Play the Budapest Gambit
Play the Budapest Gambit The Budapest Gambit (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5) is an aggressive, dynamic approach for meeting 1 d4 and is a great line for throwing opponents onto their own resources. This pawn is…
Specifikacia Play the Budapest Gambit
Play the Budapest Gambit
The Budapest Gambit (1 d4 Nf6 2 c4 e5) is an aggressive, dynamic approach for meeting 1 d4 and is a great line for throwing opponents onto their own resources. This pawn is often quickly regained but one of the great advantages of the Budapest is that if White tries to hang on to the pawn (and many players do) Black can quickly whip up a ferocious attack. It is certainly double-edged as Black moves the same piece twice early on and also sacrifices a pawn.
When White is more circumspect and allows Black to regain the pawn, play proceeds along more sedate strategic lines where Black enjoys free and easy development. A great number of materialistic but unprepared White players have found themselves swiftly demolished by Black's tremendously active pieces. Experienced chess author and coach Andrew Martin examines all key variations of the Budapest.
There is an emphasis on typical middlegame