb3 Kd452. Ka2 Qc353. Kb1 Nc454. Ka2 Qb2+mate




This miniature shows how much trouble black can get into if he goes pawn hunting in theopening.

1. d4 Nf62. c4 e5

3. dxe5 Ng44. Qd4 d65. Nf3 Nc66. Qd1 Ngxe57. Nxe5 Nxe58. Nc3 Nxc4?9. Qa4+ Black resigns

Greed doesn't pay. Black had regained his pawn and could have had a comfortable gamebut for the blunder on move 8.



Chapter 5 Games Collection

G. Garcia - F.J. Perez19831. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6 6. Nf3 Bc5 7. a3 d6 8. b4 Bb6 9.Bb2 O-O 10. Qb3 Qe7 11. Nbd2 Nd7 12. h3 Nf6 13. Qc3 a5 14. b5 Nd8 15. O-O-O Ne616. e5 dxe5 17. fxe5 Nd7 18. Ne4 f5 19. exf6 Nxf6 20. Re1 Bd7 21. Bd3 Nf4 22. c5Nxe4 23. Bc4+ Black resigns.

Gunston - MacDonaldpostal 1927/81. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nc3 Qe7 8. Bd3Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 Na6 10. Nf3 b6 11. O-O Nc5 12. f5 Ne5 13. Nxe5 Qxe5 14. Bd4 Qd6 15.e5 Qf8 16. Bc2 Bb7 17. a4 a5 18. Rb1 Bc6 19. Bxc5 Qxc5+ 20. Qd4 O-O 21. Rf2 Rfe822. Re1 Rad8 23. f6 g6 24. Qf4 Re6 25. Bf5 gxf5 26. Re3 Kf8 27. Rg3 d5 28. Qg5 Ke829. Qg8+ Qf8 30. Qxh7 Kd7 31. Rg7 Qa3 32. Rxf7+ Kc8 33. Qxf5 Qc1+ 34. Rf1 Qe3+35. Kh1 Qxe5 36. Re7 Qxf5 37. Rxf5 Rxe7 38. fxe7 Re8 39. cxd5 Bxa4 40. h4 Rxe741.h5 Rh7 42. g4 Bd1 White resigns.

Aron Kapstan - Carl Grant

Manitoba Closed Championship 19891. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. Bd3 Bb4+ 8. Nc3Bxc3+ 9. bxc3 d6 10. O-O O-O 11. Nd4 Nxd4 12. cxd4 f5 13. Rb1 b6 14. Qc2 Ne7 15.d5 fxe4 16. Bxe4 Bf5 17. Bb2 Bxe4 18. Qxe4 Nf5 19. Qe6+ Rf7 20. Rbe1 Qh4 21. Rf3Raf8 22. Rh3 Qxf4 23. Rf3 Qh6 24. Ref1 g6 25. Rxf5 Black resigns.

GM Lev Alburt - FM Doug McClintockNational Open 19871. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 Qe7 8. Bd3f5 9. Qc2 fxe4 10. Bxe4 d5 11. Bxg6 hxg6 12. Qxg6+ Kf8 13. Kf2 Bxd2 14. Bxd2 Qc5+15. Kg3 Nd7 16. Nf3 Rh6 17. Qd3 dxc4 18. Qd4 Qxd4 19. Nxd4 Rd6 20. Nf3 Nf6 21.Rhe1 c5 22. Rac1 Bf5 23. Rxc4 b5 24. Rxc5 Ne4+ 25. Rxe4 Bxe4 26. Re5 Rg6+ 27. Ng5Bd3 28. f5 Rc6 29. Bc3 Rac8 30. a3 a6 31. Rd5 Bc4 32. Rd7 g6 33. f6 R6c7 34. Rd4

Bb3 35. Rh4 Rxc3+ 36. bxc3 Rxc3+ 37. Kf2 Kg8 38. Rd4 Rc8 39. Rd7 Rf8 40. Rg7+Kh8 41. Rxg6 Bc2 42. Rh6+ Kg8 43. f7+ Kg7 44. Rxa6 Bb3 45. h4 Black resigns.

Jason Wysocki - Kyle HammondDenker Tournament of High School ChampionsChicago 19891. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Ng6 6. Be3 Bb4+ 7. Nd2 d6 8. a3Bxd2+ 9. Qxd2 O-O 10. O-O-O Nc6 11. Nf3 Qe7 12. Bd3 f5 13. exf5 Bxf5 14. Bxf5Rxf5 15. g4 Rf7 16. Ng5 Rff8 17. h4 Na5 18. Rde1 Nb3+ 19. Kc2 Nxd2 20. Bxd2 Qd721. Ne6 Rfe8 22. f5 Ne5 23. Reg1 Rxe6 24. fxe6 Qxe6 25. b3 Nf3 26. Rg2 Nxd2 27.Kxd2 Re8 28. Rhg1 Qe3+ 29. Kc2 Qf3 30. Rg3 Re2+ 31. Kd1 Qf2 32. R3g2 Qxg2 33.Rxg2 Rxg2 34. g5 Kf7 35. b4 g6 36. a4 Ke6 37. a5 a6 38. Kc1 Ke5 39. b5 Kd4 40. b6cxb6 41. axb6 Kxc4 42. h5 gxh5 43. g6 hxg6 White resigns.

