Budapest Gambit A51 - A52 Opening Theory

  

The Budapest Gambit (or Budapest Defense) Resources

Wikipedia Page 
(Sizable amount of Info Here covering this Gambit)
is a chess opening that begins with the moves 

1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5

A51 Sub-variants:     Budapest defense declined

Budapest defense declined                 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5

Budapest, Fajarowicz variation           1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4

Budapest, Fajarowicz, Steiner variation   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ne4 4. Qc2

 

A52 Sub-variants:    Budapest Defense Accepted

Budapest Defence                          1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4

Budapest, Adler variation             1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Nf3

Budapest, Rubinstein variation   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. Bf4

Budapest, Alekhine variation        1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4

Budapest, Alekhine, Abonyi variation    1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 Nxe5 5. f4 Nec6

Budapest, Alekhine variation, Balogh gambit   1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 d6

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Books (Free)

Budapest Gambit by Otto Borik; - 109 page PDF
The Budapest Fajarowicz: The Fajarowicz-Richter Gambit in Action by Lev Gutman - 289 Page PDF

 

Short & Sweet: Budapest Gambit - Free Chessable Course - Learn 25 Lines then use movetrainer to practice them.

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Budapest Gambit Articles

The Budapest Gambit - at Simplify chess

Chess Opening Basics: The Budapest Gambit - Chessable Blog Article
Budapest Gambit – Chess Opening Guide (for White & Black) - Chessable Blog Guide (Nicely Done)
The Budapest Gambit: Fearless Chess Players Wanted - ichess.net Guide - in-depth w/embedded Video
 

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PUZZLES and TRAPS

Winning the Budapest Gambit 82 traps that Black can really use - wtharvy
 

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Budapest Gambit Lichess Studies

Budapest Gambit - Interactive: Introduction - 21 Chapter Study (600 Hearts)
The Budapest Gambit  - 8 Chapter Study (240 Hearts)
Budapest Gambit Games - 29 Chapter Study  (All Games)
Budapest Gambit, Games by Masters - 6 Chapter Study (Heavily Annotated games)

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Games Databases

 Chessgames.com

Budapest Gambit (A51) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 - 418 games 

 Budapest Gambit (A52) 1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5 3 dxe5 Ng4 - 1597 Games  

Budapest Gambit (A51-A52) - 3 Annotated Games
 

365Chess.com

A51: Budapest defence declined 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 - 9600 Games 

 A52: Budapest defence 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 - 6900 games 

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Budapest Gambit Video Lessons

 

St. Louis Chess Club

Exploring d4 | Budapest Gambit - GM Yasser Seirawan - 32 Min

 The Budapest Gambit | Chess Openings Explained - 61 Min NM Julian Proleiko

Obscure 1.d4 Openings #2: Budapest & Benko Gambits - GM Varuzhan Akobian - 30 Min

 

Boris Altermans Gambit Guide (Budapest Gambit) 
  Part 1 - 35 Min  ,   Part 2 - 28 Min,    Part 3 - 33 Min

The Budapest Gambit · Chess Openings - 37 min Hanging Pawns

Simon Williams - The Exciting Budapest Gambit - 32 Min

How to play the Budapest Gambit | Main Ideas and Plans | Gambits | IM Andrey Ostrovskiy - 16 Min

Gambit a Pawn for Aggressive Piece Play! - GM James Plaskett - 11 Min

I made the Budapest Gambit 100x MORE AGGRESSIVE - 43 Min - FM William Graif How to Play the Budapest Gambit | Grandmaster Repertoire - 20 Min GM Moulton Li Opening Basics #51: Budapest gambit - 37 Min - Jims Chess Channel

 

IM Miodrag Perunovic

Chess Openings: Aggressive Budapest Gambit for Black!! 4.Bf4 - 37 Min Im Fajarowicz Gambit - A little-known Tactical Powerhouse to Dominate 1.d4 - 40 Min

Aggressive Budapest Gambit for Black!! - Sidelines Concluded - 20 Min

Fajarowicz variation | Chess Opening for Black - Ideas & Traps - 20 Min

Aggressive Budapest Gambit for Black!! - 4.Nf3 - 23 Min

 

Budapest Gambit Traps

Opening Traps #3: Kieninger Trap with Jonathan Schrantz - 5 Min

Simple and Deadly Traps in the Budapest Gambit - 15 Min

Budapest Gambit Traps: Tricks to Win Fast | Best Checkmate Moves, Strategy & Ideas - 7 Min

5 Best Chess Opening Traps in the Budapest Gambit - 10 Min

Even More Tricks and Traps in the Budapest Gambit - 20 Min IM Rosen

9 CRUSHING Budapest Gambit Traps - 5 Min

 

Budapest Declined The Wandering King Trap - 4 Min

Budapest Declined Relative Pin Trap - 3 Min

Budapest - Opening Up the Floodgates - 3 min

Budapest - Hanging in Budapest - 3 Min

Budapest - The Fajorowitz Theme Trap - 3 Min

Budapest Fajorowitz - The Passing Fad Trap - 2 Min

Budapest Fajorowitz - The Clammy Sammy Trap - 4 Min

Budapest Fajorowitz - The Faj Queen Trap - 5 Min

Budapest - Another Hungary Black Trap - 3 Min

Budapest Hungary Horses - 3 Min

Budapest - White Holds the Pawn - 5 Min

Budapest - The Black Pawn Overload - 3 Min

Budapest - Queen on the Run - 4 Min

Budapest - Family Fork - 3Min

Budapest The Pest Control Trap 3 min

Budapest - Finally Winning a Piece 5 Min

Budapest The Poisonous Bait Trap - 3 min

Budapest Knights Fork Tango - 4 Min

Budapest Kieninger Trap - 3 Min

Budapest - Glutton for Punishment - 3 Min

Budapest - Unsound But Only Natural - 3 Min

 

Budapest Gambit Game Videos (w/ Analysis)

Budapest Gambit  - 9 Video Playlist - IM Eric Rosen
Budapest Gambit - Chess Opening - 35 Video Playlist - kingscrusher

Beating the Budapest Gambit | Blitz Game - 7 Min  (Model game Against Budapest)

Budapest Gambit: Attacking with Geometry - 7 Min IM Rosen

A Brilliant Budapest Gambit - Rubinstein vs. Vidmar - 15 Min

Chess Master Blitz...Fajarowicz Gambit as Black!! - 31 Mins  (Several Games)
Crush Your Opponents With The Evil Budapest Gambit - PROchess League - 10 Min
Longer Chess Games #51 A Lesson in the Budapest Gambit - 62 Min -Ginger GM