Tree path 6 levels Queen's Pawn Game › Indian Defense › Normal Variation › Indian Defense: Budapest Defense › Indian Defense: Budapest Defense › Alekhine Variation
- Chess Codex
- Queen's Pawn Game A40
- Indian Defense A45
- Normal Variation A50
- Indian Defense: Budapest Defense A51
- Indian Defense: Budapest Defense A52
- Alekhine Variation A52 you are here
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Alekhine Variation
Overview
Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, Alekhine Variation is a variation within the Flank Openings family, indexed as ECO A52.
The Flank Openings group covers flank openings — systems that delay the central pawn break and instead develop pieces and pawns on the wings.
It begins with 7 plies and takes 1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e5 3. dxe5 Ng4 4. e4 to reach the canonical position.
It is a variation of Indian Defense: Budapest Defense, which itself descends from the root opening Queen's Pawn Game.
It branches into 2 notable variations — Abonyi Variation, Tartakower Defense.
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- ECO code
- A52
- Group
- Flank Openings (A)
- Plies
- 7
- Direct variations
- 2
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Statistics from Lichess
295,231 games · White 52.3% / Draw 4.8% / Black 42.8%
| Moves | Games | W / D / B |
|---|---|---|
| Nxe5 | 236,944 | |
| d6 | 28,142 | |
| Bc5 | 10,209 | |
| Nc6 | 6,376 | |
| h5 | 6,136 | |
| Bb4+ | 4,586 | |
| Nxf2 | 1,895 | |
| d5 | 718 |
Source: Lichess Opening Explorer · cached 2026-09-26 01:31:54
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