Tree path 4 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Indian Defense: Budapest Defense
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Indian Defense: Budapest Defense A51 you are here
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense
Overview
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A51.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
The line arises from 4 plies — specifically the moves 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5.
It is a variation of Indian Defense: Normal Variation, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz Variation.
Together the deeper variations number 9 across the full subtree.
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- ECO code
- A51
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 4
- Direct variations
- 2
- Total in subtree
- 9
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Variations (2)
Show all 9 sub-variations (full subtree)
- A52 Indian Defense: Budapest Defense 6-ply
- A51 Fajarowicz Variation 6-ply
- A52 Adler Variation 7-ply
- A52 Alekhine Variation 7-ply
- A51 Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz Defense, Bonsdorf Variation 8-ply
- A51 Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Fajarowicz-Steiner Variation 7-ply
- A52 Rubinstein Variation 7-ply
- A52 Abonyi Variation 10-ply
- A52 Tartakower Defense 8-ply