`Team USCF - Lubbock, TexasConsultation game 19881. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Nc6 5. Bg5 Be7 6. Bxe7 Qxe77. Nc3 Ngxe5 8. Nd5 Nxf3+ 9. gxf3 Qd8 10. Rg1 Rg8 11. Qd2 d612. Qh6 Ne7 13. Rxg7 Rf8 14. Nf6+mate.

IM Jouni Yrjola - IM Jimmy LiewChess Olympiad 19861. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. a3 a5 7. b3 O-O 8. Bb2 Re8 9.Bd3 d6 10. exd6 Nxf2 11. Kxf2 Rxe3 12. Kf1 Bg4 13. Be2 Bxf3 14. Bxf3 Qh4 15. Ra2



Rae8 16. Bc3 cxd6 17. g3 Qh3+ 18. Bg2 Qf5+ 19. Rf2 Qxf2+ 20. Kxf2 Rd3+ Whiteresigns.

GM Keene - Haugli19831. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Bc2 Ngxe5 7. O-O Nxf3+ 8.Bxf3 Qh4 9. Bc2 h5 10. Nc3 Ne5 11. Nd5 Ng4 12. h3 Bd6 13. f4 c6 14. Nc3 Be7 15.hxg4 hxg4 16. Bxg4 Qh2+ 17. Kf2 Bh4+ 18. Ke2 Qxg2+ 19. Kd3 b5 20. cxb5 Bf6 21.

Bf3 Qg6+ 22. Be4 Qg3 and Black resigns.

WGM Alexandria - WGM LevitinaMatch 1984 (?)1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.O-O O-O 9. Nc3 d6 10. Na4 Bb6 11. b3 Re8 12. Bb2 Qh4 13. Nxb6 axb6 14. Qd2 Ng415. Bxg4 Qxg4 16. Bc3 Bd7 17. a4 Bc6 Draw.

Bernie Winkelman - George TreysmanU.S. Open 19361. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3 Bc5 5. e3 Nc6 6. Be2 Ngxe5 7. Nxe5 Nxe5 8.O-O O-O 9. a3 a5 10. Nc3 d6 11. Rb1 Bf5 12. e4 Be6 13. b3 Qh4 14. g3 Qh3 15. Kh1

c6 16. f3 f5 17. b4 axb4 18. axb4 fxe4 19. Nxe4 Bf5 20. Bf4 Ng4 21. fxg4 Bxe4+ 22.Bf3 Ra2 White resigns.

Akiba Rubenstein - Milan VidmarBerlin 19181. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Nc6 5. Nf3 Bb4+ 6. Nc3 Qe7 7. Qd5 Bxc3+ 8.bxc3 Qa3 9. Rc1 f6 10. exf6 Nxf6 11. Qd2 d6 12. Nd4 O-O 13. e3 Nxd4 14. cxd4 Ne415. Qc2 Qa5+ 16. Ke2 Rxf4 17. exf4 Bf5 18. Qb2 Re8 19. Kf3 Nd2+ 20. Kg3 Ne4+ 21.Kh4 Re6 22. Be2 Rh6+ 23. Bh5 Rxh5+ 24. Kxh5 Bg6+ and mate next move.

Koualty - Preissman1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 g5 5. Bg3 Bg7 6. Nf3 Nc6 7. h4 Ngxe5 8.Nxe5 Nxe5 9. hxg5 Nxc4 10. Nc3 c6 11. e4 Nxb2 12. Qd2 Na4 13. Nxa4 Bxa1 14. Bd6

b5 15. Nb2 Rg8 16. Rxh7 Bxb2 17. Qxb2 Qxg5 18. Rh8 Black resigns.

IM Tisdall - Pisa19821. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4 Bb4+ 5. Nc3 Qh4 6. g3 Qe7 7. Nf3 Qc5 8. Qd4Qa5 9. Bd2 d6 10. e6 Bxe6 11. Qxg7 Rf8 12. Bg2 Nd7 13. Ng5 Qf5 14. f3 Ngf6 15. Bh3Qe5 16. f4 Qa5 17. Bxe6 fxe6 18. Nxe6 Rg8 19. Qh6 Ke7 20. Ng5 Qf5 21. e4 Qg4 22.Nd5+ Kd8 23. Nxf6 Rg6 24. Nxg4 Black Resigns.



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The Budapest Gambit is a powerful if not perfectly reliable weapon. It is a logical choice asthe first defence to the queen pawn openings for the beginner or as a useful alternate opening forthe player who already knows other queen pawn defences. The player who is well prepared toplay the Budapest will find himself getting positions in which he has an equal game or a slightinferiority but with compensating advantages. What more can black ask from an opening?

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