Budapest Gambit

1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5: Immediate Counterattack Against 1.d4

An aggressive and trap-filled gambit: Black sacrifices the e5-pawn, virtually always wins it back via ...Ng4 and ...Nc6, and achieves rapid piece mobilization. Master the Rubinstein Variation with the ...Ra6-h6 rook lift, the Alekhine Variation, and the famous smothered mate trap.

Chapter 1: Main Variations

Rubinstein (4.Bf4), 4.Nf3, and the Alekhine Variation (4.e4).

1. Rubinstein Variation: 4.Bf4 with ...a5 and ...Ra6 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+…
2. 4.Nf3 Bc5 Variation 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Nf3 Bc5 5.e3 Nc6…
3. Alekhine Variation: 4.e4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.e4 Nxe5 5.f4 Nec6…
4. Rubinstein with 6.Nc3 and 7.Qd5 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+…

Chapter 2: Traps and the Fajarowicz

The smothered mate trap with ...Nd3# and the Fajarowicz Variation with 3...Ne4.

1. Trap: 7.a3 Ngxe5 8.axb4?? Nd3# 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ng4 4.Bf4 Nc6 5.Nf3 Bb4+…
2. Fajarowicz Variation: 3...Ne4 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 e5 3.dxe5 Ne4 4.Nf3 Bb4+ 5.Nbd2 Nc6…